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Nobel winners shine light on experiment-based policymaking

The 2019 Nobel Prize winners in Economic Sciences showed how evidence-based experiments can help improve the impact of international assistance.
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Expanding women’s financial inclusion: A win-win for women and financial institutions

Rose, an astute and driven business woman runs a “table banking” operation in the heart of Nairobi.
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Labour Market Dynamics in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Africa

Across the world, young people and women have suffered a disproportionate increase in unemployment.
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Youth Employment and Migration in West Africa

This project aims to help West African nations develop policies based on a better understanding of why youth leave rural areas, and what economic activities they pursue in cities.
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Fostering Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-country Policy Research and Capacity- Building Initiative

Support for entrepreneurship and small and medium enterprises is vital to stimulate jobs and to encourage self-employment in developing countries where labour markets are often unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers, including youth.
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Entrepreneurial Networking in the Middle East and North Africa

Social networks are important sources of advice and contribute to entrepreneurs' success in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces

Transforming Africa's agriculture sector is central to growth and poverty reduction on the continent.
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Gender and Enterprise Development in Africa: A Cross-Country Comparative Study

Women-owned enterprises tend to concentrate near the lower end of the productivity and growth scale in sub-Saharan Africa. This project will provide credible evidence to inform policies to address this challenge and to promote inclusive growth.
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Women's Work in Domestic Service and Banking in Ghana : Formalizing the Informal and Informalizing the Formal?

Since the 1990s, economic liberalization and labour reforms have brought about significant changes to the banking and domestic service sectors in Ghana.
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Counting Women's Work: The Gendered Economy in the Market and at Home

- The political and economic rise of women has marked the 20th century. In some countries, women are not just enfranchised and fully engaged in the workplace, but women lead global corporations and countries.

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