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Multimedia Item - Video
Video: Helping young Ethiopians find jobs
IGC researcher Girum Abebe of the Ethiopian Development Research Institute discusses a randomised evaluation of two job programmes helping young Ethiopians find jobs in Addis Ababa.
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Publication - Policy paper
Estimating a social discount rate for Myanmar
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Blog post
The politics of public sector and tax reform in Lebanon
In Lebanon, rain from the latest storm was seen dripping through the cracks in Beirut’s bridges. This image aptly summarises the country’s deteriorating infrastructure, which is due to woeful public finances and decades of negligence. Until now, the focus has been on improving the resilience of the financial and banking systems, and immediate structural reforms, to...
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Project
Reviewing Uganda’s 2017 National Export Action Plan
Uganda’s Export Promotion Action Plan prioritises export-oriented growth to attain middle income status by 2020. In April 2017, the Uganda National Planning Authority (NPA) invited the IGC to review the Export Promotion Action Plan. According to the NPA, the IGC’s recommendations informed not only the Export Action Plan, but a number of other policy papers ...
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Project
IGC Public Forum on Galamsey in Ghana
Small-scale illegal mining operations (colloquially known as “galamsey”) are destroying farmlands, forests, and water bodies in Ghana. IGC analysis showis that it would cost approximately $250 million to reclaim lands and water bodies destroyed by galamsey based on its studies in the western region. This event shared findings from IGC Ghana-sponsored work on...
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Case Study: State
Election debates to increase political accountability
Our research has found that giving voters access to information can significantly improve their knowledge and increase democratic participation.
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Publication - Working Paper
Teacher effectiveness in Africa: Longitudinal and causal estimates
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Publication - Working Paper
Teacher pay and educational outcomes: Evidence from the rural hardship allowance in Zambia
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Publication - Project Report
How can tourism become a driver of economic growth in Uganda?
With diverse wildlife and a dramatic landscape, tourism represents a promising way to galvanise economic growth in Uganda. However, despite what seem like obvious advantages of the tourism sector, policymakers have at times been reluctant to support it, instead opting to focus government efforts on facilitating industrial development. This paper details...
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Publication - Project Report
A study on personal income tax