Jo Swinnen was awarded the Quality of Communications Award for the book COVID-19 and Global Food Security and the blog posts, events, and distribution channels used to disseminate it. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Virtual Brown Bag: Does Connectivity Reduce Gender Gaps in Off-farm Employment? Evidence from 12 low- and middle- income countries
Virtual Brown Bag: Does Connectivity Reduce Gender Gaps in Off-farm Employment? Evidence from 12 low- and middle- income countries Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Time: 02:30 PM to 04:00 PM CAT Presenter slides and a blog will be available in the days fo... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Journal Article: Malawi’s slowly changing employment landscape and its implications for youth
We are pleased to announce that the article “Malawi’s slowly changing employment landscape and its implications for youth”, authored by Todd Benson, Bob Baulch, Yanjanani Lufeyo, and Priscilla Mkweta has been accepted for publication in Development Sou... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Structural change and women’s employment potential in Myanmar
Women have played an active role in Myanmar’s labor force during a period of massive structural change and their growing importance is substantiated by their increasing involvement in manufacturing jobs near and away from home. In their research, Valer... Source: IFPRI Myanmar – The Myanmar Strategy Support Program
NEW PUBLICATION: Impact of COVID-19 on the Egyptian economy: Economic sectors, jobs, and households
By Clemens Breisinger, Mariam Raouf, Manfred Wiebelt, Ahmed Kamaly, Mouchera Karara The COVID-19 crisis may lead to a 1.1 percent decline in Egypt’s GDP during the 4th quarter (April to June) of the 2019/20 fiscal year, compared to the same quarter in ... Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
