Search 153 Results enter search term Search Reset filter Suchfilter Content Type Event (52) Article (44) Publications (34) Page (23) 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 Policy Article Identifying Key Sectors and Key Policies of a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy 11/2017 PEGNet Policy Brief Identifying key sectors and key policies requires modeling both growth-poverty and policy-growth linkages. 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… Policy Article Land Use Competition in Sub-Saharan Africa's Rural Areas 08/2017 PEGNet Policy Brief There has been an increased interest in agricultural land in Africa’s rural areas. While foreign investments have taken center stage in the debate on large-scale agricultural investments, the role played by domestic investors – particularly… Policy Article Effective Anti-corruption Policy-making: What can we learn from Experimental Economics? 04/2017 PEGNet Policy Brief Experimental studies have shown that deterrence (monitoring and punishment) can be an effective anti-corruption policy. 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… Socio-economic impacts of refugees on host communities in developing countries 05/2020 PEGNet Policy Studies Excerpt from the introduction The overarching objective of this study is to review existing research, both theoretical and empirical, on the impact of refugees on residents’ livelihoods in host communities in developing countries. We particularly… 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 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 Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change 11/2015 PEGNet Policy Brief The year 2015 is important for sustainable development: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have expired and have been replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September, and from November 30th to December 11th, the 21st Session of… .... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Share tweet Share Copy to clipboard Mail
Policy Article Identifying Key Sectors and Key Policies of a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy 11/2017 PEGNet Policy Brief Identifying key sectors and key policies requires modeling both growth-poverty and policy-growth linkages.
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…
Policy Article Land Use Competition in Sub-Saharan Africa's Rural Areas 08/2017 PEGNet Policy Brief There has been an increased interest in agricultural land in Africa’s rural areas. While foreign investments have taken center stage in the debate on large-scale agricultural investments, the role played by domestic investors – particularly…
Policy Article Effective Anti-corruption Policy-making: What can we learn from Experimental Economics? 04/2017 PEGNet Policy Brief Experimental studies have shown that deterrence (monitoring and punishment) can be an effective anti-corruption policy.
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…
Socio-economic impacts of refugees on host communities in developing countries 05/2020 PEGNet Policy Studies Excerpt from the introduction The overarching objective of this study is to review existing research, both theoretical and empirical, on the impact of refugees on residents’ livelihoods in host communities in developing countries. We particularly…
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 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 Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change 11/2015 PEGNet Policy Brief The year 2015 is important for sustainable development: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have expired and have been replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September, and from November 30th to December 11th, the 21st Session of…