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Job Advertisement: Researcher (f/m/diverse) Social Protection Policies

IDOS Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” is looking for a Researcher as part of the research project “Fostering resilience through Health and Social Protection policies in times of multiple crises”

International Trade, Firms and Jobs

Online, 02. Juni 2021

The online seminar series "Policy Implications of Recent Globalization Research" aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and…

Exporting out of China or out of Africa? Automation versus relocation in the global clothing industry

Altenburg, Tilman / Xiao Chen / Wilfried Lütkenhorst / Cornelia Staritz / Lindsay Whitfield (2020)
Discussion Paper 1/2020

China’s position as the biggest garment exporter is threatened by rising wages. This study shows that some production is indeed relocated to lower cost countries, but only a small fraction goes to Africa. In parallel, automation technology evolves, but is too expensive to radically substitute labour.

Economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the informal economy: who has fallen into poverty?

Strupat, Christoph (2022)
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Addressing climate goals and the SDGs through a just energy transition? Empirical evidence from Germany and South Africa

Hägele, Ramona / Gabriela I. Iacobuţă / James Tops (2022)
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Understanding the role of natural hazards in internal labour mobility in Australia

Kerstin K. Zander / Tom Wilson / Stephen T. Garnett (2020)
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Can gender-targeted employment interventions help enhance community participation? Evidence from urban Togo

Breuer, Anita / Edward Asiedu (2017)
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Navigating the trilemma: central banking in East Asia between inflation targeting, exchange-rate management and guarding financial stability

Volz, Ulrich (2015)
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Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU: National Policy-Makers

Online, 03. Juni 2020

Digitalisation shapes the transformations, evolutions and revolutions in our economy, and influences the way we work, live, and interact. Digitalisation creates numerous opportunities. Yet, if poorly managed, digitalisation and automation can lead to massive job losses, alongside rising fears among citizens and lawmakers when it comes to…

Afrikas ungenutzte Wirtschaftspotenziale

Altenburg, Tilman (2020)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 27. Januar 2020

Subsahara-Afrika braucht 25 Millionen neue Arbeitsplätze pro Jahr. Umbrüche in der Weltwirtschaft eröffnen neue Perspektiven, aber die größte Chance liegt in der Binnennachfrage.

Orte, die man als Zuhause bezeichnen kann?

Martin-Shields, Charles (2018)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 11. Juli 2018

Die EU steht vor dem Problem, die Migration im Mittelmeerraum zu steuern. Fatal dabei ist, dass die Politik die falschen Fragen stellt.

Die granulare Revolution der Plattformökonomie

Weizsäcker, Franz von (2018)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 22. Januar 2018

Freelancer und Plattformen statt Angestellte und Firmen -- der Trend birgt viele Chancen, doch Verantwortung für Faire Arbeitsbedingungen ist notwendig – vor allem bei Unternehmen; Aber auch die Politik ist gefragt.

Global trends in multidimensional poverty and horizontal inequalities in poverty

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba (2023)
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Awareness of India’s national health insurance scheme (PM-JAY): A cross-sectional study across six states

Parisi, Diletta / Swati Srivastava / Christoph Strupat et al. (2022)
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Sustainable and resilient agricultural value chains: addressing multiple vulnerabilities with a new partnership approach

Akman, Mehmet Sait Akman / Fabrizio Botti / Clara Brandi / Michael Brüntrup / Markus Dietrich / Ilaria Espa / Andreas Freytag / Robert Koopman / Stormy Mildner / Bettina Rudloff (2022)
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Social cohesion and firms’ access to finance in Africa

Walle, Yabibal M. (2022)
Discussion Paper 9/2022

Social cohesion could promote sustainable economic development in a number of ways, such as facilitating financial sector development. Analysing data from more than 12,500 firms in 27 African countries, the paper shows that social cohesion improves firms' access to finance in Africa.

Civil society organizations, migrants, and challenges in African contexts

Jaji, Rose (2024)
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Redefining the social contract in the wake of the Arab Spring: the experiences of Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

El-Haddad, Amirah (2020)
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Industrial policy in Morocco and its potential contribution to a new social contract

Hahn, Tina / Georgeta Vidican Auktor (2018)
Discussion Paper 31/2018

Industrial policy-making in Morocco is became more systemic, values dialogue with private sector and competitiveness. Yet, hurdles remain, regarding monitoring and evaluation, inclusion and implementation. If these weaknesses are addressed industrial policy could contribute to a new social contract.

A post-COVID social contract for the MENA region?

Online, 29. September 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has endangered fragile social contracts across the MENA region . The sharp economic downturn caused by the pandemic has reduced state revenues and had severe impacts on both formal and informal economic sectors. The demand for social protection has increased just as governments’ abilities to deliver has been…