that the within-country relationship of women's employment and income is, on average, negative in Asia and Latin America … and potentially correlated shocks. In Asia and Latin America, characteristics that strengthen counter-cyclical responses … self-employment amongst women. In Asia and Latin America, there is a parallel rise in paid employment and a sharp drop in …

This paper studies the relationship between Asia's economic engagements in Africa and individual African nations …' participation in global value chains (GVC) over the past two decades. We find that while overall exports from Africa to Asia are … to diversify export portfolios through exporting to Asia. Each African nation has a distinct main trade partner in Asia …

core and the periphery of the global financial system. Drawing on in-depth analysis of eleven countries across Africa, Asia …