Patricia Justino, Marinella Leone, Pierfrancesco Rolla, Monique Abimpaye - Journal of the European Economic Association, 0
THIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | This study investigates the short- and medium-term impact of a randomized group-based early child development program targeting parents of children aged 6–24 months in a poor, rural district of Rwanda. This low-intensity, short-duration, and...
Omar Shahabudin McDoom - UNU-WIDER, 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
I examine whether and how the means through which a civil war ends affects the success of a country’s state-building strategy after conflict.
I show that two distinct modes of conflict termination—military victories and negotiated settlements—lead to differential long-run...
This paper examines previously under-explored links between two aid-nurtured ideals. ‘National ownership’ and ‘local participation’ both aim to increase recipient influence and thereby address the inherent inequality of the aid relation.
Questioning the common...
– Meet our tax-benefit microsimulation team in Rwanda!
Anna Toppari - UNU-WIDER, 2022 - Helsinki, Finland
How can Global South countries improve their tax and social protection systems? One way is to take advantage of tools that help assess the impact of different policies. Rwanda is the latest country to join the SOUTHMOD collaboration, which will enable UNU-WIDER and Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA)...
The lack of political representation often lies at the origin of identity-based violence, and, when not resolved, can re-ignite violence. We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why.
We rely on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of...
Naphtal Hakizimana, John Karangwa, Jesse Lastunen, Aimable Nsabimana, Innocente Murasi, Lucie Niyigena, Michael Noble, Gemma Wright - UNU-WIDER, 2022 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda. Tax-benefit microsimulation can be used to explore ways in which national development goals can be achieved in a cost-effective manner, and to assess the distributional effects of more...
Globally, around 250 million children under the age of five do not meet key development milestones, which reduces their ability to reach their full potential. This column explores the evidence on what works to promote positive parenting practices, particularly in low-income contexts. The authors...
The Rwandan government introduced the Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) with donor support in 2008. The VUP comprises public works, unconditional direct support for those unable to work, and a financial services component that promotes financial literacy and provides credit. This new elite...
Patricia Justino, Marinella Leone, Pierfrancesco Rolla, Monique Abimpaye, Caroline Dusabe, Diane Uwamahoro, Richard Germond - UNU-WIDER, 2020 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper investigates the short- and medium-term impact of a randomized group-based early child development programme targeting parents of children aged six to 24 months in a poor, rural district of Rwanda.
The programme engaged parents through sessions that included a radio show and...
Rachel M. Gisselquist, Finn Tarp - International Migration, 2019
Building knowledge about migration governance and policy in the Global South is a priority for research and policy.
The studies in this special section offer both new empirical insights and new frameworks for analysis, with key policy implications, that can enrich our discussion of these...
Rwanda is one of the countries with the best strategies for women empowerment and gender equality in Africa and globally. Nonetheless, some inequalities exist especially in education attainment.
This study investigates the gender gaps in business performance using nationally representative...
Özge Bilgili, Sonja Fransen, Craig Loschmann, Melissa Siegel - UNU-WIDER, 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
This paper studies to what extent and in what ways access to educational services and schooling outcomes of local children are influenced by the presence of a refugee camp in or around their community. Taking the case of Congolese refugees in Rwanda and relying on household survey data collected...
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