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Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South America

The Mercosur Economic Research Network (Merconet) was created in 1999 to generate knowledge to inform the Mercosur regional integration process. Although the regional integration agenda has stalled, t

Latest Result

Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction efforts

Zimbabwe continues to experience high levels of poverty and unemployment. IDRC is supporting the University of Zimbabwe’s Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) as it explores the multiple dimensions of the country’s challenges and generates...

News

IDRC President part of Governor General’s delegation to Africa

13/05/2013

IDRC President Jean Lebel is part of the Canadian delegation accompanying His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, during State visits to Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa, from May 13 to 22, 2013.    Mr...

Research explores the impact of new social protection programs in Latin America

17/04/2013

Research supported by IDRC will evaluate the impacts of social protection programs available to people that do not have access to social security. Traditionally, social security funds have covered legally registered employees who contribute through...

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Poverty, Jobs, and Institutions: Canadian Development Economists meet in Montréal

30/05/2013

The Canadian Economics Association (CEA) is holding its 47th Annual Meetings, May 30–June 2, 2013 in Montréal, Canada. Once again, the Canadian Development Economics Study Group (CDESG) will host meetings at the CEA forum to discuss new trends...

Research to focus on enterprise performance, innovation in Asia

28/01/2013

The Asian Institute of Management Policy Center, in partnership with IDRC, is implementing the Enterprise Performance in Asia project. The project aims to support and promote evidence-based research on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in...

Latest Projects

Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South America

The Mercosur Economic Research Network (Merconet) was created in 1999 to generate knowledge to inform the Mercosur regional integration process. Although the regional integration agenda has stalled, t
Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South AmericaMerconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South AmericaDrivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase IIIILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through PolicySocial Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South AfricaMulti-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs

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Drivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase III

The Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNET) was established in 2004 to enhance the capacity of researchers and research institutions to deliver timely, demand-driven, trade-relate
Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South America Drivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase IIIDrivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase IIIILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through PolicySocial Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South AfricaMulti-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs

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ILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through Policy

International Lawyers and Economists Against Poverty (ILEAP) aims to help developing countries and regions obtain pro-development outcomes from trade and investment policy negotiation, reform and impl
Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South AmericaDrivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase III ILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through PolicyILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through PolicySocial Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South AfricaMulti-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs

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Social Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South Africa

South Africa has one of the largest unconditional cash transfer systems in the developing world. The effectiveness of the program in providing immediate relief to recipient families is generally recog
Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South AmericaDrivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase IIIILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through Policy Social Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South AfricaSocial Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South AfricaMulti-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs

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Multi-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs

Having little or no savings can be devastating for poor families. In a crisis, it can force households to cut consumption, take out usurious loans or deplete business income. Access to financial servi
Merconet: Strengthening Economic Research and Fostering Entrepreneurship in South AmericaDrivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase IIIILEAP Core Grant 2011-2012 - Phase IV: Engendering Inclusive Growth through PolicySocial Protection and Labour Market Outcomes of Youth in South Africa Multi-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTsMulti-donor Research Platform on Social Protection, Financial Inclusion and ICTs

Latest Results

Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction efforts

Zimbabwe continues to experience high levels of poverty and unemployment. IDRC is supporting the University of Zimbabwe’s Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) as it explores the multiple dimensions of the country’s challenges and generates...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsExploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

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Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in Africa

For more than a decade, IDRC’s Governance for Equity in Health Systems program has supported researchers and health reformers in their efforts to strengthen health systems and find health financing solutions that reflect local needs and priorities...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction efforts Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

Balancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industry

A new study comparing the garment-export industries in Honduras and Nicaragua challenges the conventional wisdom that competing on the basis of cheap labour is the only option for poor garment-producing countries. Increasing competition among...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsExploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in Africa Balancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

Ugandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studies

In Uganda, statistics show that 20% of the country’s population has some form of physical disability. Despite these numbers, little research has been conducted to provide a window into the lives of people with disabilities. Without formal research...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsExploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industry Ugandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India

Latest Results

Providing jobs for the “missing middle”
in India

With steady economic growth throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, there seemed to be an abundance of jobs in India. Jobs were available in service industries like information technology and in the large-scale manufacturing operations of...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsExploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studies Providing jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India
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