Poverty
CMI studies the underlying societal and market mechanisms that may explain why people stay poor, and the design and impacts of programs to reduce poverty.
Current projects
Creating a political and social climate for climate change
SIDA-Evaluation of SIDA's bilateral research cooperation
Women in the developmental state: female employment and empowerment
Completed projects
[FCG(SIDA)-Mid-term Evaluation of Swedish government funded Civil Society ]
[FCG Sweden (SIDA) - Evaluation of the Sida supported research capacity... ]
UD-Effects of terrorism and social unrest on the ready-made garments (RMG)]
Life Skills in Non-Formal Contexts for Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
Diversification of the Angolan Economy
Inequality in Angola
Urban and Rural Poverty Dynamics in Angola
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
Creating Jobs and Opportunities for the Poor
CMI studies the underlying societal and market mechanisms that may explain why people stay poor, and the design and impacts of programs to reduce poverty.
Jobs and access to finance are essential for poverty eradication and are at the heart of our research agenda.
We combine deep knowledge of particular regions in the South with analytical and empirical methods to understand why people stay poor, and to evaluate policy interventions.
The team has decades of experience from qualitative and quantitative research and commissioned work, with a focus
on East-Africa and South Asia.
Our research and evaluation expertise
- Private sector development
- Entrepreneurial training
- Microfinance including savings and credit
- Informal credit markets and small-scale investments
- Income diversification
- Climate change adaptation
- Rural and urban labour markets, including migration
- Female empowerment and education
- Fertility and intra-household decisions