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One hundred new women PhDs in economics for Francophone Africa by 2025
Focusing on reducing the gender gap, the project aims to strengthen analytical capacities in economics in Francophone Africa.
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Regional integration, improving women’s economic situation, and transformation of gender relations in West Africa
This project aims to document the impact of trade between member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union on their economic development, the economic situation of women, and the dynamics of relationships between men and women with
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Multivalent approach for the improvement of inactivated vaccines against small ruminant diseases in Africa (MultiVacc)
Heartwater and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCCP) are two diseases that constitute major threats to small ruminant (grazing animals such as goats and sheep) production in developing countries, notably in Africa.
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Taking advantage of the gender dividend to accelerate economic growth in ECOWAS
This project aims to analyze the gender dividend in West Africa. The gender dividend is the increase in national production per head attributable to more equality between women and men in the labour market.
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Supporting the Knowledge, Innovation and Development Program at FORO Nacional/Internacional, Peru
Recent policy initiatives suggest that efforts are underway to improve the traditionally limited support granted to science, technology and innovation (STI) activities in Peru.
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Growth, Inclusiveness, and Women's Economic Empowerment in Brazil
Brazil has witnessed an unprecedented rise of women to economic and political power. Latin America's most populous country has a female president, Dilma Rousseff, and women hold 26% of her cabinet seats.
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Communication for Policy Research (CPR) South-South
Developing countries in general suffer from a shortage of policy intellectuals capable of shaping the policy agenda and regulations that have an impact on economic growth and poverty reduction.
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Labour Market Inequality in Brazil and India: A Comparative Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) Study
Think tanks in Brazil and India are joining forces to examine the factors behind wage inequality in their countries and propose policy options to reduce inequality in labour markets.
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Information and Communication Technology Clusters, Local Firm Performance, and Employment Generation
As countries steadily increase the share and value of knowledge, information, and services in their economies, governments have been crafting policies to attract foreign investment and establish large multinationals in key emerging sectors.
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Labour Markets for Inclusive Growth in Latin America
In a recent public opinion survey carried out in 17 Latin American countries, respondents ranked labour market problems first on a list of 10 problems, including violence, poverty, corruption and low level of education (Latinobarómetro 2009).