To account for employment evolutions at the macro-economic level, we propose a modelling where employment is explained … in a multivariate framework for three sets of sectors. We get a relationship in which employment rises with growth and … permits to measure retrospectively the contributions of each of the variables to employment inflections since the mid-eighties …

downstream propagation effects on investment and output throughout the period but no significant impact on employment during the …

Microfinance as the best way of tackling poverty is under attack. It has been accused of failing to help the poor, of …. The authors examine these issues, and find that microfinance institutions (MFIs) can have significant positive impacts …, particularly for women. The paper looks at the way forward for microfinance, suggesting some changes that need to be implemented by …