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   What do empirical studies say about economic growth and job creation in developing countries?

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 September 2013

   Yurendra Basnett and Ritwika Sen

   This report reviews the evidence on the employment impact of economic growth and draws out evidence and lessons from the literature on how growth is associated with employment at a macro, sector and industry level.

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   Employment in a post-2015 framework: proposals for monitoring indicators

   Publication - Discussion papers - 7 August 2013

   Pedro Martins and Laura Kiku Rodriguez-Takeuchi

   The key objective of this paper is to stimulate a debate on potential employment indicators for a post-2015 framework. As the discussions around a post-2015 agenda intensify, we offer concrete and innovative proposals to improve the monitoring of employment outcomes in a future development framework.

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   Shifting the development debate to jobs, productivity change and structural transformation

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 March 2013

   Only productivity change, structural transformation and innovation can secure development in the long-run. A low-income country (LIC) that doesn’t increase the level of productivity in its economy will eventually limit its own growth and income-generating potential, and find it difficult to navigate health challenges and environmental constraints. It may well fail to make the transition from a LIC to a middle income country (MIC).

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   From supply and demand to power and data: the case for a more restrained handling of job creation programs in conflict-affected situations

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 11 March 2013

   'The case of job creation is symptomatic of a broader issue: that, perhaps because of the absence of high quality impact data, largely unjustified assumptions shape policy and programming choices in conflict-affected situations.'

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   Growth, employment and poverty in Africa: tales of lions and cheetahs

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 26 February 2013

   Pedro Martins

   This paper compares the experiences of four fast-growing African countries—Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania—in order to shed some light on the different growth paths being pursued, as well as on the policy choices that might explain the gaps in key development outcomes.

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   Unearthing productive employment: a diagnostic tool for sub-Saharan Africa

   Publication - Discussion papers - 26 February 2013

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   Pedro Martins

   This Working Paper develops a practical and useful methodology to identify key bottlenecks and opportunities to achieving full and productive employment for all. The methodology assesses where progress has been achieved and where to target efforts to enable a more socially inclusive and sustainable growth path.

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7. Labour mobility in east Africa: an analysis of the East African Community's Common Market and the free movement of workers

   Publication - Journal articles or issues - 7 February 2013

   Development Policy Review Volume 31, Issue Number 2

   Yurendra Basnett

   This article advocates an institutional perspective in analysing labour mobility, since rules governing cross-border labour markets are an embodiment of access and participation rights, and can determine the formalisation or informalisation of work and the protection and benefits accrued by migrant workers. It examines the East African Community's Common Market Protocol of July 2010, which seeks to promote the ‘free movement of workers’ within the Community. It argues that there are contradictions and inconsistencies in implementing the Protocol and provides recommendations for addressing them.

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   The politics of social protection: why are public works programmes so popular with governments and donors?

   Publication - Discussion papers - 5 September 2012

   ODI Background Notes

   Anna McCord

   This Background Note makes an initial exploration of the political economy of adopting public works programmes to promote social protection and employment in low-income countries and fragile states. It examines the reasons for the popularity of public works programmes, reviews the evidence base and draws implications for both policy choice and programme design.

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9. Rethinking Rio +20: why economists should take the Earth Summit seriously

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 June 2012

   Back at the first RioEarth Summitin 1992, the civil society organisations in attendance counted an unusual group among their number. Amid the assorted staffers and activists from environmental and development NGOs, there was a handful of campaigners who had a very different relationship with the Earth: representatives of an astronauts' organisation. Their reason for being there? Having seen the planet from space, they'd learned to view it from a different angle.

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    Youth entrepreneur - bicycle repair station, India.

    Youth entrpreneur - bicycle repair station, India.
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    Credit: anaxila
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    Maximising the impact of youth entrepreneurship support in different contexts

    Projects - April 2012 to September 2013

    Youth entrepreneurship is a key tool to develop the human capital necessary for the future, unleash the economic potential of youth, and promote sustainable growth. This research project aims to provide guidance on how youth entrepreneurship support initiatives need to be prioritised and adapted in different contexts in order to maximise impact.

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