LDC Future Forum - Papers
Building the basics: eradicating poverty and hunger, and reducing inequality in LDCs
- "Club convergence in income inequality in Africa", Kolawole OgundariPDFOpens a new window
- "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 AbdoulayePDFOpens a new window
- "Horizontal and intersecting inequalities in Mozambique – 1997 to 2017", Ricardo Santos, Eva-Maria Egger, Vicenzo SalvucciPDFOpens a new window
- "Least Developed, Most Uneven: Inequality and Sustainable Development in the LDCs", Jacob Assa, Josefin PasanenPDFOpens a new window
- "Long-term child nutrition: the complementarity between farm input subsidy vouchers and health care quality in Malawi", Martin Limbikani MwalePDFOpens a new window
- "Does agricultural commercialization increase asset and livestock accumulation on smallholder farms in Ethiopia?", Paul MartinPDFOpens a new window
Delivering dignity: human development and well-being in LDCs
- "Child development impact of water scarcity: Evidence from Ethiopia", Anita Staneva, Muhammed A. Usman, Fabrizio CarmignaniPDFOpens a new window
- "Education in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa in the context of COVID-19", Sy Ibrahima, Giscard Assoumou-Ella, Kao Essowè Patrice PDFOpens a new window
- "Incentivizing and Retaining Public Servants in Remote Areas. A discrete choice experiment with agricultural extension agents in Ethiopia"PDFOpens a new window, Regassa, Mekdim DPDF
- "Achieving Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries: Towards LDC5", Idrissa OuedraogoPDFOpens a new window
- "Achieving Optimal Early Childhood Development through enhanced Collective Care and Grounded Early Childhood Education in Madagascar", Zanafy Gladys AbdoulPDFOpens a new window
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 DraboPDFOpens a new window
- "Effects of Safety Law Enforcement on the Manufacturing Industry in a Developing Country: Evidence from Multinational Involvement in the Apparel Sector of Bangladesh", Shahida PervinPDFOpens a new window
- "Tourism as a driver of sustainable development in Pacific least developed counties", Yusuke Tateno, Andrzej BolestaPDFOpens a new window
Peace and development: building peaceful, just and inclusive societies
- "Peacebuilding and Women Employment in Boko Haram Affected Countries", Eugenie Rose Fontep, Armand Mboutchouang K.PDFOpens a new window
- "Structural barriers to SME-ecosystem development in LDCs – Regulatory Frameworks, Technical Capacities and Access to Finance." Hani Almeghari, Jussi OjalaPDFOpens a new window
- "The Implications of the Electoral Systems to the Attainment of Gender Equality in East African Parliaments", Victoria Melkisedeck LihiruPDFOpens a new window
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 YoonPDFOpens a new window
- "Combining Financial-Literacy Training and SMS Reminders to Influence Mobile Money Use and Financial Inclusion among VSLAs: Experimental Evidence from Malawi"PDFOpens a new window
- "Can Digital Technology Drive Post-Pandemic Inclusive Growth in LDCs and EMDEs?", Shahid YusufPDFOpens a new window
- "Using machine learning to predict health insurance enrolment and take-up of health services", Durizzo Kathrin, Isabel Günther, Kenneth HarttgenPDFOpens a new window
- "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 PDFOpens a new window
- "Does connectivity reduce gender gaps in off-farm employment? Evidence from 12 low- and middle income countries", Eva-Maria Egger, Aslihan Arslan, Emanuele Zucchini
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 MitraPDFOpens a new window
- "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 ChiramboPDFOpens a new window
- "Climate change in Bangladesh: A sustainable development perspective", Fahmida Khatun, Syed Yusuf SaadatPDFOpens a new window
- "This Changes Everything: Climate Shocks and Sovereign Bonds", Serhan Cevik, João Tovar JallesPDFOpens a new window
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"PDFOpens a new window
- "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 InamaPDFOpens a new window
- "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 WagnercPDFOpens a new window
Mobilizing resources for sustainable development in LDCs
- "A critical reflection on international support for least developed countries", Daniel GayPDFOpens a new window
- "Financement des microentreprises au Burundi: Rôle de la microfinance", Théogène NsengiyumvaPDFOpens a new window
- "Financing the transition to sustainable development in Least Developed Countries (LDCs): challenges and opportunities", Olivier Cattaneo, Cecilia Piemonte, Abdoulaye Fabregas PDFOpens a new window
- "How Does VAT Reform Influence The Situation of Women in Burkina Faso?", Pierre Nziengui MamboundouPDFOpens a new window
- "Reversing the trends that leave LDCs behind", Development InitiativesPDFOpens a new window
- "The Allure of Commercial Debt: The Case of Zambia and Mozambique", Florence Banda-MuleyaPDFOpens a new window
- "Determinants of foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector", Zaneta KubikPDFOpens a new window
