Francis Annan

Nov 7, 2024 | nber.org | Francis Annan

For helpful discussions and suggestions, we thank David Atkin, Nano Barahona, Lauren Bergquist, Kirill Borusyak, Arun Chandrasekhar, Jishnu Das, Garance Genicot, Xavier Gine, Thibault Fally, Billy Jack, David McKenzie, Melanie Morten, Paul Niehaus, Rohini Pande, Jeff Perloff, and several seminar participants at Bank of Ghana, Berkeley/ARE/Haas, Georgetown, Illinois, Iowa, ISSER-University of Ghana, Stanford, Yale, IPA/Northwestern, and World Bank.

Jul 31, 2024 | brookings.edu | Francis Annan

Editor's note: This viewpoint is part of Foresight Africa 2024. Technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet. Douglas Adams As we enter 2024, the discourse on digital public services delivery (D-PSD) has garnered increased attention. Through the lens of D-PSD, I assess the dynamic interactions between the government and the market economy—its citizens, businesses, and civil society.

May 16, 2023 | brookings.edu | Belinda Archibong |Francis Annan

Mental health is a crucial part of human capital development and yet, there remains sparse research on this important aspect of health and economic development— more so in Africa, a region which faces the joint challenge of high disease burden and a severely underfunded health sector.