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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Agnes Quisumbing

Agnes Quisumbing is a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit. She co-leads a research program that examines how closing the gap between men’s and women’s ownership and control of assets may lead to better development outcomes.

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Skin in the game: Microequity and mentorship for online freelancing-based microentrepreneurs in Bangladesh

2021Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Meki, Muhammad; Quinn, Simon; Shonchoy, Abu
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Skin in the game: Microequity and mentorship for online freelancing-based microentrepreneurs in Bangladesh

In this pilot project, we demonstrate the exciting potential of online freelancing for improving the incomes of poor youth in rural Bangladesh. We also highlight the constraints to this type of work: financing constraints for the high training cost, access to the necessary work infrastructure, and soft skills requirements to success in the market. We shed light on some promising possibilities for innovative financing contracts and for ‘virtual exporting companies’ to act as freelancing incubators and assist students in their development.

Year published

2021

Authors

Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Meki, Muhammad; Quinn, Simon; Shonchoy, Abu

Citation

Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Meki, Muhammad; Quinn, Simon; and Shonchoy, Abu. 2021. Skin in the game: Microequity and mentorship for online freelancing-based microentrepreneurs in Bangladesh. PEDL ERG Research 5246. Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL). https://pedl.cepr.org/publications/skin-game-microequity-and-mentorship-online-freelancing-based-microentrepreneurs

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Bangladesh

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Southern Asia; Asia; Income; Youth Employment; Policies; Training; Capacity Development; Youth; Labour; Microenterprises; Credit; Rural Areas; Skill Training

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English

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Open Access

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A global trading system in turmoil: What is at stake for Africa?

2019Bouët, Antoine; Traoré, Fousseini; Laborde Debucquet, David
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A global trading system in turmoil: What is at stake for Africa?

The trade war between the United States and China involves the two largest players in the world economy (i.e., the two countries with the largest GDPs, and the largest exporters and importers). Consequently, increasing trade tensions between these two giants are a major stake and it is expected that these tensions will negatively affect third countries through spillover effects. Trade tensions may also become even more important and may potentially concern other players in the world economy. This is why the global trading system appears to be today in turmoil.

Year published

2019

Authors

Bouët, Antoine; Traoré, Fousseini; Laborde Debucquet, David

Citation

Bouët, Antoine; Traoré, Fousseini; and Laborde Debucquet, David. 2019. A global trading system in turmoil: What is at stake for Africa? In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019. Bouët, Antoine and Odjo, Sunday P. (Eds.) Chapter 5 Pp. 109-131. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Africa; Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Imports; Exports; Trade; Production Possibilities

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296909_05 Source record

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Intra-African trade integration

2019Odjo, Sunday P.; Traoré, Fousseini; Zaki, Chahir
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Intra-African trade integration

Regional integration arrangements have proliferated across Africa over the last 40 years. The most clearly stated objective of this quest for integration is to expand intraregional trade, as it is believed that the harmonization of regulations and policies will help reduce trade costs and facilitate economies of scale. This trend is now being accelerated as African policy makers are pushing for broader integration to realize the long-held desire for pan-African unity in the form of a continental free trade area. This chapter explores how effective regional trade arrangements (RTAs) have been in promoting intraregional trade in Africa. To do this we examine several indicators, since one single indicator cannot capture the multiple dimensions and determinants of trade integration (Bouët, Cosnard, and Laborde 2017).

Year published

2019

Authors

Odjo, Sunday P.; Traoré, Fousseini; Zaki, Chahir

Citation

Odjo, Sunday P.; Traoré, Fousseini; and Zaki, Chahir. 2019. Intra-African trade integration. In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019. Bouët, Antoine and Odjo, Sunday P. (Eds.) Chapter 3 Pp. 43-71. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Keywords

Eastern Africa; Africa; Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Southern Africa; Imports; Exports; Trade; Production Possibilities

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896296909_03 Source record

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Book Chapter