This report, the Ethiopia Gender Diagnostic, presents evidence on the mechanisms underlying gender gaps in the Ethiopian workforce. Using data from the 2011–2016 Ethiopia Socioeconomic Surveys, this report...
Ethiopia has made remarkable economic progress over the past decade, achieving high gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and dramatically reducing poverty. Despite this success, current gender gaps show...
Ethiopia has experienced remarkable economic success in recent years. In the past decade, its average annual growth rate far exceeded the regional average, at slightly over 10 percent relative to a regional...
Ethiopia has made remarkable economic progress over the past decade, achieving high gross domestic product (GDP) growth and dramatically reducing poverty. Despite this success, current gender gaps show...
Inclusive growth and poverty reduction requires an understanding of the constraints to increasing productivity of the informal sector, which employs the majority of Zambians. Zambians working in this sector...
For young adults living in countries with AIDS epidemics, getting an HIV test may influence near-term decisions, such as when to leave school, when to marry, and when to have a first child. These behaviors...
In many African countries, the timing of important life events -- such as school-leaving, first marriage, and entry into the labor market -- is thought to be strongly tied to migration. This paper investigates...