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Country: Zambia

Project

Relaxing Seasonal Constraints to Improve Labor Productivity

Agricultural Labour Markets

Despite increased investment and international competition in agriculture, small-scale farming continues to be the most common economic activity in many developing countries. In Zambia, 60% of the population lives in rural areas, where 78% of the population were employed in agriculture in 2012 (Zambia Labor Force Survey, 2012). Rainfall patterns in Zambia allow for only…

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Labor Markets in Southern Africa: Evidence and Policy Lessons

Project

Food Constraints and “Ganyu” Labour

Agricultural Labour Markets

Small-scale farming continues to be the principal source of employment and income for a majority of the population in low-income countries. Zambia is no exception: in 2008, 80% of employment was in agriculture. Even though Zambia has recently been re-classified as lower middle-income country primarily due to its large copper and cobalt exports, most Zambian…

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Modelling Labour Markets in LICs with Imperfect Data

Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries

Despite the centrality of the labour market to the questions of poverty and inequality, African labour markets are not well understood and significant research gaps exist. These gaps have important implications: they weaken the ability of governments to design and implement effective policies and hamper the monitoring of change and the measurement of impact. Within…

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