Poverty
The number one goal in the new Sustainable Development Goals is to end all forms of poverty everywhere. We research how jobs, income-generating activities and microfinance make it possible for people to get out of poverty.
Current projects
Women in the developmental state: female employment and empowerment
Life Skills in Non-Formal Contexts for Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
Diversification of the Angolan Economy
Inequality in Angola
Completed projects
Saving Behaviour and the Introduction of Mobile Banking in India
Electronic Sales Register Machines, Tax Enforcement and Tax outcomes
Reality Checks in Mozambique 2011-2016
Agrarian contracts and rural poverty in India
Girl Power - Economic Empowerment in Tanzania
On the mechanics of microfinance
Poverty and entrepreneurship
Diversification of the Angolan economy
Gender of children, education and occupational choice in Nepal
Ethiopian Flower Farm Employment Project
CEIC-CMI Angola Programme (phase 2)
Households, Livelihoods and Social and Political Transformation in Nepal
Bangladesh: Capacity building and sustainability
Bangladesh: Inclusive growth and good governance
Democracy and corruption
Governance and FDI in Bangladesh: A global perspective
Private sector development: The role of education and business training
Bangladesh: Programme monitoring and coordination
Long term poverty dynamics in Nepal
Inclusive growth in India
Poverty Reduction and Gender Justice in Contexts of Complex Legal Pluralism
Social networks and labour migration in South-Asia
Health, Poverty and Public Expenditure
Poverty traps in industries with low knowledge- and investment barriers
Micro credit for Sustainable Development in Angola
Entrepreneurship and human capital
Review of Project proposal on Vocational Training
Social exclusion, democratic inclusion and the insurgency in Nepal
Economic determinants of food intake and health outcomes in Nepal
Improving the Integrated Rural Development Projects in Western Ethiopia
Evaluation of African Institute of Agrarian Studies
Gender Policies and Feminisation of Poverty in Mozambique (Sub-Project 1)
Well-being among Fisherfolks in Africa Research (WELFARE)
Bonded Labor in Nepal
Creating Jobs and Opportunities for the Poor
Poverty is still rampant in South-Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The underlying causes are complex and reflect an unequal distribution of resources as well as market failures that make it difficult for the poor to escape poverty. Our research attempts to understand the underlying mechanisms that may explain poverty, and the impact of programs that may reduce poverty.
We combine deep knowledge of particular regions in the South with analytical and empirical methodologies to understand the underlying economic and social mechanisms that explain poverty. Jobs and access to finance are essential for poverty eradication and at the heart of our research agenda. We research what kinds of jobs and employment that reduce poverty and what role governments can play. We apply a multi-disciplinary research design. We combine qualitative and quantitative methodologies to monitor poverty, to understand the determinants of poverty, and to evaluate policy interventions. The quantitative approach allows for testing of hypotheses, and identifying correlations and causal relations based on data from representative household surveys and randomized control trials, which combined with qualitative methods help us understand the depth and nuances of processes that produce and reproduce poverty.