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Working papers

  1. Dolislager, Michael & Reardon, Thomas & Aslihan, Arslan & Fox, Louise & Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda & Sauer, Christine & Tschirley, David, 2019. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 43 Youth agrifood system employment in developing countries: a gender-differentiated spatial approach," IFAD Research Series 300920, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

    Cited by:

    1. Christiaensen,Luc & Rutledge,Zachariah Judson & Taylor,J. Edward, 2020. "The Future of Work in Agriculture : Some Reflections," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9193, The World Bank.
    2. Melaku, Astewale Bimr & Debela, Bethelhem Legesse & Qaim, Matin, 2023. "Women’s employment in high-value agriculture and child nutrition: Evidence from the Ethiopian cut-flower industry," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335848, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

  2. Fox, Louise, 2019. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 46 Economic participation of rural youth: what matters?," IFAD Research Series 300928, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

    Cited by:

    1. Christiaensen,Luc & Rutledge,Zachariah Judson & Taylor,J. Edward, 2020. "The Future of Work in Agriculture : Some Reflections," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9193, The World Bank.
    2. Eva-Maria Egger & Aslihan Arslan & Emanuele Zucchini, 2021. "Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in off-farm employment?: Evidence from 12 low- and middle-income countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-3, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Ben White, 2021. "Human Capital Theory and the Defectology of Aspirations in Policy Research on Rural Youth," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(1), pages 54-70, February.
    4. James Sumberg & Louise Fox & Justin Flynn & Philip Mader & Marjoke Oosterom, 2021. "Africa’s “youth employment” crisis is actually a “missing jobs” crisis," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 39(4), pages 621-643, July.

  3. Fox,Louise & Kaul,Upaasna, 2018. "The evidence is in : how should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8500, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Mkandawire, Dingase & Gbegbelegbe, Sika Dofonsou & Yami, Mastewal & Nsenga, Justus & Kenamu, Edwin & Manyong, Victor & Abdoulaye, Tahirou & Alene, Arega & Bamba, Zoumana, 2021. "Analysing Urban and Peri-Urban Youth Employment in Agribusiness in Malawi: A Mixed Methods Approach," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315214, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Fiona Carmichael & Christian K. Darko & Nicholas Vasilakos, 2022. "Well‐being and employment of young people in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam: Is work enough?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 40(2), March.
    3. Botea, Ioana & Donald, Aletheia & Rouanet, Léa, 2021. "In it to win it? Self-esteem and income-earning among couples," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 187(C), pages 488-506.
    4. Eva-Maria Egger & Aslihan Arslan & Emanuele Zucchini, 2021. "Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in off-farm employment?: Evidence from 12 low- and middle-income countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-3, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Stöterau, Jonathan, 2019. "Job training programs for youth in low-income countries," PEGNet Policy Briefs 15/2019, PEGNet - Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    6. Patel, Leila & Graham, Lauren & Chowa, Gina, 2020. "Evidence of non-economic indicators as markers of success for youth in youth employability programs: Insights from a South African study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 118(C).
    7. Evelyn Dietsche, 2020. "Jobs, skills and the extractive industries: a review and situation analysis," Mineral Economics, Springer;Raw Materials Group (RMG);Luleå University of Technology, vol. 33(3), pages 359-373, October.
    8. Ben White, 2021. "Human Capital Theory and the Defectology of Aspirations in Policy Research on Rural Youth," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(1), pages 54-70, February.
    9. Annie Alcid & Erwin Bulte & Robert Lensink & Aussi Sayinzoga & Mark Treurniet, 2023. "Short- and Medium-term Impacts of Employability Training: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Rwanda," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(3), pages 296-328.
    10. James Sumberg & Louise Fox & Justin Flynn & Philip Mader & Marjoke Oosterom, 2021. "Africa’s “youth employment” crisis is actually a “missing jobs” crisis," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 39(4), pages 621-643, July.

  4. Fox,Louise & Romero,Carolina, 2017. "In the mind, the household, or the market ? concepts and measurement of women's economic empowerment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8079, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Stephen Smith & Alberto Posso & Lucia Ferrone, 2019. "Do Constraints on Women Worsen Child Deprivations?Framework, Measurement, and Evidence from India," Working Papers 2019-2, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy.
    2. Sridevi Samineni & Kandela Ramesh, 2023. "Measuring the Impact of Microfinance on Economic Enhancement of Women: Analysis with Special Reference to India," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 24(5), pages 1076-1091, October.

  5. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.

    Cited by:

    1. Mr. Edward F Buffie & Mr. Christopher S Adam & Luis-Felipe Zanna & Mr. Kangni R Kpodar, 2022. "Loss-of-Learning and the Post-Covid Recovery in Low-Income Countries," IMF Working Papers 2022/025, International Monetary Fund.
    2. Mr. Rafael A Portillo & Luis-Felipe Zanna & Mr. Stephen A. O'Connell & Richard Peck, 2016. "Implications of Food Subsistence for Monetary Policy and Inflation," IMF Working Papers 2016/070, International Monetary Fund.

  6. Ms. Louise Fox & Cleary Haines & Ms. Jorge Huerta Munoz & Mr. Alun H. Thomas, 2013. "Africa's Got Work to Do: Employment Prospects in the New Century," IMF Working Papers 2013/201, International Monetary Fund.

    Cited by:

    1. Naudé, Wim, 2017. "Entrepreneurship, Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa," IZA Discussion Papers 10855, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Naude, Wim, 2018. "Structural transformation in Africa: New technologies, resurgent entrepreneurship and the revival of manufacturing," MERIT Working Papers 2018-045, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    3. Wim Naudé, 2016. "Entrepreneurship and the Reallocation of African Farmers," Agrekon, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(1-2), pages 1-33, June.
    4. Wim Naudé, 2019. "New Technology, Entrepreneurship and the Revival of Manufacturing in Africa: Opportunities for Youth and Women?," Working Papers idrcdpru4ir, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    5. Yeboah, F. Kwame & Jayne, T.S., 2016. "Africa’s Evolving Employment Structure," Food Security International Development Working Papers 246956, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    6. Abidemi C. Adegboye, 2020. "Macroeconomic policies and sustainable employment yields in sub‐Saharan Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 515-527, December.
    7. World Bank Group, 2015. "Rwanda Poverty Assessment," World Bank Publications - Reports 22970, The World Bank Group.
    8. Adetunji Adeniyi, 2021. "The Pattern of Employment in Nigeria between 1981 and 2014," International Journal of Learning and Development, Macrothink Institute, vol. 11(2), pages 4662-4662, June.
    9. Nagler, Paula & Naudé, Wim, 2014. "Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA," IZA Discussion Papers 8524, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    10. Gordon Betcherman & Themrise Khan, 2018. "Jobs for Africa’s expanding youth cohort: a stocktaking of employment prospects and policy interventions," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 8(1), pages 1-20, December.
    11. Nagler,Paula & Naude, Wim & Nagler,Paula & Naude, Wim, 2014. "Non-farm enterprises in rural Africa : new empirical evidence," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7066, The World Bank.
    12. Odozi, John Chiwuzulum & Ikhimalo, Odufa Patience & Awaebe, John & Agbugui, Marian, 2018. "Employment in the Nigerian Agricultural Labour Market: Barriers and Forecast," SocArXiv s9hgv, Center for Open Science.
    13. Tschirley, David & Reardon, Thomas, 2016. "Impact on Employment and Migration of Structural and Rural Transformation," Food Security International Development Working Papers 245895, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    14. Tamru, Seneshaw & Minten, Bart & Alemu, Dawit & Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, 2016. "The rapid expansion of herbicide use in smallholder agriculture in Ethiopia: Patterns, drivers, and implications," ESSP working papers 94, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    15. Mahé, Clothilde & Naudé, Wim, 2016. "Migration, occupation and education: Evidence from Ghana," MERIT Working Papers 2016-018, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    16. Naudé, Wim, 2019. "Three Varieties of Africa’s Industrial Future," IZA Discussion Papers 12678, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    17. Ms. Christine Dieterich & Anni Huang & Mr. Alun H. Thomas, 2016. "Women’s Opportunities and Challenges in Sub-Saharan African Job Markets," IMF Working Papers 2016/118, International Monetary Fund.
    18. Wiggins, S., 2016. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 1 - Agricultural and rural development reconsidered: a guide to issues and debates," IFAD Research Series 280035, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
    19. Stephen Golub & Faraz Hayat, 2014. "Employment, Unemployment, and Underemployment in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-014, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    20. Morsy, Hanan & Mukasa, Adamon, 2019. "Youth Jobs, Skill and Educational Mismatches in Africa," MPRA Paper 100394, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    21. Beegle,Kathleen G. & Benjamin,Nancy Claire & Recanatini,Francesca & Santini,Massimiliano, 2014. "Informal economy and the World Bank," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6888, The World Bank.
    22. Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane & Berhane, Guush & Minten, Bart & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, 2016. "Non-farm income and labor markets in rural Ethiopia," ESSP working papers 90, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    23. Nagler, Paula & Naudé, Wim, 2014. "Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa: Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity," IZA Discussion Papers 8564, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    24. Naudé, Wim, 2018. "Brilliant Technologies and Brave Entrepreneurs: A New Narrative for African Manufacturing," IZA Discussion Papers 11941, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    25. Raffaello Cervigni & Michael Morris, 2016. "Confronting Drought in Africa’s Drylands [Affronter la sécheresse dans les zones arides de l’Afrique]," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 23576, December.
    26. Altenburg, Tilman, 2017. "Arbeitsplatzoffensive für Afrika," IDOS Discussion Papers 23/2017, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

  7. Fox, Louise & Pimhidzai, Obert, 2013. "Different dreams, same bed : collecting, using, and interpreting employment statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- the case of Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6436, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Cathy Rozel Farnworth & Els Lecoutere & Alessandra Galiè & Bjorn Van Campenhout & Marlène Elias & Markus Ihalainen & Lara Roeven & Preeti Bharati & Ana Maria Paez Valencia & Mary Crossland & Barbara, 2023. "Methodologies for Researching Feminization of Agriculture: What Do They Tell Us?," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 23(3), pages 294-316, July.
    2. Ambler, Kate & Herskowitz, Sylvan & Maredia, Mywish K., 2021. "Are we done yet? Response fatigue and rural livelihoods," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
    3. Luca Tasciotti & Natascha Wagner, 2018. "How Much Should We Trust Micro-data? A Comparison of the Socio-demographic Profile of Malawian Households Using Census, LSMS and DHS data," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 30(4), pages 588-612, September.
    4. Kilic,Talip & Van den Broeck,Goedele & Koolwal,Gayatri B. & Moylan,Heather G., 2020. "Are You Being Asked ? Impacts of Respondent Selection on Measuring Employment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9152, The World Bank.
    5. Fox,Louise & Kaul,Upaasna, 2018. "The evidence is in : how should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8500, The World Bank.
    6. World Bank, 2015. "Afghanistan Poverty Status Update," World Bank Publications - Reports 22917, The World Bank Group.
    7. Stephen Golub & Faraz Hayat, 2014. "Employment, Unemployment, and Underemployment in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-014, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    8. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.

  8. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, 2013. "Household enterprises in Mozambique : key to poverty reduction but not on the development agenda ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6570, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Sam Jones & Thomas Pave Sohnesen & Neda Trifkovic, 2023. "Educational expansion and shifting private returns to education: Evidence from Mozambique," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(6), pages 1407-1428, August.
    2. Katarzyna Cieslik & Olivia D’Aoust, 2018. "Risky Business? Rural Entrepreneurship in Subsistence Markets: Evidence from Burundi," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 30(4), pages 693-717, September.
    3. Ram Ranjan, 2019. "How Socio-Economic and Natural Resource Inequality Impedes Entrepreneurial Ventures of Farmers in Rural India," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 31(3), pages 433-460, July.
    4. Chatani, Kazutoshi. & Pedro, Oluwaseun Olufemi., 2014. "The role of central banks in meeting the development and employment challenges : the case of Mozambique," ILO Working Papers 994865563402676, International Labour Organization.
    5. Owoo, Nkechi S. & Naudé, Wim, 2014. "Non-Farm Enterprise Productivity and Spatial Autocorrelation in Rural Africa: Evidence from Ethiopia and Nigeria," IZA Discussion Papers 8295, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    6. Nagler, Paula & Naudé, Wim, 2014. "Labor Productivity in Rural African Enterprises: Empirical Evidence from the LSMS-ISA," IZA Discussion Papers 8524, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. Ram Ranjan, 2015. "How Prolonged Droughts And Farm Subsidies Influence Entrepreneurial Ventures By Farmers," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(04), pages 1-21, December.
    8. Nagler, Paula & Naudé, Wim, 2014. "Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Africa: Prevalence, Determinants, Productivity," IZA Discussion Papers 8564, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    9. Nagler, Paula & Naudé, Wim, 2014. "Non-Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural Africa: Patterns and Determinants," IZA Discussion Papers 8008, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

  9. Sarah Bridges & Louise Fox & Alessio Gaggero & Trudy Owens, 2013. "Labour Market Entry and Earnings: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data," Discussion Papers 13/05, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.

    Cited by:

    1. Nicola Banks, 2014. "What works for young people's development? A Case Study of BRAC's Empowerment and Livelihoods for Adolescent Girls programme in Uganda and Tanzania," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 21214, GDI, The University of Manchester.
    2. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.

  10. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen , Thomas Pave, 2012. "Household enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa : why they matter for growth, jobs, and livelihoods," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6184, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Ben Yahmed, Sarra & Bombarda, Pamela, 2018. "Gender, informal employment and trade liberalization in Mexico," ZEW Discussion Papers 18-028, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    2. Sam Jones & Finn Tarp, 2013. "Jobs and Welfare in Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-045, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. World Bank Group, 2015. "Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment," World Bank Publications - Reports 22021, The World Bank Group.
    4. Michael Weber, 2018. "Burkina Faso Jobs Diagnostic," World Bank Publications - Reports 31033, The World Bank Group.
    5. Sènakpon Fidèle Ange Dedehouanou & Abdelkrim Araar, 2020. "Gender, entrepreneurship and food security in Niger," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(3), pages 815-830, August.
    6. Yoonyoung Cho & Zaineb Majoka, 2020. "Pakistan Jobs Diagnostic," World Bank Publications - Reports 33317, The World Bank Group.
    7. Aalia Cassim & Kezia Lilenstein & Morne Oosthuizen & Francois Steenkamp, 2016. "Informality and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," Working Papers 201602, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    8. Falconnier, Gatien N. & Descheemaeker, Katrien & Traore, Bouba & Bayoko, Arouna & Giller, Ken E., 2018. "Agricultural intensification and policy interventions: Exploring plausible futures for smallholder farmers in Southern Mali," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 623-634.
    9. Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia & Pierotti, Rachael S., 2019. "Competing priorities: Women’s microenterprises and household relationships," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 53-62.
    10. Katharina Trapp, 2015. "Measuring the Labour Income Share of Developing Countries: Learning from Social Accounting Matrices," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-041, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    11. Similoluwa Felicia Olowo & Abiodun Olusola Omotayo & Ibraheem Oduola Lawal & Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, 2022. "Improving Rural Livelihood through the Cultivation of Indigenous Fruits and Vegetables: Evidence from Ondo State, Nigeria," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-20, March.
    12. Monga, Celestin, 2013. "The mechanics of job creation : seizing the new dividends of globalization," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6661, The World Bank.
    13. Nxumalo, Mpumelelo Author-Name: Raju, Dhushyanth, "undated". "Structural Transformation and Labor Market Performance in Ghana," Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides 154568, The World Bank.
    14. Olabimtan Adebowale & David Lawson, 2018. "Does access to formal finance matter for stimulating entrepreneurship in developing countries? Evidence from non-farm entrepreneurial activities in Nigeria," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 262018, GDI, The University of Manchester.
    15. Theodore Ahlers & Hiroshi Kato & Harinder S. Kohli & Callisto Madavo & Anil Sood (ed.), 2014. "Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent's Full Potential," Books, Emerging Markets Forum, edition 1, number africa2050, November.
    16. de Brauw, Alan & Mueller, Valerie & Woldehanna, Tassew, 2013. "Does internal migration improve overall well-being in Ethiopia?:," ESSP working papers 55, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    17. Rumman Khan & Oliver Morrissey, 2020. "Income diversification and household welfare in Tanzania 2008-2013," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-110, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    18. Lei Zhang & Henry Kinnucan & Jing Gao, 2016. "The Economic Contribution of Alabama’s Automotive Industry to Its Regional Economy," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 30(4), pages 295-315, November.
    19. Andinet Woldemichael & Margaret Joldowski & Abebe Shimeles, 2019. "Working Paper 330 - Labor Market Flexibility and Jobs in Selected African Countries," Working Paper Series 2456, African Development Bank.
    20. Mueller, Valerie & Sheriff, Glenn & Dou, Xiaoya & Gray, Clark, 2020. "Temporary migration and climate variation in eastern Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
    21. Independent Evaluation Group, 2016. "Growing the Rural Nonfarm Economy to Alleviate Poverty," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 28971, December.
    22. Gordon Betcherman & Themrise Khan, 2018. "Jobs for Africa’s expanding youth cohort: a stocktaking of employment prospects and policy interventions," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 8(1), pages 1-20, December.
    23. Katharina van Treeck, 2020. "Measuring the Labor Income Share of Developing Countries: Lessons From Social Accounting Matrices," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 66(3), pages 584-612, September.
    24. Ahmed, S. Amer & Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose & Quillin,Bryce Ramsey & Schellekens,Philip, 2016. "Demographic change and development : a global typology," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7893, The World Bank.
    25. Nix, Emily & Gamberoni, Elisa & Heath, Rachel, 2014. "Bridging the gap : identifying what is holding self-employed women back in Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, and Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6946, The World Bank.
    26. Ms. Christine Dieterich & Anni Huang & Mr. Alun H. Thomas, 2016. "Women’s Opportunities and Challenges in Sub-Saharan African Job Markets," IMF Working Papers 2016/118, International Monetary Fund.
    27. Luc Christiaensen & Kaminski Jonathan, 2016. "Working Paper 229 - Structural change, economic growth and poverty reduction – Micro-evidence from Uganda," Working Paper Series 2322, African Development Bank.
    28. Ms. Louise Fox & Cleary Haines & Ms. Jorge Huerta Munoz & Mr. Alun H. Thomas, 2013. "Africa's Got Work to Do: Employment Prospects in the New Century," IMF Working Papers 2013/201, International Monetary Fund.
    29. Wiggins, S., 2016. "IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 1 - Agricultural and rural development reconsidered: a guide to issues and debates," IFAD Research Series 280035, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
    30. Stephen Golub & Faraz Hayat, 2014. "Employment, Unemployment, and Underemployment in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-014, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    31. Beegle,Kathleen G. & Benjamin,Nancy Claire & Recanatini,Francesca & Santini,Massimiliano, 2014. "Informal economy and the World Bank," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6888, The World Bank.
    32. Nancy Benjamin & Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, 2014. "Informality, Growth, and Development in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-052, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    33. Reeg, Caroline, 2015. "Micro and small enterprises as drivers for job creation and decent work," IDOS Discussion Papers 10/2015, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    34. Kowalski,Julia & Lipcan, Alina & McIntosh, Katie & Smida, Remy & Sørensen, Signe Jung & Seff, Ilana & Jolliffe, Dean, 2017. "Non-farm Enterprises in Rural Ethiopia: improving Livelihoods by Generating Income and Smoothing Consumption?," Ethiopian Journal of Economics, Ethiopian Economics Association, vol. 25(2), May.
    35. Mr. Alun H. Thomas, 2015. "Sub-Saharan Employment Developments: The Important Role of Household Enterprises with an Application to Rwanda," IMF Working Papers 2015/185, International Monetary Fund.
    36. Cho, Yoon Y. & Robalino, David A. & Romero, Jose M., 2015. "Entering and Leaving Self-Employment: A Panel Data Analysis for 12 Developing Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 9358, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    37. Mbaye Ahmadou Aly & Gueye Fatou, 2018. "Working Paper 297 - Labor Markets and Jobs in West Africa," Working Paper Series 2424, African Development Bank.
    38. Dou, Xiaoya & Gray, Clark & Mueller, Valerie & Sheriff, Glen, 2016. "Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa:," IFPRI discussion papers 1537, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    39. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.

  11. Kweka, Josaphat & Fox, Louise, 2011. "The household enterprise sector in Tanzania : why it matters and who cares," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5882, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, 2013. "Household enterprises in Mozambique : key to poverty reduction but not on the development agenda ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6570, The World Bank.
    2. Sam Jones & Finn Tarp, 2013. "Jobs and Welfare in Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-045, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. World Bank Group, 2015. "Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment," World Bank Publications - Reports 22021, The World Bank Group.
    4. Josaphat Kweka & Fadhili Sooi, 2020. "Partnership for inclusive growth: Can linkages with large firms spur the growth of SMEs in Tanzania?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2020-102, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Ghani, Ejaz & Kerr, William R. & O'Connell, Stephen D., 2013. "The exceptional persistence of India's unorganized sector," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6454, The World Bank.
    6. Ghani, Ejaz & Kerr, William R. & O'Connell, Stephen D., 2013. "Female business ownership and informal sector persistence," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6612, The World Bank.
    7. Dominic, Theresia & Theuvsen, Ludwig, 2015. "The Impact of External and Internal Factors on Strategic Management Practices of Agribusiness Firms in Tanzania," GlobalFood Discussion Papers 197072, Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen, GlobalFood, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development.
    8. Szirmai A. & Gebreeyesus M. & Guadagno F. & Verspagen B., 2013. "Promoting productive employment in Sub‐Saharan Africa : a review of the literature," MERIT Working Papers 2013-062, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    9. Nix, Emily & Gamberoni, Elisa & Heath, Rachel, 2014. "Bridging the gap : identifying what is holding self-employed women back in Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, and Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6946, The World Bank.
    10. Sarah Bridges & Louise Fox & Alessio Gaggero & Trudy Owens, 2013. "Labour Market Entry and Earnings: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data," Discussion Papers 13/05, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.
    11. Valerie Mueller & Emily Schmidt & Nancy Lozano & Siobhan Murray, 2019. "Implications of Migration on Employment and Occupational Transitions in Tanzania," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 42(2), pages 181-206, March.
    12. John Page, 2016. "Industry in Tanzania: Performance, prospects, and public policy," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-5, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

  12. Fox, Louise & Pimhidzai, Obert, 2011. "Is informality welfare-enhancing structural transformation ? evidence from Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5866, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, 2013. "Household enterprises in Mozambique : key to poverty reduction but not on the development agenda ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6570, The World Bank.
    2. Sam Jones & Finn Tarp, 2013. "Jobs and Welfare in Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-045, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Szirmai A. & Gebreeyesus M. & Guadagno F. & Verspagen B., 2013. "Promoting productive employment in Sub‐Saharan Africa : a review of the literature," MERIT Working Papers 2013-062, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    4. Fox, Louise & Pimhidzai, Obert, 2013. "Different dreams, same bed : collecting, using, and interpreting employment statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- the case of Uganda," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6436, The World Bank.
    5. Philippe De Vreyer & François Roubaud, 2013. "Urban Labor Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 15808, December.
    6. Salami, A. & Kounagbe Lokonon, B.O., 2018. "Entrepreneurship and Farm Profit in Rural Niger," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277015, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    7. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen , Thomas Pave, 2012. "Household enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa : why they matter for growth, jobs, and livelihoods," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6184, The World Bank.

  13. Fox, Louise & Oviedo, Ana Maria, 2008. "Institutions and labor market outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4721, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Cazes, Sandrine. & Verick, Sher., 2010. "What role for labour market policies and institutions in development? : enhancing security in developing countries and emerging economies," ILO Working Papers 994609403402676, International Labour Organization.
    2. Fox, Louise & Oviedo, Ana Maria, 2008. "Are skills rewarded in Sub-Saharan Africa ? determinants of wages and productivity in the manufacturing sector," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4688, The World Bank.
    3. Altenburg, Tilman, 2017. "Arbeitsplatzoffensive für Afrika," IDOS Discussion Papers 23/2017, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    4. Alexander Krauss, 2015. "Creating and destroying jobs across East Asia Pacific: a country-level analysis on wages, exports, finance, regulation and infrastructure," IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-24, December.

  14. Fox, Louise & Oviedo, Ana Maria, 2008. "Are skills rewarded in Sub-Saharan Africa ? determinants of wages and productivity in the manufacturing sector," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4688, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Chaaban, Jad & Cunningham, Wendy, 2011. "Measuring the economic gain of investing in girls : the girl effect dividend," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5753, The World Bank.
    2. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.
    3. Fox, Louise & Oviedo, Ana Maria, 2008. "Institutions and labor market outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4721, The World Bank.

  15. Nkamleu, Guy Blaise & Fox, Louise, 2006. "Taking Stock of Research on Regional Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper 15112, University Library of Munich, Germany.

    Cited by:

    1. Schneiderheinze, Claas & Dick, Eva & Lücke, Matthias & Rahim, Afaf & Schraven, Benjamin & Villa, Matteo, 2018. "Regional integration and migration between low-and-middle-income countries: Regional initiatives need to be strengthened," Economics Discussion Papers 2018-82, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    2. Ademmer, Esther & Barslund, Mikkel & Benček, David & Di Salvo, Mattia & Groll, Dominik & Hoxhaj, Rezart & Kadkoy, Omar & Lanati, Mauro & Laurentsyeva, Nadzeya & Lücke, Matthias & Ludolph, Lars & Pizzu, 2018. "2018 MEDAM Assessment Report on Asylum and Migration Policies in Europe. Flexible Solidarity: A comprehensive strategy for asylum and immigration in the EU," MEDAM Assessment Report on Asylum and Migration Policies in Europe, Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM), number 182240.
    3. Maria Sassi, 2024. "Migration Dynamics in Rejaf Payam, South Sudan: Inbound and Outbound Patterns and Impact on Those Left Behind," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-16, February.

  16. Fox, Louise, 2003. "Safety nets in transition economies : a primer," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 25985, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Khuram Shahzad, 2015. "Performance Evaluation of an Industrial Cluster-based Common Facility Centre (CFC) in Pakistan," Journal of Infrastructure Development, India Development Foundation, vol. 7(1), pages 35-54, June.
    2. Easterlin, Richard A., 2009. "Lost in transition: Life satisfaction on the road to capitalism," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 71(2), pages 130-145, August.
    3. Marek Gora & Grzegorz Kula & Oleksandr Rohozynsky & Magdalena Rokicka & Anna Ruzik, 2009. "Social Security, Labour Market and Restructuring: Current Situation and Expected Outcomes of Reforms," CASE Network Reports 0090, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research.
    4. Marek Góra & Oleksandr Rohozynsky, 2008. "Social Security Influence on Labor Mobility: Possible Opportunities and Challenges," ESCIRRU Working Papers 7, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    5. Avram, Silvia, 2013. "Social assistance in Central and Eastern Europe: features and characteristics," ISER Working Paper Series 2013-19, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
    6. Stephen Devereux & Edoardo Masset & Rachel Sabates-Wheeler & Michael Samson & Althea-Maria Rivas & Dolf te Lintelo, 2017. "The targeting effectiveness of social transfers," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(2), pages 162-211, April.
    7. Margaret Grosh & Carlo del Ninno & Emil Tesliuc & Azedine Ouerghi, 2008. "For Protection and Promotion : The Design and Implementation of Effective Safety Nets," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6582, December.

  17. Fox, Louise & Gotestam, Ragnar, 2003. "Redirecting resources to community based services : a concept paper," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 26308, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. World Bank, 2002. "Mongolia - Public Expenditure and Financial Management Review : Bridging the Public Expenditure Management Gap," World Bank Publications - Reports 15390, The World Bank Group.
    2. Ulybina, Olga, 2022. "Policy instrument choice under globalization: Do authoritarian states choose differently?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).
    3. Mcleod, Dinah, 2003. "Community-based social services: practical advice based upon lessons from outside the World Bank," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 34844, The World Bank.

  18. Castel, Paulette & Fox, Louise, 2001. "Gender dimensions of pension reform in the Former Soviet Union," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2546, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Oscar Molina & Fabian Soria, 2006. "Factores Determinantes de la Probabilidad de Afiliación al Sistema de Pensiones en Bolivia," Development Research Working Paper Series 02/2006, Institute for Advanced Development Studies.
    2. Estelle James & Alejandra Cox Edwards & Rebeca Wong, 2012. "The Gender Impact of Pension Reform," World Bank Publications - Reports 13046, The World Bank Group.
    3. John B. Williamson & Matthew Williams, 2005. "Notional Defined Contribution Accounts," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 64(2), pages 485-506, April.
    4. Therese Jefferson, 2009. "Women and Retirement Pensions: A Research Review," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 115-145.

  19. Fox, Louise & Palmer, Edward, 1999. "Latvian pension reform," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 20850, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Robert Holzmann & Richard Hinz, 2005. "Old Age Income Support in the 21st century: An International Perspective on Pension Systems and Reform," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7336, December.
    2. Góra, Marek & Palmer, Edward, 2004. "Shifting Perspectives in Pensions," IZA Discussion Papers 1369, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Holzmann, Robert, 2017. "The ABCs of Nonfinancial Defined Contribution (NDC) Schemes," IZA Policy Papers 130, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Börsch-Supan, A. & Härtl, K. & Leite, D.N., 2016. "Social Security and Public Insurance," Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, in: Piggott, John & Woodland, Alan (ed.), Handbook of the Economics of Population Aging, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 0, pages 781-863, Elsevier.
    5. Christina Benita Wilke, 2008. "On the feasibility of notional defined contribution systems: The German case," MEA discussion paper series 08165, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
    6. Börsch-Supan, Axel, 2003. "What are NDC Pension Systems? What Do They Bring to Reform Strategies?," MEA discussion paper series 03042, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
    7. Börsch-Supan, Axel & Reil-Held, Anette & Wilke, Christina Benita, 2007. "How an Unfunded Pension System looks like Defined Benefits but works like Defined Contributions: The German Pension Reform," MEA discussion paper series 07126, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
    8. James, Estelle, 1998. "New Models for Old-Age Security: Experiments, Evidence, and Unanswered Questions," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 13(2), pages 271-301, August.
    9. Börsch-Supan, Axel & Reil-Held, Anette & Wilke, Christina Benita, 2007. "How an unfunded pension system looks like defined benefits but works like defined contribtuions : the German pension reform," Papers 07-09, Sonderforschungsbreich 504.
    10. Castel, Paulette & Fox, Louise, 2001. "Gender dimensions of pension reform in the Former Soviet Union," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2546, The World Bank.
    11. John B. Williamson & Matthew Williams, 2005. "Notional Defined Contribution Accounts," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 64(2), pages 485-506, April.
    12. World Bank, 2004. "Kazakhstan - The New Pensions in Kazakhstan : Challenges in Making the Transition," World Bank Publications - Reports 14362, The World Bank Group.
    13. Palmer, Edward, 2001. "The New Swedish Pension System," Discussion Paper 36, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    14. Artjoms Ivļevs, 2012. "Ageing, Local Birth Rates and Attitudes towards Immigration: Evidence from a Transition Economy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(7), pages 947-959, November.

  20. Barros, Ricardo & Fox, Louise & Mendonca, Rosane & DEC, 1994. "Female - headed households, poverty, and the welfare of children in urban Brazil," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1275, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Heather Randell & Leah VanWey, 2014. "Networks Versus Need: Drivers of Urban Out-Migration in the Brazilian Amazon," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 33(6), pages 915-936, December.
    2. Michael Cameron & Steven Lim, 2005. "Migration, Household Composition and Child Welfare in Rural Northeast Thailand," Working Papers in Economics 05/05, University of Waikato.
    3. John Sender, 2000. "Struggles To Escape Poverty In South Africa: Results From A Purposive Rural Survey," Working Papers 107, Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, UK.
    4. Mamoudou Ba & Mazhar Mughal, 2021. "Non-farm Employment and Poverty Reduction in Mauritania [Emploi non agricole et réduction de la pauvreté en Mauritanie]," Working Papers hal-02933672, HAL.
    5. Marinho, Emerson & Linhares, Fabricio & Campelo, Guaracyane, 2011. "Os Programas de Transferência de Renda do Governo Impactam a Pobreza no Brasil?," Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil), vol. 65(3), September.
    6. Levison, Deborah & Moe, Karine S. & Marie Knaul, Felicia, 2001. "Youth Education and Work in Mexico," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 29(1), pages 167-188, January.
    7. Oginni, Ayodeji & Ahonsi, Babatunde & Ukwuije, Francis, 2013. "Are female-headed households typically poorer than male-headed households in Nigeria?," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 132-137.
    8. Heggeness, Misty L., 2009. "Evidence of shifts in intra-household allocation under exogenous changes in family policy and administrative procedures: The case of school enrollment in Chile," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49450, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    9. Marcelo Medeiros & Joana Simões Costa, 2005. "Poverty Among Women In Latin America: Feminization Or Over-Representation?," Anais do XXXIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 33rd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 150, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
    10. Medeiros, Marcelo & Costa, Joana, 2008. "Is There a Feminization of Poverty in Latin America?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 115-127, January.
    11. Lobna M. Abdellatif & Mohamed Ramadan & Sarah A. Elbakry, 2017. "How Gender Biased Are Female-Headed Household Transfers in Egypt?," Working Papers 1126, Economic Research Forum, revised 08 Oct 2017.
    12. Michael Rogan, 2012. "Poverty and headship in post-apartheid South Africa, 1997-2008," Working Papers 288, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    13. Folbre N., 1993. "Women and social security in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub- saharan Africa," ILO Working Papers 992932813402676, International Labour Organization.
    14. Michael Rogan, 2013. "Poverty and Headship in Post-apartheid South Africa, 1997–2006," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 113(1), pages 491-511, August.
    15. Sumon Kumar Bhaumik & Ira N. Gang & Myeong-Su Yun, 2008. "Gender and Ethnicity in Post-Conflict Kosovo," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2008-43, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    16. Chandana Maitra & Prasada Rao, 2014. "An Empirical Investigation into Measurement and Determinants of Food Security in Slums of Kolkata," Discussion Papers Series 531, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.
    17. Biyase, Mduduzi & Zwane, Talent, 2017. "An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of poverty and household welfare in South Africa," MPRA Paper 77085, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    18. Nani Maiya Sujakhu & Sailesh Ranjitkar & Jun He & Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt & Yufang Su & Jianchu Xu, 2019. "Assessing the Livelihood Vulnerability of Rural Indigenous Households to Climate Changes in Central Nepal, Himalaya," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-18, May.
    19. William D. Lastrapes & Ramaprasad Rajaram, 2016. "Gender, caste and poverty in India: evidence from the National Family Health Survey," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 6(2), pages 153-171, August.
    20. Appleton, Simon, 1996. "Women-headed households and household welfare: An empirical deconstruction for Uganda," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 24(12), pages 1811-1827, December.
    21. Fuwa, Nobuhiko, 2000. "The Poverty and Heterogeneity Among Female-Headed Households Revisited: The Case of Panama," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(8), pages 1515-1542, August.
    22. Mallick, Debdulal & Rafi, Mohammad, 2010. "Are Female-Headed Households More Food Insecure? Evidence from Bangladesh," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 593-605, April.
    23. Fuwa, Nobuhiko, 2000. "A Note on the Analysis of Female Headed Households in Developing Countries," MPRA Paper 23401, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    24. Varley, Ann, 1996. "Women heading households: Some more equal than others?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 24(3), pages 505-520, March.
    25. Mukherjee, Nandini & Ray, Jhilam, 2014. "Are Female Headed Households in Distress? Recent Evidence from Indian Labour Market," MPRA Paper 64490, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    26. Koko Siaka Koné, 2002. "Pauvreté, genre et stratégies de survie des ménages en Côte d'Ivoire," Documents de travail 73, Groupe d'Economie du Développement de l'Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV.
    27. Jorge Garza-Rodriguez & Gustavo A. Ayala-Diaz & Gerardo G. Coronado-Saucedo & Eugenio G. Garza-Garza & Oscar Ovando-Martinez, 2021. "Determinants of Poverty in Mexico: A Quantile Regression Analysis," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-24, April.

  21. Fox, Louise, 1994. "Old age security in transitional economies," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1257, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Vittas, Dimitri, 1996. "Private pension funds in Hungary : early performance and regulatory issues," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1638, The World Bank.
    2. Timothy Smeeding & Gert Wagner & Mechthild Schrooten, 1998. "Old-Age Security Reforms in Central-Eastern Europe: The Cases of Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Poland," LIS Working papers 189, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    3. Vittas, Dimitri, 1997. "The Argentine pension reform and its relevance for Eastern Europe," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1819, The World Bank.
    4. Roger Charlton & Roddy McKinnon & Lukasz Konopielko, 1998. "Pensions reform, privatisation and restructuring in the transition: Unfinished business or inappropriate agendas?," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(8), pages 1413-1446.
    5. Mechthild Schrooten & Timothy M. Smeeding & Gert G. Wagner, 1998. "Old-Age Security Reforms in Central Eastern Europe: The Cases of Czech Republic, Slovak, Hungary and Poland," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 175, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
    6. Joanna Tyrowicz & Lucas van der Velde, 2018. "Labor reallocation and demographics," IAAEU Discussion Papers 201802, Institute of Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU).
    7. de Crombrugghe, Alain L, 1997. "Wage and Pension Pressure on the Polish Budget," CEPR Discussion Papers 1767, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    8. Vittas, Dimitri & Michelitsch, Roland, 1995. "Pension funds in Central Europe and Russia : their prospects and potential role in corporate governance," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1459, The World Bank.
    9. Castel, Paulette & Fox, Louise, 2001. "Gender dimensions of pension reform in the Former Soviet Union," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2546, The World Bank.
    10. Jan Svejnar, 1996. "Pensions in the Former Soviet Bloc: Problems and Solutions," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series 14, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
    11. Rutkowski, Michael, 1995. "Workers in transition," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1556, The World Bank.
    12. Vittas, Dimitri, 1995. "Sequencing social security, pension, and insurance reform," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1551, The World Bank.

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    1. Eva-Maria Egger & Aslihan Arslan & Emanuele Zucchini, 2021. "Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in off-farm employment?: Evidence from 12 low- and middle-income countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-3, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Melaku, Astewale Bimr & Qaim, Matin & Debela, Bethelhem Legesse, 2023. "Maternal employment in high-value agriculture and child nutrition: Evidence from the Ethiopian cut-flower industry," Discussion Papers 338968, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
    3. Ezra Berkhout & Lucie Sovová & Anne Sonneveld, 2023. "The Role of Urban–Rural Connections in Building Food System Resilience," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-22, January.

  2. Adesoji Adelaja & Justin George & Louise Fox & Keith Fuglie & Thomas Jayne, 2021. "Shocks, Resilience and Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-22, December.

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    1. Drago, Carlo & Gatto, Andrea, 2023. "Gauging energy poverty in developing countries with a composite metric of electricity access," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C).

  3. Louise Fox & Lemma W. Senbet & Witness Simbanegavi, 2016. "Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Constraints and Opportunities," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 25(suppl_1), pages 3-15.

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    1. Bizoza, Alfred R. & Opio-Omoding, James, 2021. "Assessing the impacts of land tenure regularization: Evidence from Rwanda and Ethiopia," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    2. Pracht, Wyatt & Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob, 2023. "The Impacts of an Employment Offer on the Aspirations of Rural Youth: Experimental Evidence from Kenya," 2023 Annual Meeting, July 23-25, Washington D.C. 335612, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Mussida, Chiara & Sciulli, Dario & Signorelli, Marcello, 2019. "Secondary school dropout and work outcomes in ten developing countries," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 41(4), pages 547-567.
    4. Mastewal Yami & Shiferaw Feleke & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Arega D. Alene & Zoumana Bamba & Victor Manyong, 2019. "African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, January.
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    7. Blimpo, Moussa & Pugatch, Todd, 2020. "Entrepreneurship Education and Teacher Training in Rwanda," IZA Discussion Papers 13634, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Van den Broeck,Goedele & Kilic,Talip, 2018. "Dynamics of off-farm employment in Sub-Saharan Africa : a gender perspective," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8540, The World Bank.
    9. Craig McIntosh & Andrew Zeitlin, 2020. "Using Household Grants to Benchmark the Cost Effectiveness of a USAID Workforce Readiness Program," Papers 2009.01749, arXiv.org.
    10. Osabohien, Romanus & Awotide, Bola Amoke & Wiredu, Alexander Nimo & Nguezet, Paul Martin Dontsop & Mignouna, Djana & Abdoulaye, Tahirou & Manyong, Victor & Bamba, Zoumana, 2021. "Assessing the Effect of Youth Participation in Agriculture on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315116, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    11. Van Den Broeck, G. & Kilic, T., 2018. "Dynamics of Off-farm Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 276988, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    12. Favourate Y Sebele-Mpofu & Nomazulu Moyo, 2021. "An Evil to be Extinguished or a Resource to be harnessed-Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Case of Zimbabwe," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 13(3), pages 53-72.
    13. Adegboye , Abidemi C. & Arodoye , Nosakhare L., 2023. "Structural Changes and Employment Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Demographic Structure Matter?," Journal of Economic Development, The Economic Research Institute, Chung-Ang University, vol. 48(2), pages 143-166, June.
    14. Stephanie de Mel, 2020. "A Job Worth Waiting for: Parental Wealth and Youth Unemployment in Ghana," IFS Working Papers W20/21, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
    15. Chiara Mussida & Dario Sciulli & Marcello Signorelli, 2016. "Early School Leaving and Work Outcomes in Developing Countries," Quaderni del Dipartimento di Economia, Finanza e Statistica 26/2016, Università di Perugia, Dipartimento Economia.
    16. Dlamini, Theophilus Lusito, 2020. "Factors affecting adoption of mobile money by farming households in Lomahasha Inkundla of the Lubombo Region, Eswatini," Research Theses 334777, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics.
    17. Vijaya Ramachandran, 2021. "Convergence, Development, and Energy-Intensive Infrastructure in Africa: A Review of the Evidence," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-23, September.
    18. Fabry, Anna & Van den Broeck, Goedele & Maertens, Miet, 2022. "Decent work in global food value chains: Evidence from Senegal," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 152(C).
    19. Marco Carreras & James Sumberg & Amrita Saha, 2021. "Work and Rural Livelihoods: The Micro Dynamics of Africa’s ‘Youth Employment Crisis’," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(6), pages 1666-1694, December.
    20. Kafle, Kashi & Paliwal, Neha & Benfica, Rui, 2021. "Do Youth Work in Agriculture? Short-Term Dynamics of on-Farm Youth Employment in Tanzania and Malawi," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315043, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    21. Alain Kikandi Kiuma & Abdelkrim Araar & Christian Kamala Kaghoma, 2020. "Internal migration and youth entrepreneurship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(3), pages 790-814, August.
    22. Guy Simbeko & Paul-Martin Dontsop Nguezet & Haruna Sekabira & Mastewal Yami & Serge Amato Masirika & Krishan Bheenick & Deogratias Bugandwa & Dieu-Merci Akonkwa Nyamuhirwa & Jacob Mignouna & Zoumana B, 2023. "Entrepreneurial Potential and Agribusiness Desirability among Youths in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-22, January.

  4. Louise Fox & Alun Thomas, 2016. "Africa's Got Work To Do: A Diagnostic of Youth Employment Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 25(suppl_1), pages 16-36.

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    1. Mastewal Yami & Shiferaw Feleke & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Arega D. Alene & Zoumana Bamba & Victor Manyong, 2019. "African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, January.
    2. Yeboah, F. Kwame & Jayne, T.S., 2016. "Africa’s Evolving Employment Structure," Food Security International Development Working Papers 246956, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    3. AJEIGBE Omowumi Monisola & OLOMOLA Phillip Akanni & ADELEKE Oluwayemisi Khadijat, 2021. "Dynamics of Manufacturing Sector Development and Youth Unemployment in Africa," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(7), pages 599-606, July.
    4. James Sumberg & Justin Flynn & Philip Mader & Grace Mwaura & Marjoke Oosterom & Robert Sam‐Kpakra & Ayodele Ibrahim Shittu, 2020. "Formal‐sector employment and Africa's youth employment crisis: Irrelevance or policy priority?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(4), pages 428-440, July.
    5. Mckenzie,David J., 2020. "Small Business Training to Improve Management Practices in Developing Countries: Reassessingthe Evidence for 'Training Doesn’t Work'," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9408, The World Bank.
    6. AJEIGBE Omowumi Monisola & OLOMOLA Phillip Akanni & ADELEKE Oluwayemisi Khadijat, 2021. "Dynamics of Manufacturing Sector Development and Youth Unemployment in Africa," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(07), pages 599-606, July.

  5. Louise Fox & Thomas Pave Sohnesen, 2016. "Household Enterprises and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 34(2), pages 197-221, March.

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    1. Sam Jones & Thomas Pave Sohnesen & Neda Trifkovic, 2023. "Educational expansion and shifting private returns to education: Evidence from Mozambique," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(6), pages 1407-1428, August.
    2. Van den Broeck,Goedele & Kilic,Talip, 2018. "Dynamics of off-farm employment in Sub-Saharan Africa : a gender perspective," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8540, The World Bank.
    3. Nagler, Paula, 2017. "A profile of non-farm household enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa," MERIT Working Papers 2017-048, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    4. Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi & Charles E Stevens, 2018. "An institutional logics approach to liability of foreignness: The case of mining MNEs in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 49(7), pages 881-901, September.
    5. Sam Jones & Thomas Pave Sohnesen & Neda Trifković, 2018. "The evolution of private returns to education during post-conflict transformation: Evidence from Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-143, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    6. Stanley Sharaunga & Maxwell Mudhara, 2021. "Analysis of Livelihood Strategies for Reducing Poverty Among Rural Women's Households: A Case Study of KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(1), pages 127-150, January.

  6. Louise Fox & Ana Maria Oviedo, 2013. "Institutions and Job Growth in African Manufacturing: Does Employment Protection Regulation Matter?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 22(4), pages 616-650, August.

    Cited by:

    1. Augustin Kwasi Fosu & Abdul Fatawu Abass, 2019. "Domestic Credit and Export Diversification: Africa from a Global Perspective," Journal of African Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(2), pages 160-179, April.
    2. Aalia Cassim & Kezia Lilenstein & Morne Oosthuizen & Francois Steenkamp, 2016. "Informality and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa," Working Papers 201602, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    3. Augustin Kwasi Fosu, 2018. "Economic Structure, Growth, and Evolution of Inequality and Poverty in Africa: An Overview," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 27(1), pages 1-9.
    4. Stephen Golub & Faraz Hayat, 2014. "Employment, Unemployment, and Underemployment in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-014, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Stephen Golub & Aly Mbaye & Hanyu Chwe, 2015. "Labor Market Regulations in Sub-Saharan Africa, With a Focus on Senegal," Working Papers 201505, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    6. Keraga, Mezid N. & Stephan, Andreas, 2023. "Does innovation stimulate employment in Africa? New firm-level evidence from the Worldbank Enterprise Survey," Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation 494, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies.

  7. Barros, Ricardo & Fox, Louise & Mendonca, Rosane, 1997. "Female-Headed Households, Poverty, and the Welfare of Children in Urban Brazil," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 45(2), pages 231-257, January.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  8. Zeljko Bogetic & Louise Fox, 1993. "Incomes Policy During Stabilization: A Review and Lessons from Bulgaria and Romania," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 35(1), pages 39-57, April.

    Cited by:

    1. Elizabeth Brainerd, 2000. "Women in Transition: Changes in Gender Wage Differentials in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 54(1), pages 138-162, October.
    2. Tihomir Enev & Kenneth Koford, 2000. "The Effect of Incomes Policies on Inflation in Bulgaria and Poland," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 33(3), pages 141-169, October.
    3. FJ Zimmerman, 2001. "Determinants Of School Enrollment And Performance In Bulgaria: The Role Of Income Among The Poor And Rich," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 19(1), pages 87-98, January.
    4. Jones, Derek C. & Ilayperuma Simon, Kosali, 2005. "Wage determination under plan and early transition: Bulgarian evidence using matched employer-employee data," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 227-243, June.

Books

  1. Deon Filmer & Louise Fox, 2014. "Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa [L’emploi des jeunes en Afrique subsaharienne - Rapport complet]," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 16608, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Christiaensen, Luc & Premand, Patrick, 2017. "Cote d'Ivoire Jobs Diagnostic : Employment, Productivity, and Inclusion for Poverty Reduction," Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides 27367968, The World Bank.
    2. Kentaro Shimada & Zeba Khan & Suguru Mizunoya & Ayako Wakano, 2016. "An Update of the Returns to Education in Kenya: Accounting both endogeneity and sample selection biases," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 16-18, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics.
    3. Kirui, Oliver K. & von Braun, Joachim, 2018. "Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics," Working Papers 273522, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
    4. Neil Rankin & Gareth Roberts & Volker Schöer, 2014. "The Success of Learnerships?: Lessons from South Africa's Training and Education Programme," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2014-068, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    5. Andrew Brudevold-Newman & Maddalena Honorati & Gerald Ipapa & Pamela Jakiela & Owen Ozier, 2023. "A Firm of One’s Own: Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints and Occupational Choice," Working Papers 646, Center for Global Development.
    6. Schmidt, Emily & Woldeyes, Firew Bekele, 2019. "Rural youth and employment in Ethiopia," IFPRI book chapters, in: Youth and jobs in rural Africa: Beyond stylized facts, chapter 5, pages yj109-136, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    7. Efevbera, Yvette & Bhabha, Jacqueline & Farmer, Paul E. & Fink, Günther, 2017. "Girl child marriage as a risk factor for early childhood development and stunting," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 185(C), pages 91-101.
    8. Elda N. Okolo-Obasi & Joseph I. Uduji, 2021. "Does Agri-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) Impact on Youth Entrepreneurship Development in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Nigeria," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 21/046, African Governance and Development Institute..
    9. James Sumberg & Thomas Yeboah & Justin Flynn & Nana Akua Anyidoho, 2017. "Young people’s perspectives on farming in Ghana: a Q study," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 9(1), pages 151-161, February.
    10. Yoonyoung Cho & Zaineb Majoka, 2020. "Pakistan Jobs Diagnostic," World Bank Publications - Reports 33317, The World Bank Group.
    11. Osei, Lydia & Yeboah, Thomas & Kumi, Emmanuel & Antoh, Ernestina Fredua, 2021. "Government's ban on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, youth livelihoods and imagined futures in Ghana," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    12. Abay, Kibrom A. & Chamberlin, Jordan & Berhane, Guush, 2021. "Are land rental markets responding to rising population pressures and land scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa?," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
    13. Mastewal Yami & Shiferaw Feleke & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Arega D. Alene & Zoumana Bamba & Victor Manyong, 2019. "African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, January.
    14. Derek D. Headey, 2016. "The evolution of global farming land: facts and interpretations," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 47(S1), pages 185-196, November.
    15. Meagher, Kate, 2019. "Working in chains: African informal workers and global value chains," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 91590, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    16. Pamela Jakiela & Owen Ozier, 2019. "The Impact of Violence on Individual Risk Preferences: Evidence from a Natural Experiment," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 101(3), pages 547-559, July.
    17. Rosas, Nina & Acevedo, Maria Cecilia & Zaldivar, Samantha, 2022. "Starting points matter: Cash plus training effects on youth entrepreneurship, skills, and resilience during an epidemic," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
    18. Jordan Chamberlin & Cristina Ramos & Kibrom Abay, 2021. "Do more Vibrant Rural Areas have Lower Rates of Youth Out-Migration? Evidence from Zambia," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(4), pages 951-979, August.
    19. Xu Tian & Xiaohua Yu, 2019. "Crop yield gap and yield convergence in African countries," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 11(6), pages 1305-1319, December.
    20. Blimpo, Moussa & Pugatch, Todd, 2020. "Entrepreneurship Education and Teacher Training in Rwanda," IZA Discussion Papers 13634, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    21. Altenburg, Tilman & Coulibaly, Brahima, 2018. "Jobs für Afrika: Chancen in einer Weltwirtschaft im Umbruch," Analysen und Stellungnahmen 11/2018, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    22. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2021. "Empowerment of Rural Young People in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Communities," Working Papers 21/033, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
    23. Yeboah, F. Kwame & Jayne, T.S., 2016. "Africa’s Evolving Employment Structure," Food Security International Development Working Papers 246956, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    24. Bénédicte de la Brière & Deon Filmer & Dena Ringold & Dominic Rohner & Karelle Samuda & Anastasiya Denisova, 2017. "From Mines and Wells to Well-Built Minds," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 26490, December.
    25. Pennings,Steven Michael, 2020. "The Utilization-adjusted Human Capital Index (UHCI)," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9375, The World Bank.
    26. Abderrahman Yassine & Fatima Bakass, 2022. "Do Education and Employment Play a Role in Youth’s Poverty Alleviation? Evidence from Morocco," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-25, September.
    27. Marianne Bertrand & Bruno Crépon & Alicia Marguerie & Patrick Premand, 2021. "Do Workfare Programs Live Up to Their Promises? Experimental Evidence from Cote D’Ivoire," NBER Working Papers 28664, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    28. Thomas Yeboah & James Sumberg & Justin Flynn & Nana Akua Anyidoho, 2017. "Perspectives on Desirable Work: Findings from a Q Study with Students and Parents in Rural Ghana," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 29(2), pages 423-440, April.
    29. Abdelhak Senadjki & Iddrisu Mohammed Awal & Samuel Ogbeibu & Tameur Nachef & Mourad Senadjki, 2023. "The China Belt and Road Initiative: The Struggles and Opportunities for the SMEs Development of an Emerging Economy," China Report, , vol. 59(4), pages 422-440, November.
    30. Chukwunonso Ekesiobi & Stephen K. Dimnwobi, 2020. "Economic Assessment of the Igbo Entrepreneurship Model for Entrepreneurial Development in Nigeria: Evidence from Clusters in Anambra State," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 20/085, African Governance and Development Institute..
    31. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2021. "Empowerment of Rural Young People in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Communities," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 21/033, African Governance and Development Institute..
    32. Resnick, Danielle & Sivasubramanian, Bhavna & Idiong, Idiong Christopher & Ojo, Michael Akindele & Tanko, Likita, 2018. "The enabling environment for informal food traders in Nigeria’s secondary cities," NSSP working papers 59, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    33. Diao, Xinshen & McMillan, Margaret S., 2014. "Towards understanding economic growth in Africa: A reinterpretation of the Lewis Model:," IFPRI discussion papers 1380, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    34. Kate Meagher, 2019. "Working in Chains: African Informal Workers and Global Value Chains," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 8(1-2), pages 64-92, April.
    35. Ayala Wineman & Thomas S Jayne, 2018. "Land Prices Heading Skyward? An Analysis of Farmland Values across Tanzania," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 40(2), pages 187-214.
    36. Junankar, Pramod N. (Raja), 2019. "Youth Labour Markets in Developing and Developed Countries: The Role of the Sectoral Composition of Production," IZA Discussion Papers 12256, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    37. Arulingam, I, & Nigussie, L. & Senaratna Sellamuttu, S. & Debevec, L., 2019. "Youth participation in small-scale fisheries, aquaculture and value chains in Africa and the Asia-Pacific," Monographs, The WorldFish Center, number 40844, April.
    38. Adesoji Adelaja & Justin George & Louise Fox & Keith Fuglie & Thomas Jayne, 2021. "Shocks, Resilience and Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-22, December.
    39. Alessandra Giuliani & Sebastian Mengel & Courtney Paisley & Nicole Perkins & Ingrid Flink & Oliver Oliveros & Mariana Wongtschowski, 2017. "Realities, Perceptions, Challenges and Aspirations of Rural Youth in Dryland Agriculture in the Midelt Province, Morocco," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-23, May.
    40. Clair Null & Clemencia Cosentino & Swetha Sridharan & Laura Meyer, "undated". "Policies and Programs to Improve Secondary Education in Developing Countries: A Review of the Evidence," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 516e420e637c4851b15e6a3f6, Mathematica Policy Research.
    41. Bennell, Paul, 2021. "The political economy of attaining Universal Primary Education in sub-Saharan Africa: The politics of UPE implementation," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    42. Lucilla Maria Bruni & Jamele Rigolini & Sara Troiano, 2016. "Forever Young?," World Bank Publications - Reports 24996, The World Bank Group.
    43. Katrina Kosec & Hosaena Ghebru & Brian Holtemeyer & Valerie Mueller & Emily Schmidt, 2018. "The Effect of Land Access on Youth Employment and Migration Decisions: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 100(3), pages 931-954.
    44. Jane Mariara & Andy McKay & Andy Newell & Cinzia Rienzo, 2018. "Gender gaps in the path to adulthood for young females and males in six African countries from the 1990s to the 2010s," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 8(1), pages 1-19, December.
    45. Adely, Fida Issa J. & Mitra, Ankushi & Mohamed, Menatalla & Shaham, Adam, 2021. "Poor education, unemployment and the promise of skills: The hegemony of the “skills mismatch” discourse," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    46. Wheeler, Laurel & Garlick, Robert & Johnson, Eric & Shaw, Patrick & Gargano, Marissa, 2019. "LinkedIn(to) Job Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from Job Readiness Training," Working Papers 2019-14, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
    47. Xinshen Diao & Margaret McMillan, 2015. "Toward an Understanding of Economic Growth in Africa: A Re-Interpretation of the Lewis Model," NBER Working Papers 21018, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    48. Fox,Louise & Kaul,Upaasna, 2018. "The evidence is in : how should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8500, The World Bank.
    49. Sam Jones & John Page & Abebe Shimeles & Finn Tarp & Sam Jones & Finn Tarp, 2015. "Priorities for Boosting Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence for Mozambique," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 27(S1), pages 56-70, October.
    50. Kosec, Katrina & Ghebru, Hosaena & Holtemeyer, Brian & Mueller, Valerie & Schmidt, Emily, 2017. "The effect of land inheritance on youth employment and migration decisions: Evidence from rural Ethiopia:," ESSP working papers 104, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    51. World Bank Group, 2018. "Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 28493, December.
    52. Gordon Betcherman & Themrise Khan, 2018. "Jobs for Africa’s expanding youth cohort: a stocktaking of employment prospects and policy interventions," IZA Journal of Migration and Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 8(1), pages 1-20, December.
    53. Nelson Casimiro Zavale & Patrício Vitorino Langa, 2018. "University-industry linkages’ literature on Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic literature review and bibliometric account," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 116(1), pages 1-49, July.
    54. Gina Porter & Jeff Turner, 2019. "Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-23, November.
    55. Crépon, Bruno & Premand, Patrick, 2019. "Direct and Indirect Effects of Subsidized Dual Apprenticeships," IZA Discussion Papers 12793, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    56. Graf, Sarah Lena & Oya, Carlos, 2021. "Is the system of rice intensification (SRI) pro poor? Labour, class and technological change in West Africa," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
    57. Rekha Ravindran & Suresh Babu Manalaya, 2023. "Does Premature Deindustrialisation Stall Growth? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 23(1), pages 65-81, January.
    58. Rose Mungai & Bienvenue Tien, 2019. "The Gambia," World Bank Publications - Reports 34342, The World Bank Group.
    59. Marco Carreras & James Sumberg & Amrita Saha, 2021. "Work and Rural Livelihoods: The Micro Dynamics of Africa’s ‘Youth Employment Crisis’," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(6), pages 1666-1694, December.
    60. Francis Teal, 2016. "Are apprenticeships beneficial in sub-Saharan Africa?," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 268-268, June.
    61. Olusanya, NR & Kolanisi, U & Ngobese, NZ & Mayashree, C, 2024. "Perceptions Of Ujeqe And Amaranthus, A Potential Supplement For Improved Food And Nutrition Security Of South Africa," African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), vol. 24(2), January.
    62. Ms. Christine Dieterich & Anni Huang & Mr. Alun H. Thomas, 2016. "Women’s Opportunities and Challenges in Sub-Saharan African Job Markets," IMF Working Papers 2016/118, International Monetary Fund.
    63. Schmidt, Emily & Mueller, Valerie & Rosenbach, Gracie, 2020. "Rural households in Papua New Guinea afford better diets with income from small businesses," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    64. Annie Alcid & Erwin Bulte & Robert Lensink & Aussi Sayinzoga & Mark Treurniet, 2023. "Short- and Medium-term Impacts of Employability Training: Evidence from a Randomised Field Experiment in Rwanda," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 32(3), pages 296-328.
    65. Walter, Odongo & Stephen, Wamala Kalule & Enos, Katya Kule & Elly, Ndyomugyenyi & Duncan, Ongeng, 2017. "Responsiveness of agricultural training curricula in African universities to labour market needs: the case of Gulu University in Uganda," African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), AFrican Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), vol. 2(1), March.
    66. Porath, Daniel & Nabachwa, Sarah & Agasha, Ester & Kijjambu, Nsambu Frederick, 2021. "Innovation and employment in Sub-Saharan Africa," UASM Discussion Paper Series 10/2021, University of Applied Sciences Mainz.
    67. Elda N. Okolo-Obasi & Joseph I. Uduji, 2021. "Does Agri-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) Impact on Youth Entrepreneurship Development in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Nigeria," Working Papers 21/046, European Xtramile Centre of African Studies (EXCAS).
    68. Porter, G. & Murphy, E. & Adamu, F. & Dayil, P.B. & De Lannoy, A. & Han, S. & Mansour, H. & Dungey, C. & Ahmad, H. & Maskiti, B. & S, Clark & Van der Weidje, K., 2021. "Women’s mobility and transport in the peripheries of three African cities: Reflecting on early impacts of COVID-19," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 181-190.
    69. Kafle, Kashi & Paliwal, Neha & Benfica, Rui, 2021. "Do Youth Work in Agriculture? Short-Term Dynamics of on-Farm Youth Employment in Tanzania and Malawi," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315043, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    70. Maddalena Honorati & Sara Johansson de Silva, 2016. "Expanding Job Opportunities in Ghana," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 25208, December.
    71. Nicole M. Mason & Ayala Wineman & Solomon T. Tembo, 2020. "Reducing poverty by ‘ignoring the experts’? Evidence on input subsidies in Zambia," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 12(5), pages 1157-1172, October.
    72. Samson John Mgaiwa, 2021. "Fostering Graduate Employability: Rethinking Tanzania’s University Practices," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(2), pages 21582440211, April.
    73. Shubha Chakravarty & Sarah Haddock & Ioana Botea, 2015. "Providing Out-of-School Girls with Skills," World Bank Publications - Reports 23867, The World Bank Group.
    74. Elda N. Okolo-Obasi & Joseph I. Uduji, 2021. "Does Agri-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) Impact on Youth Entrepreneurship Development in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Nigeria," Research Africa Network Working Papers 21/046, Research Africa Network (RAN).
    75. Breuer, Anita & Asiedu, Edward, 2017. "Can Gender-Targeted Employment Interventions Help Enhance Community Participation? Evidence from Urban Togo," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 96(C), pages 390-407.
    76. World Bank [WB], 2017. "Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018 : Foreign Investor Perspectives and Policy Implications," Working Papers id:12293, eSocialSciences.
    77. Rahma Hassan & Teela Sanders & Susan Gichuna & Rosie Campbell & Mercy Mutonyi & Peninah Mwangi, 2023. "Informal settlements, Covid-19 and sex workers in Kenya," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 60(8), pages 1483-1496, June.
    78. Joseph I. Uduji & Elda N. Okolo-Obasi, 2021. "Empowerment of Rural Young People in Informal Farm Entrepreneurship: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria’s Oil Producing Communities," Research Africa Network Working Papers 21/033, Research Africa Network (RAN).
    79. Chen, Shuang, 2018. "Education and transition to work: Evidence from Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 92-105.
    80. Wineman, Ayala & Jayne, Thomas S., 2017. "Intra-Rural Migration And Pathways To Greater Well-Being: Evidence From Tanzania," Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Papers 261669, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP).
    81. Matthias Flückiger & Markus Ludwig, 2018. "Youth Bulges and Civil Conflict," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 62(9), pages 1932-1962, October.
    82. World Bank, 2015. "Republic of Cameroon," World Bank Publications - Reports 22433, The World Bank Group.
    83. Franque Grimard, 2019. "The Services Industry and its Potential for Youth and Women Employment in an African Context: A review of the literature," Working Papers idrcdpruservices, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.
    84. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.
    85. Kehinde Ajayi & Nana Akua Anyidoho, 2017. "Explaining gender differences in preference for self-employment among tertiary graduates in Ghana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-147, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    86. Peter J. Glick & Crystal Huang & Nelly Mejia, 2015. "The Private Sector and Youth Skills and Employment Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countries," World Bank Publications - Reports 23260, The World Bank Group.

  2. Louise Fox & Lucrecia Santibañez & Vy Nguyen & Pierre André, 2012. "Education Reform in Mozambique : Lessons and Challenges," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6021, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Birger Fredriksen & Ruth Kagia, 2013. "Attaining the 2050 Vision for Africa," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 5(3), pages 269-328, September.
    2. Barakat, Bilal, 2016. "“Sorry I forgot your birthday!”: Adjusting apparent school participation for survey timing when age is measured in whole years," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 300-313.
    3. Cirera, Laia & Castelló, Judit Vall & Brew, Joe & Saúte, Francisco & Sicuri, Elisa, 2022. "The impact of a malaria elimination initiative on school outcomes: Evidence from Southern Mozambique," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 44(C).
    4. World Bank, 2015. "From Gas to Cash," World Bank Publications - Reports 22803, The World Bank Group.
    5. Félix Mambo & Maren Basso & Vincenzo Salvucci & Ricardo Santos, 2019. "An analysis of school dropout in Mozambique, 2014-15," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-49, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    6. Sparreboom, Theo. & Staneva, Anita., 2015. "Structural change, employment and education in Mozambique," ILO Working Papers 994875813402676, International Labour Organization.
    7. Nguyen, Vy T. & King, Elizabeth M., 2022. "Should school fee abolition be comprehensive? An evaluation of Mozambique," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).

  3. Louise Fox & Melissa Sekkel Gaal, 2008. "Working Out of Poverty : Job Creation and the Quality of Growth in Africa," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6434, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Joseph Osei & Bismark Kwadwo Menetey & Patricia Ghann, "undated". "Youth enrollment into dressmaking and tailoring apprenticeship programme," Review of Socio - Economic Perspectives 202211, Reviewsep.
    2. Shashwati Banerjee & Kishor Goswami, 2020. "Self-employed or Paid Employed: Who can Earn more among the Slum Dwellers and Why?," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 20(1), pages 7-25, January.
    3. Gary Fields, 2012. "Challenges and policy lessons for the growth-employment-poverty nexus in developing countries," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 1(1), pages 1-24, December.
    4. Kweka, Josaphat & Fox, Louise, 2011. "The household enterprise sector in Tanzania : why it matters and who cares," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5882, The World Bank.
    5. Wamuthenya, W.R., 2010. "Determinants of urban job attainment in Kenya across time," ISS Working Papers - General Series 19918, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
    6. N. Berardi & F. Marzo, 2015. "The Elasticity of Poverty with respect to Sectoral Growth in Africa," Working papers 538, Banque de France.
    7. Monga, Celestin, 2013. "The mechanics of job creation : seizing the new dividends of globalization," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6661, The World Bank.
    8. Szirmai A. & Gebreeyesus M. & Guadagno F. & Verspagen B., 2013. "Promoting productive employment in Sub‐Saharan Africa : a review of the literature," MERIT Working Papers 2013-062, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    9. Monazza Aslam & Kim Lehrer, 2012. "Learning by Doing: Skills and Jobs in Urban Ghana," CSAE Working Paper Series 2012-15, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    10. Anita V. Staneva & Hany Abdel-Latif, 2016. "From Soviet to Europe: Returns to Education Puzzle in Bulgaria," LABOUR, CEIS, vol. 30(3), pages 347-367, September.
    11. Theodore Ahlers & Hiroshi Kato & Harinder S. Kohli & Callisto Madavo & Anil Sood (ed.), 2014. "Africa 2050: Realizing the Continent's Full Potential," Books, Emerging Markets Forum, edition 1, number africa2050, November.
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    1. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, 2013. "Household enterprises in Mozambique : key to poverty reduction but not on the development agenda ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6570, The World Bank.
    2. World Bank, 2009. "Mozambique - Municipal Development in Mozambique : Lessons from the First Decade - Full report," World Bank Publications - Reports 3102, The World Bank Group.
    3. Louise Fox & Lucrecia Santibañez & Vy Nguyen & Pierre André, 2012. "Education Reform in Mozambique : Lessons and Challenges," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6021, December.
    4. Burchi, Francesco & Malerba, Daniele & Rippin, Nicole & Montenegro, Claudio E., 2019. "Comparing global trends in multidimensional and income poverty and assessing horizontal inequalities," IDOS Discussion Papers 2/2019, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
    5. Ms. Louise Fox, 2015. "Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers," IMF Working Papers 2015/102, International Monetary Fund.

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