Search 32 Results enter search term Search Reset filter Suchfilter Content Type Publications (32) Publication Type Policy Article (32) Research International Development (1) Date Last Month Last Year Select Period start date to end date Sort by Relevance Date Aktive Filter Publication Type: Policy Article Remove all filters Policy Article COVID-19: Impacts on African economies – economic challenges and social safety net responses 04/2020 PEGNet Policy Brief The impacts of the “COVID-19 shock” on African economies are unfolding rapidly and can be expected to vary widely by country. The effects can be divided into indirect effects depending on countries’ exposure to international trade, tourism and FDI in… Policy Article Mobilizing Women Voters in Pakistan 03/2020 PEGNet Policy Brief In most developing countries, politicians are mostly male, whose politics revolves around male household heads. The system does not stop women from voting, but politicians do not campaign directly for the female vote. A campaign run by a politician… Policy Article Promoting private investment to create jobs: A review of the evidence 01/2020 PEGNet Policy Studies Policy Article Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal 01/2020 PEGNet Policy Studies In developing countries, where agriculture is a major economic sector, value-chain development is expected to contribute to high-level outcomes. In this paper, we aim at quantitatively assessing the value-chains which will be the most effective at… Policy Article External Validity and Policy Adaptation: From Impact Evaluation to Policy Design 10/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief Similar policies, if applied to different contexts, can have many different effects and a policy that has proven successful in one context does not automatically have to be as successful in another context. This displays the problem of the limited… Policy Article Does female economic empowerment promote development? 08/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief The persisting inequalities women face while entering the labor market, make female economic empowerment a major policy objective for international organisations, local governments, non-profit organisations, researchers, and private companies.… Policy Article Special Economic Zones – An effective instrument for growth in Africa? 07/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief Special Economic Zones (SEZs), or free zones, are an increasingly popular policy instrument aimed at attracting investment and inducing structural change. They are geographically defined areas designated by the government where regulations are… Policy Article Job training programs for youth in low-income countries 05/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief Worldwide, and especially in developing countries, young people remain particularly disadvantaged in labor markets. That is why helping young people to enter the labor market continues to be a major policy priority for governments and international… Policy Article Pre-departure Policies for Migrants' Origin Countries 08/2018 PEGNet Policy Brief International migration generates large benefits for migrants and their family members who stay behind. But migrants’ socio-economic integration in destination countries is often imperfect and many migrants face the risk of exploitation. Policy Article A Tale of Two MENAs 07/2018 PEGNet Policy Brief T he Middle East and North Africa, often referred to by the acronym MENA, is a region that gained global prominence eight years ago as the site of the Arab spring (Breisinger et al. 2012). What began as a series of protests in Tunisia quickly… 1 2 3 4 Share tweet Share Copy to clipboard Mail
Policy Article COVID-19: Impacts on African economies – economic challenges and social safety net responses 04/2020 PEGNet Policy Brief The impacts of the “COVID-19 shock” on African economies are unfolding rapidly and can be expected to vary widely by country. The effects can be divided into indirect effects depending on countries’ exposure to international trade, tourism and FDI in…
Policy Article Mobilizing Women Voters in Pakistan 03/2020 PEGNet Policy Brief In most developing countries, politicians are mostly male, whose politics revolves around male household heads. The system does not stop women from voting, but politicians do not campaign directly for the female vote. A campaign run by a politician…
Policy Article Promoting private investment to create jobs: A review of the evidence 01/2020 PEGNet Policy Studies
Policy Article Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal 01/2020 PEGNet Policy Studies In developing countries, where agriculture is a major economic sector, value-chain development is expected to contribute to high-level outcomes. In this paper, we aim at quantitatively assessing the value-chains which will be the most effective at…
Policy Article External Validity and Policy Adaptation: From Impact Evaluation to Policy Design 10/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief Similar policies, if applied to different contexts, can have many different effects and a policy that has proven successful in one context does not automatically have to be as successful in another context. This displays the problem of the limited…
Policy Article Does female economic empowerment promote development? 08/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief The persisting inequalities women face while entering the labor market, make female economic empowerment a major policy objective for international organisations, local governments, non-profit organisations, researchers, and private companies.…
Policy Article Special Economic Zones – An effective instrument for growth in Africa? 07/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief Special Economic Zones (SEZs), or free zones, are an increasingly popular policy instrument aimed at attracting investment and inducing structural change. They are geographically defined areas designated by the government where regulations are…
Policy Article Job training programs for youth in low-income countries 05/2019 PEGNet Policy Brief Worldwide, and especially in developing countries, young people remain particularly disadvantaged in labor markets. That is why helping young people to enter the labor market continues to be a major policy priority for governments and international…
Policy Article Pre-departure Policies for Migrants' Origin Countries 08/2018 PEGNet Policy Brief International migration generates large benefits for migrants and their family members who stay behind. But migrants’ socio-economic integration in destination countries is often imperfect and many migrants face the risk of exploitation.
Policy Article A Tale of Two MENAs 07/2018 PEGNet Policy Brief T he Middle East and North Africa, often referred to by the acronym MENA, is a region that gained global prominence eight years ago as the site of the Arab spring (Breisinger et al. 2012). What began as a series of protests in Tunisia quickly…