This project will support the building of leaders of today and tomorrow in West Africa, a region where capacity for economic research and management remains very limited.
This project will help prepare youth in East and Southern Africa for economic opportunities, and improve the skills of new labour market entrants and existing workers.
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.
Different countries are at different stages of demographic change. These differences ("asymmetries") can create opportunities for mutually beneficial financial cooperation between them.
Social sciences in sub-Saharan Africa are severely underresourced.
Concerns about unemployment and underemployment, and the impact of employment on well-being, social inclusion, and political stability, have risen rapidly on global and national agendas in recent years.
Social networks are important sources of advice and contribute to entrepreneurs' success in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
This project will examine the evolution of entrepreneurial activity in the wake of the Arab Spring.