This paper provides a summary of the evidence and a synthesis of the key arguments around how a range of features affect the relationship between urbanisation and productivity, employment and salaries.
Weak linkages between businesses within an economy result in inefficiencies, missed opportunities and often, over reliance upon imported goods and services. This topic guide looks at initiatives to improve these linkages and create sustainable economic ties with and between local … Read More
This paper looks at trade and investment flows in Southern African countries. The paper highlights the major product group (both in and out) for DRC, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa.
This paper presents the results of a literature review of evidence that supports the assertion that economically empowering girls can contribute to the prevention of certain outcomes such as early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting in developing country … Read More
The first rigorous attempt to profile high-tech entrepreneurs, measure the market for their products and services, and estimate the impact of the demand for those products and services. For a copy of this report, contact Jake Lansche at .
Manufacturers and consumers demand products on time. As trade shifts to time-sensitive complex manufactures and as production segments across countries and continents, timely delivery is increasingly important. What does a one-day delay cost an importer or exporter? What do delays … Read More
Islamic banking in Indonesia has some unusual characteristics. Like most microfinance institutions in Indonesia, Islamic institutions, micro or otherwise, are generally private, for-profit institutions based on the intermediation of depositor funds secured on a competitive market. In this they are … Read More
This paper explores the emergence of Global Value Chains (GVCs) and the implications for developing countries, particularly in terms of what these countries need to do in order to effectively participate in these GVCs, and provides insights into the key … Read More
A strong and effective intellectual property system promotes trade and economic development. But to ensure widespread benefit, all affected should know how to use that system. To help countries build the capacity to promote economic and enterprise growth, Nathan Associates … Read More
Papua New Guinea ranked 156 out of 186 countries in the United Nations Human Development Index for 2013, largely because of the harsh conditions endured by women there. Most women in PNG, for example, are less educated than men, face … Read More