Economic research output is low in Botswana
18th January 2021 Although Botswana is Southern African Development Community (SADC’s) fourth largest economy, the number of peer-reviewed economic journal articles produced by the country are still low compared to other countries in the bloc and the African continent. These were the findings of the working paper by Obie Porteous, the Assistant Economics Professor at Middlebury College focusing on International Trade and Development Economics, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The working paper entitled “ Research Deserts and Oases: Evidence from 27 Thousand Economics Journal Articlesâ€...