JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES
The Journal of African Economies (JAE) is a vehicle to carry rigorous economic analysis, focused entirely on Africa, for Africans and anyone interested in the continent - be they consultants, policymakers, academics, traders, financiers, development agents or aid workers.
The JAE is published by Oxford University Press (OUP), managed at the CSAE, and has an international network of Managing and Associate Editors and referees.
Latest issue: June 2026, Volume 35, Issue 03
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John Hoddinott
Girum Abebe
Jenny C. Aker
Brian Dillon
Markus Eberhardt
University of Nottingham
David Fielding
University of Manchester
Augustin Fosu
Yoseph Getachew
University of Pretoria
Harounan Kazianga
Pramila Krishnan
Murray Leibbrandt
Catherine Pattilo
Center for Global Development
Bob Rijkers
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From risk to resilience: Increasing insurance uptake among farmers in rural Uganda' by Aisha Nanyiti (Makerere University)
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