Executive Summary We have studied people’s perceptions of cooking energy systems in Uganda, through a document review and Focused Group Discussions (FGD), their level of knowledge about the possible…

This book intends to provide a continuous assessment of the crisis in governance in Africa. As it is, there are huge deficits in the capacity of African states to harness vast human and material...

The employment landscape in Uganda and across the globe has continued to change at an unprecedented rate. This has mostly manifested in employment shifts within and between sectors. A large share of...

PREFACE In order to achieve Agenda 2030, we need to get the economic incentives right and make sure to leave no one behind. In other words, we need a transformation towards an inclusive green economy…

A Research Brief Based on EfD Discussion Paper 22-06, Unmasking the Mystery of the Varying Benefits from Electrification (2022), by Nicholas Kilimani and Edward Bbaale (Makerere University, Kampala...

There is some evidence that access to schooling reduces fertility along the intensive margin in developing countries, but the transmission channels are not well understood; most education...

A Research Brief based on EfD Discussion Paper 22-06, Unmasking the Mystery of the Varying Benefits from Electrification (2022), by Nicholas Kilimani and Edward Bbaale (Makerere University, Kampala...

This policy note provides a snapshot of water and sanitation measures implemented by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 14 countries in the Global South: Costa Rica, El Salvador…

This paper estimates the association between innovation and employment growth among manufacturing firms in Africa. The paper uses a cross-sectional World Bank Enterprise Survey dataset in which…

The purpose of this paper is to estimate both direct and indirect channels through which imported inputs spur exporting in the African manufacturing sector. Design/methodology/approach The authors…