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", Regassa, Mekdim D
- "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
Peace and development: building peaceful, just and inclusive societies
- "Peacebuilding 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
- "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 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, João 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: Rôle 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
