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Indonesia Climate Change Programme Loan (ICCPL)

In close partnership in 2008, 2009 and 2010, JICA and AFD approved a series of “climate” budget loans to the Indonesian Government in order to facilitate the design and implementation of an ambitious...

International emigration and labour market outcomes of women staying behind: the case of Morocco

We tackle the issue of women's activity rates in Morocco by adopting a mixed method approach. Using the 2007 household survey, we find that having a migrant in the household increases women's labour p...

Reintegration upon return: insights from Ecuadorian returnees from Spain

Using the ECM2 survey data on Ecuadorian migrants returning from Spain, we investigate the determinants of reintegration upon return. We study how the migration experience, but also the before- and af...

Migration patterns and labor market outcomes in Tunisia

This article focuses on the external effects of emigration on non-migrants and particularly on the interactions with labor market outcomes in Tunisia before and after the revolution. Using the new Tun...

Social Cohesion and inequality in South Africa

We examine recent trends in social cohesion and inequality, and the relationship between the two in South Africa using date from the South African Reconciliation Barometer Surveys. Given that the coun...

Spatial poverty and inequality in South Africa: A municipality level analysis

Using the 2011 South African population census, we provide income and multidimensional poverty and inequality estimates at the municipal level. We go on to estimate a spatial econometric model to iden...

The economics of the Syrian refugee crisis in neighboring countries. The case of Lebanon

In this article, we investigate the effects of a massive displacement of workers from a war-torn economy on the economy of a neighboring country. Applying a general equilibrium approach to the Lebanes...

Internal versus International Migration in Egypt: Together or Far Apart

This paper examines the relationship between internal, international, and return migration in Egypt. Using the Egypt Labor Market Panel Survey (ELMPS), this paper documents the evolution and patterns...

Social cohesion in times of forced displacement: the case of young people in Jordan

Countries hosting large numbers of refugees often face immense challenges in providing sufficient economic opportunities, and access to basic services. Competition over limited resources can lead to t...

Spatial inequality through the prism of a pandemic: Covid-19 in South Africa

While the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone feel very vulnerable, the pandemic has made manifest the significant gaps between individuals in terms of exposure and in terms of the ca...

Inequality in sub-Saharan Africa: A Review Paper

Very little attention has been paid to African inequality dynamics in high-profile international discussions of changing global inequality despite the fact that African dynamics will become increasing...

Exploring the dynamics of micro- level consumption inequality in Ghana

Despite the country’s recent impressive growth record, inequality remains a pressing concern in Ghana as the benefits of higher incomes are not being evenly distributed. Existing micro-level studies o...

Understanding the relationship between Consumption Inequality, Inequality of Opportunity and Education Outcome...

There have been calls for a shift in policy focus towards economic inequality given that it can potentially generate social instability and be harmful to economic growth in the long run. The current s...

Earnings inequality over the life-course in South Africa

This paper revisits the measure of inequality introducing a dynamic dimension, which allows analysing inequality over the life course.

Collect more, spend better? Assessing the incidence of fiscal systems and public spending in three Francophone...

The objective of this study is to analyse and compare the incidence of fiscal systems of three western African countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal. The analysis relies on different data and too...

A Strategy for Reducing Inequalities in West Africa

Reducing economic and social inequalities in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, and Senegal requires a set of policies clearly focused on the most remote areas of these countries and the particular cha...

A Strategy for Reducing Inequalities in Central America and the Dominican Republic

Reducing economic and social inequalities in Central America and the Dominican Republic requires a new productive model, focused particularly on improving opportunities for women and young people in a...

Fiscal incidence, inequality and poverty in Kenya: A CEQ assessment

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effects of fiscal policy actions by the Government of Kenya on inequality and poverty. The paper uses the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS...