Self-employment
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How to value the time of the self-employed
Valuing the time of the self-employed is crucial for evaluating interventions and conducting cost-benefit analysis. Yet research often misprices this value at zero or equal to market wages. New evidence from Kenya suggests a practical fix: value unpa...
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Understanding self-employment in Brazil: Can people afford to search for jobs?
Material scarcity and financial constraints appear to be the main drivers of self-employment for approximately two-thirds of urban own-account workers in Brazil.
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How are manufacturing firms organised in Uganda?
Even large manufacturing firms in Uganda resemble groups of self-employed workers, which limits the gains to scaling these firms
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Closing the gender profit gap through savings and training: Evidence from Mozambique
Access to mobile savings accounts and financial management skills can lead to improved profits and financial security of female-led micro-enterprises
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Using behavioural economics in development policy
Can the burgeoning field of behavioural economics provide important insights into development issues?