Tabea Lakemann

Informal, low-quality employment in MSMEs remains a key challenge in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence from an RCT in Côte d’Ivoire shows that a light-touch business consulting program increased formal employment through better minimum wage compliance and more written contracts.

Greenfield FDI can support job creation in Africa, but its full impact is unclear. Using new data from 2013–2020, we find more projects than previously reported. While FDI boosts formal jobs in some sectors, its overall impact is modest and may even crowd out domestic employment.

How effective are skills training programs in sub-Saharan Africa at improving participants’ skills, employment perspectives and income? This systematic review analyses recent, randomized studies conducted between 2019 and 2024, painting a slightly more optimistic picture than earlier studies.

Kann Consulting für Kleinunternehmen in Entwicklungsländern Produktivität fördern und Beschäftigung verbessern? Unsere rigorose Wirkungsmessung in Côte d'Ivoire zeigt, dass ein Consulting-Programm zwar kaum Effekte auf Management und Unternehmenserfolg hatte, aber die Beschäftigungsqualität erhöhte.

CSAE Conference 2024: Economic Development in Africa, Oxford Organisation: Centre for the Study of African Economies, Social Science Division, University of Oxford Tabea Lakemann (Vortragende:r), Dr. Bernd Beber (Vortragende:r)

The RéUsSITE team presented the results of its impacts evaluation at the conference of the Centre for the Study of African Economies in Oxford.

Rigorous Impact Evaluations in the SI Decent Work: Short-term Results Tabea Lakemann (Berater:in)

GIGA Doktorandenprogramm

Session in GIGA Doctoral Programme

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Göttingen Deutschland

Block Seminar