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Maureen Were on is export-led growth a mirage? The case of KenyaMaureen Were will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 April 2019. Abstract – Is export-led growth a mirage? The case of Kenya The role of exports in promoting economic growth has been widely acknowledged. However, despite trade...
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Capable states - building the foundations for achieving SDGs
Theme: Current programme
Capable states Economic growth ClientelismPolicy Brief
Growth, employment and poverty in Latin AmericaSome questions have been present since the very first days of development economics but have gained increased attention in recent years: Has economic growth resulted in gains in standards of living and reductions in poverty via improved labor market ...
Economic growth Employment PovertyBook Chapter
Industries without smokestacks in Uganda and RwandaFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Economic growth industry Firm sizeBook Chapter
Rwanda: From devastation to services-first transformationFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Africa Economic growth ExportsBook Chapter
Employment and productivity growth in Tanzania's service sectorFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Services Informal sector Economic growthBook Chapter
Understanding and characterizing the services sector in South Africa: an overviewFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Services Economic development South AfricaBook Chapter
The agro-processing industry and its potential for structural transformation of the Ghanaian economyFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Agro-processing Economic growth Value chainsIn 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 Quint , ThePrint.in , IndiaSpend , The Diplomat , and more, have published articles discussing the impact of...
Gender Politics Economic growthWorking Paper
Employment and development in AsiaHow have economic development, employment, and labour markets in Asian countries interacted since the publication of Myrdal’s Asian Drama?...
Labor Employment Economic growthWorking Paper
China’s growth miracle in the context of Asian transformationMyrdal did not cover China in his Asian Drama. If he did, he would have been most likely pessimistic about China, as he was about other Asian countries in his book...
Transitional economies Economic growth PovertyWorking Paper
Women legislators and economic performanceThere has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last 20 years...
women legislators political representation CorruptionPolicy Brief
Policy Brief
Journal Article
Tax Structures and Economic Growth: New Evidence from the Government Revenue DatasetPart of Journal Special Issue Fiscal Policy, State Building and Economic Development
Economic growth Fiscal policy DevelopmentWorking Paper
An empirical analysis of state fragility and growth: The impact of state ineffectiveness and political violenceThe role of the state in promoting development is well established in the institutional economics literature. Yet, in recent decades the attention has been turned to the opposite side of the spectrum...
State fragility State ineffectiveness Political violence