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Working Papers

2019

1. IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 43 Youth agrifood system employment in developing countries: a gender-differentiated spatial approach
   IFAD Research Series, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) View citations (2)
2. IFAD RESEARCH SERIES 46 Economic participation of rural youth: what matters?
   IFAD Research Series, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) View citations (4)

2018

3. The Evidence Is In
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
4. The evidence is in: how should youth employment programs in low-income countries be designed ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (13)

2017

5. In the mind, the household, or the market ? concepts and measurement of women's economic empowerment
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2016

6. Africa’s inclusive growth challenge: Reducing deprivation and creating jobs
   Papers Presented at Global Meetings of the Emerging Markets Forum, Emerging Markets Forum

2015

7. Are African Households Heterogeneous Agents?: Stylized Facts on Patterns of Consumption, Employment, Income and Earnings for Macroeconomic Modelers
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)

2013

8. Africa's Got Work to Do: Employment Prospects in the New Century
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (30)
9. Different dreams, same bed: collecting, using, and interpreting employment statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa -- the case of Uganda
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
10. Household enterprises in Mozambique: key to poverty reduction but not on the development agenda ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
11. Labour Market Entry and Earnings: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data
    Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham, CREDIT View citations (2)

2012

12. Household enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa: why they matter for growth, jobs, and livelihoods
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (43)

2011

13. Is informality welfare-enhancing structural transformation ? evidence from Uganda
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (9)
14. The household enterprise sector in Tanzania: why it matters and who cares
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)

2008

15. Are skills rewarded in Sub-Saharan Africa ? determinants of wages and productivity in the manufacturing sector
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
16. Institutions and labor market outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

2006

17. Taking Stock of Research on Regional Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2003

18. Redirecting resources to community based services: a concept paper
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (3)
19. Safety nets in transition economies: a primer
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (8)

2001

20. Gender dimensions of pension reform in the Former Soviet Union
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

1999

21. Latvian pension reform
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (14)

1994

22. Female - headed households, poverty, and the welfare of children in urban Brazil
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Female-Headed Households, Poverty, and the Welfare of Children in Urban Brazil, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (1997) View citations (24) (1997)
23. Old age security in transitional economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Africa’s “youth employment” crisis is actually a “missing jobs” crisis
   Development Policy Review, 2021, 39, (4), 621-643 View citations (2)
2. Shocks, Resilience and Structural Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Sustainability, 2021, 13, (24), 1-22 View citations (1)
3. Youth and Adult Agrifood System Employment in Developing Regions: Rural (Peri-urban to Hinterland) vs. Urban
   Journal of Development Studies, 2021, 57, (4), 571-593 View citations (11)

2017

4. Youth Unemployment and Earnings in Africa: Evidence from Tanzanian Retrospective Data
   Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26, (2), 119-139

2016

5. Africa's Got Work To Do: A Diagnostic of Youth Employment Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of African Economies, 2016, 25, (suppl_1), i16-i36 View citations (9)
6. Household Enterprises and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Development Policy Review, 2016, 34, (2), 197-221 View citations (8)
7. Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Constraints and Opportunities
   Journal of African Economies, 2016, 25, (suppl_1), i3-i15 View citations (32)

2013

8. Institutions and Job Growth in African Manufacturing: Does Employment Protection Regulation Matter?
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (4), 616-650 View citations (11)

1997

9. Female-Headed Households, Poverty, and the Welfare of Children in Urban Brazil
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1997, 45, (2), 231-57 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Female - headed households, poverty, and the welfare of children in urban Brazil, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1994) View citations (8) (1994)

1993

10. Incomes Policy During Stabilization: A Review and Lessons from Bulgaria and Romania
    Comparative Economic Studies, 1993, 35, (1), 39-57 View citations (4)

Books

2014

1. Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
   (L’emploi des jeunes en Afrique subsaharienne - Rapport complet)
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (98)

2012

2. Education Reform in Mozambique: Lessons and Challenges
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (11)

2008

3. Beating the Odds: Sustaining Inclusion in Mozambique's Growing Economy
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (5)
4. Working Out of Poverty: Job Creation and the Quality of Growth in Africa
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (29)