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Markus Goldstein

World Bank

Markus Goldstein is a development economist with experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, and South Asia. He is currently a Senior Economist in the Africa Region of the World Bank and in the Development Research Group. In the Africa region, he leads the work of the Africa Region Gender Practice. His current research centers on issues of gender and economic activity, focusing on agriculture and small scale enterprises. He is currently involved in a number of impact evaluations on these topics across Africa. Markus has taught at the London School of Economics, the University of Ghana, Legon, and Georgetown University and published widely in academic journals and books. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Related Projects

  • Addressing Gender Inequalities in Earnings and Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa through Innovative Approaches

Related Publications

  • G²LM|LIC Policy Brief No. 32

    Personal Initiative Training Leads to Remarkable Growth of Women-Owned Small Businesses in Togo

Published Articles

  • AEA Papers and Proceedings, 108, 256–261

    Is Personal Initiative Training a Substitute or Complement to the Existing Human Capital of Women? Results from a Randomized Trial in Togo
  • Science, 357(6357), 1287-1290

    Teaching personal initiative beats traditional training in boosting small business in West Africa

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