Opportunities for well-paid employment for women are scarce in many African countries. Entrepreneurship is therefore one way in which women can earn a decent livelihood for themselves and their families. Despite the potential opportunities arising...

A research paper by project member Holger Görg (IfW Kiel) and Sourafel Girma (University of Nottingham) with the title „Productivity effects of processing and ordinary export market entry: A time-varying treatments approach” is forthcoming in the...

A consortium of five research institutions from Africa, Asia and Europe that joined forces to better understand the role of SEZs in the economic development process.

The aim of our research is to understand and quantify the developmental effects of special economic zones (SEZs) and similar policies pursued by developing countries, with a focus on both economic efficiency and inequality.