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How to get inclusive growth started in fragile contexts
Policy Brief
The economic gains of reducing the employment gender gap in MoroccoMiddle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, including Morocco, currently record the lowest rates of female labour force participation (FLFP) in the world...
Female labour force participation Gender gap EmploymentJournal Article
The corruption–growth relationship: Does the political regime matter?Corruption is widely believed to have an adverse effect on the economic performance of a country...
Corruption Democracy Economic growthBlog
Why do we see boom-and-bust growth in fragile and conflict-affected states?
One of the most pressing challenges in development policy is to bring about rapid, sustained, and inclusive growth in developing countries...
Fragile states Conflict Economic growthBook Chapter
Setting the sceneFrom the book: Inequality in the Developing World
Inequality Developing countries Middle-income countriesBook
Inequality in the Developing WorldInequality has emerged as a key development challenge...
Inequality; Developing countries Middle-income countriesBlog
The Nordic Model — lessons for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, like the Nordic countries, is a social democratic nation with a strong welfare state...
Social protection Economic growth Labour marketProject
The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it?
Theme: Transforming states
Domestic savings Domestic revenue mobilization Economic growthResearch Brief
Strengthening SADC trade in alternative fuels: Reducing the impact of global oil pricesAnalysis of World Bank data ranging from 1990–2017 indicates that increases in global oil prices would have negative effects on the economic growth of SADC, especially Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Mauritius...
Economic growth Oil prices Panel data analysisLecture
Kunal Sen presents 'Growth 2.0: The Good Jobs Challenge in Developing Countries' at 24th Bradford Development LectureEstimates from the World Bank suggest that two-thirds of all jobs in developing countries are at risk of automation; meanwhile the ILO has calculated that 344 million jobs need to be created by 2030 to address unemployment. At the same time, around...
Working Paper
The corruption–growth relationship: Do political institutions matter?Corruption is widely believed to negatively affect economic growth...
Corruption Democracy Economic growthBook Chapter
ChinaFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Transitional economies Economic growth PovertyBook Chapter
Unemployment, Employment and DevelopmentFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Labour Employment Economic growthPolicy Brief
Learning from a half-century of economic development in AsiaWhen Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations , in 1968, he was deeply pessimistic about the development prospects in Asia...
Development Economics Asia Industrial policyIn the media
UNU-WIDER findings on the influence of female elected officials on economic performance continues to make headlinesReporting on UNU-WIDER research published in the working paper ‘ Women legislators and economic performance ’, news outlets The Times of India , The Quint , The Diplomat , and more, have published articles discussing the impact of women...
Gender Politics Economic growthBlog
Narendra Modi’s performance on the Indian economy: Five key policies assessed When Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in spring 2014 the Indian economy was in the doldrums...
Demonitization Political economy Elections