Picture from the Mentoring Workshop at IZA in Bonn (March 2025).
G²LM|LIC is offering a mentoring programme for young researchers from low-income countries doing research in applied microeconomic (preferably working on gender or labour topics, but we are happy to receive papers focusing on other topics within applied microeconomics as well). Mentees will have a unique opportunity to work with experienced researchers for guidance through a one-to-one mentorship to prepare a high-quality manuscript ready to submit to scientific conferences as well as to a peer-reviewed journal. The support will include advice on how to polish a paper, how to prepare a presentation of the paper, how to submit to journals, how to deal with feedback from referee reports etc. Mentors and mentees decide together on the best way to communicate. We accept applications on a rolling basis.
We expect that all mentors and mentees adhere to the IZA Code of Conduct, treating each other with respect, being constructive and patient.
Information for potential mentees: The following junior researchers are eligible to register as a mentee:
- PhD students
- Researchers who have less than five years of work/research experience past the PhD
- Researchers without a PhD degree who have less than 10 years of work/research experience past their university degree.
They need to be based in low-income countries in Africa or South Asia and have a paper draft (full unpublished paper in English) in applied microeconomics. We invite eligible researchers to apply through our online portal. The selection of mentees is determined by an interested mentor. Thus, collaboration is not guaranteed.
Prior to signing up, please check the Mentoring Guidelines carefully.
Information for potential mentors: Researchers with a PhD based at a university or research institution and experience in publishing papers in applied microeconomics, preferably in development economics, are invited to register as mentors. Interested mentors who are able to commit adequate time investments to a mentoring relationship may register through our online portal and select their research focus area. If their research focus matches with those of selected mentees, mentors will be able to access their draft papers on the portal. Subsequently, the final selection of the mentee is solely made by the mentor.
Prior to signing up, please check the Mentoring Guidelines carefully.
We hope many will join us in an effort to increase diversity in research. Please reach out to us at g2lm-mentoring@iza.org if you have any questions.
Please find our recent publications from the mentoring programme below.
Published Article
Refugees Labor Market Integration in Kenya by Kefa Simiyu
Published Article
Does Instructional Leadership Drive Educational Improvement in South Africa? Evidence from Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition Analysis by Dumisani Macdonald Hompashe
G²LM|LIC Working Paper No. 86
Informality and Poverty Dynamics: Evidence with Panel Data from Nigeria by Nneka Esther Osadolor
G²LM|LIC Working Paper No. 85
The Impact of Trade Unions on Earnings: New Evidence from Cameroon by Thomas Junior Njib Boumsong
G²LM|LIC Working Paper No. 84
Barriers to Utilizing Antenatal Care and Skilled Birth Attendant Services: A Study of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Three Villages in Khanewal District, Pakistan by Waqar Ul Hassan, Dr. Saima Sarwar and Jive Lubbungu
G²LM|LIC Working Paper No. 83
Reservation Wages for Young People in Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Gender Create Differences? by Christian Zamo Akono, Eric Hubert Ngoko, and André Dumas Tsambou