LDC Future Forum - Papers
Building the basics: eradicating poverty and hunger, and reducing inequality in LDCs
- "Club convergence in income inequality in Africa", Kolawole Ogundari
- "Do Sahelian Smallholder Farmers Benefit from Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Average Treatment Approach", Bola Amoke Awotide, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Adebayo Ogunniyi, Alexander Nimo Wiredu, Amadou Youssouf Coulibaly, Paul Matin Dontsop Nguezet, Tahirou Abdoulaye
- "Horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique – 1997 to 2017", Ricardo Santos, Eva-Maria Egger, Vicenzo Salvucci
- "Least Developed, Most Uneven: Inequality and Sustainable Development in the LDCs", Jacob Assa, Josefin Pasanen
- "Long-term child nutrition: the complementarity between farm input subsidy vouchers and health care quality in Malawi", Martin Limbikani Mwale
- "Does agricultural commercialization increase asset and livestock accumulation on smallholder farms in Ethiopia?", Paul Martin
Delivering dignity: human development and well-being in LDCs
- "Child development impact of water scarcity: Evidence from Ethiopia", Anita Staneva, Muhammed A. Usman, Fabrizio Carmignani
- "Education in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa in the context of COVID-19", Sy Ibrahima, Giscard Assoumou-Ella, Kao Essowè Patrice
- "Incentivizing and Retaining Public Servants in Remote Areas. A discrete choice experiment with agricultural extension agents in Ethiopia"
- "Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries: Towards LDC5", Idrissa Ouedraogo
- "Achieving Optimal Early Childhood Development through enhanced Collective Care and Grounded Early Childhood Education in Madagascar", Zanafy Gladys Abdoul
Transforming Economies: achieving sustained growth and robust employment, especially for youth
- "LDCs criteria and structural transformation: Are improvements in LDCs‘ structural handicaps a step towards structural transformation?", Alassane Drabo
- "Effects of Safety Law Enforcement on the Manufacturing Industry in a Developing Country: Evidence from Multinational Involvement in the Apparel Sector of Bangladesh", Shahida Pervin
- "Tourism as a driver of sustainable development in Pacific least developed counties", Yusuke Tateno, Andrzej Bolesta
国产AV and development: building peaceful, just and inclusive societies
- "国产AVbuilding and Women Employment in Boko Haram Affected Countries", Eugenie Rose Fontep, Armand Mboutchouang K.
- "Structural barriers to SME-ecosystem development in LDCs – Regulatory Frameworks, Technical Capacities and Access to Finance." Hani Almeghari, Jussi Ojala
- "The Implications of the Electoral Systems to the Attainment of Gender Equality in East African Parliaments", Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru
Deploying Digital: Leveraging STI and emerging digital technologies for sustainable development
- "Can New Learning Opportunities Reshape Gender Attitudes for Girls?: Field Evidence from Tanzania", So Yoon Ahn, Youjin Hahn, Semee Yoon
- "Combining Financial-Literacy Training and SMS Reminders to Influence Mobile Money Use and Financial Inclusion among VSLAs: Experimental Evidence from Malawi"
- "Can Digital Technology Drive Post-Pandemic Inclusive Growth in LDCs and EMDEs?", Shahid Yusuf
- "Using machine learning to predict health insurance enrolment and take-up of health services", Durizzo Kathrin, Isabel Günther, Kenneth Harttgen
- "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labour Market in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and VietNam", Francesco Carbonero, Jeremy Davies, Ekkehard Ernst, Frank M. Fossen, Daniel Samaan, Alina Sorgner
Our changing world: building resilience and sustainability in LDCs
- "Sub-Saharan Africa: Building Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters", Eric M. Pondi, Seung-Mo Choi, Pritha Mitra
- "New paradigms for Non-State Actor Led Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement in Least Developed Countries: Policy Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa and Malawi", Dumisani Chirambo
- "Climate change in Bangladesh: A sustainable development perspective", Fahmida Khatun, Syed Yusuf Saadat
- "This Changes Everything: Climate Shocks and Sovereign Bonds", Serhan Cevik, Jo?o Tovar Jalles
Trading Places: Increasing LDCs’ share in global trade
- "Graduation from Least Developed Country Status within a Captive Global Value Chain: Case study of the Solomon Islands"
- "Improving market for LDCs: The impact of the EU Reform of Rules of Origin on Utilization Rates and Trade Flows under the Everything But Arms Initiative (EBA)", Pramila Crivelli, Stefano Inama
- "Implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA): estimates of reduction in time at customs for the United Nations’ vulnerable economies", Jaime de Meloa, Zakaria Sorghob, Laurent Wagnerc
Mobilizing resources for sustainable development in LDCs
- "A critical reflection on international support for least developed countries", Daniel Gay
- "Financement des microentreprises au Burundi: R?le de la microfinance", Théogène Nsengiyumva
- "Financing the transition to sustainable development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs): challenges and opportunities", Olivier Cattaneo, Cecilia Piemonte, Abdoulaye Fabregas
- "How Does VAT Reform Influence The Situation of Women in Burkina Faso?", Pierre Nziengui Mamboundou
- "Reversing the trends that leave LDCs behind", Development Initiatives
- "The Allure of Commercial Debt: The Case of Zambia and Mozambique", Florence Banda-Muleya
- "Determinants of foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector", Zaneta Kubik
