Working Paper 27 examines Malawi’s challenging employment landscape, focusing on the country's rapidly growing youth population. Using three rounds of the Integrated Household Survey, carried out between 2004 and 2016, the authors found little evidence of a structural transformation in Malawi’s economy or of youth benefiting from changing patterns of employment. While the share of >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
Agriculture and poverty reduction
What is the future of agriculture in Ghana? And what are the implications for poverty reduction. IFPRI Senior Research Fellow James Thurlow addresses these questions in an essay published on the Gate's Foundation Goalkeepers Report. He writes that "if you asked most Ghanaians where the opportunities of the future lie, they would point to Accra, […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Malawi’s changing employment landscape: Some implications for youth and economic growth
A team of IFPRI researchers has been exploring whether Malawi’s labor force and landscape has been shifting out of its traditional subsistence agriculture sector and into the industry and services sectors in recent years, as well as the role that youth might play in these changes. The study assesses which factors, if any, impact individuals’ >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
IFPRI Malawi research fellow nominated for Nils Westermarck award
At the 30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) being held in Vancouver this week, an IFPRI Malawi research fellow was nominated- and was named first runner up- for the Nils Westermarck award, named after an outstanding contributor to the agricultural economics profession. The nominee, Dennis Ochieng, is an associate research fellow at IFPRI Malawi where his >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Gender Specialist with Banyan Global
Banyan Global, a woman-owned international development consulting firm, is recruiting for a full time Gender Specialist. This position is responsible for providing technical and operational support for a portfolio of gender projects and new business development, and providing technical assistance related to gender equality and women’s empowerment integration. This position is based in Washington, DC […]
