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The dynamics and interactions of income inequality and inequality of opportunity in Ghana
Led by the University of Ghana, this research project focuses on inequalities in Ghana, where they remain at important levels although this country has experienced rapid economic growth and significan...
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Climate variability and inequalities in Indonesia and in Vietnam
Climate change and variability in South East Asia (SEA) has been remarkable in the past 20 years. The peculiarity of the economy and societal structure of SEA has an impact on how these effects will b...
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Inequalities and environmental changes in the Lower Mekong River Basin
This project proposes a systematic analysis of the inequality-environmental change nexus in the Lower Mekong River Basin Region. It aims at building scientific base for policy action as well as identi...
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Fiscal Incidence Analysis
The CEQ Assessment is a tool that analyzes the impact of taxation and social spending on inequality and poverty, allowing governments to assess the redistributive and poverty-reduction impact of their...
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Analysis of the distributional impact of development cooperation projects
It is critical to assess how, and the extent to which, projects and programmes supported by development agencies contribute to the goal of reducing within country inequalities. A methodology (Morabito...
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Youth inclusion in labor markets in Niger: Evidence from Tahoua and Zinder
How do intersecting vulnerabilities affect the quality of young women and men inclusion in labor markets in Niger and their ability to move out of and remain out of poverty? How do different forms of...
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Digital labour platforms in Buenos Aires: Working conditions and gender inequality
What is the effect of app-based platforms for the personal service sector in Argentina? This project explores the labour conditions and performance experienced on the platform by workers like food del...
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Measuring the environmental sustainability of Kenya and Vietnam: application of the ESGAP framework
As part of the ECOPRONAT research program, AFD is developing methodologies to assess the environmental sustainability of a territory, to contribute to the structuring of international standards defini...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Households and Firms in the MENA Region
What is the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households and firms behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa? A research partnership between AFD and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) p...
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Genealogy and analysis of discourses on the relationship between gender and climate
Climate change and gender equality—understood as equality between women and men—have become central to the strategies of development actors. This research project examines how these actors incorporate...
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Understanding Arabo-Islamic Education in the Sahel
Arab-Islamic education in the Sahel remains poorly understood, despite being a key component for grasping and managing the region’s education systems. This research project, entrusted to IRD, aims to...
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GEMMES Morocco: analyzing the impacts of different climate scenarios on Moroccan agriculture
Due to climate change, the agricultural sector in Morocco is increasingly facing rising temperatures and dwindling water resources. As part of a long-standing collaboration with AFD, the GEMMES Morocc...
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ESTEEM – Exposure to Structural Transition in an Ecological-Economic Model
How can we measure the macroeconomic risks that developing countries may encounter during their low-carbon transition? Developed by AFD, the ESTEEM model (Exposure to Structural Transition in an Ecolo...
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GEMMES Tunisia: Investigating the impact of hydric stress on agriculture, water cycle and the economy
The GEMMES Tunisia project examined the impact of climate change on Tunisian agriculture in particular, and the macroeconomic impact of these changes in general, as well as the benefits of various ada...
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Inequalities, social mobility and perceptions in Mexico
Latin America is one of the regions with the highest economic inequality in the world. Moreover, Mexico shows one of the highest levels of such kind of inequality within the region. Even public offici...
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Cash transfers and economic recovery: The effect of South Africa’s Covid-19 grant on productive economic activ...
The fear that cash transfer programs (or social grants) can discourage labor market participation is common among policymakers locally and around the world, including in South Africa. To refute or con...
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Multidimensional Diagnostic on Inequalities in Colombia
This research project conducted by the Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities in close collaboration with DANE and DNP, and in partnership with Fedesarrollo, conducted a comprehensi...
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Analysis of Colombia’s fiscal policy and public spending impact on inequalities
The Extension of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities in partnership with Fedesarrollo and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Finances implemented the methodology of the Commitment to...
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Developing a strategic framework for nature-based solutions in urban areas
As part of the ECOPRONAT research programme, AFD is collaborating with the World Resources Institute (WRI) to develop a strategic framework for identifying and deploying nature-based solutions (NBS) i...
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Assessing the concrete effects of climate change education on ecological transitions
AFD funded two systematic literature reviews to assess the concrete effects of climate change education (CCE) on ecological transitions. By examining their impact on the knowledge, attitudes and behav...
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