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Supporting Inclusive Growth
Promoting inclusive growth
Economic growth can reduce poverty. However, growth does not always lead to more and better jobs or increased income. The poor, particularly poor women and youth, do not always share the benefits of growth. Poverty and inequality remain key challenges.
 
We support policy-oriented research that promotes inclusive growth, enhancing opportunities for all, while reducing inequalities.
 
We are especially interested in research which aims to:
  • facilitate growth with decent jobs
  • enhance small and medium sized enterprise development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
Such research needs to address gender dynamics.
 
If you are interested in the program, download the program prospectus in English, French or Spanish.
 

News

Call for Proposals: Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa

17/04/2013

Emerging political developments in the Middle East and North Africa may result in either the advancement of women’s rights and roles in a more democratic society or to back-sliding and regression as new social players and ideologies come to the...

Research explores the impact of new social protection programs in Latin America

17/04/2013

Research supported by IDRC will evaluate the impacts of social protection programs available to people that do not have access to social security. Traditionally, social security funds have covered legally registered employees who contribute through...

Events

Poverty, Jobs, and Institutions: Canadian Development Economists meet in Montréal

30/05/2013

The Canadian Economics Association (CEA) is holding its 47th Annual Meetings, May 30–June 2, 2013 in Montréal, Canada. Once again, the Canadian Development Economics Study Group (CDESG) will host meetings at the CEA forum to discuss new trends...

The End of Inequality in Latin America?

29/05/2013

The Canadian Development Economics Study Group (CDESG) and IDRC are hosting a joint presentation on May 29, 2013, on the “The End of Inequality in Latin America?”Dr Leonardo Gasparini, director of the Center for Distributive, Labor and Social...


Featured Publication

ENFORCING COMPETITION RULES IN SOUTH AFRICA<br>Thieves at the Dinner Table

ENFORCING COMPETITION RULES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Thieves at the Dinner Table

Describing and analyzing competition law in South Africa, this book promotes a deeper understanding of the development of this foundational economic law within its specific national, social and economic context. Enforcing Competition Rules in South...

Latest Project

Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy

Research into changes to China's minimum wage policies will evaluate their impact and provide guidelines for regulatory bodies at municipal and provincial levels. Over the past decade, China's high g

Latest Results

Zimbabwe continues to experience high levels of poverty and unemployment. IDRC is supporting the University of Zimbabwe’s Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) as it explores the multiple dimensions of the country’s challenges and generates...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in IndiaAging populations may improve the standard of livingEntrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle EastMinimum wages aren’t always the best way to improve social welfare

Latest Results

With steady economic growth throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, there seemed to be an abundance of jobs in India. Jobs were available in service industries like information technology and in the large-scale manufacturing operations of...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction efforts Providing jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in IndiaAging populations may improve the standard of livingEntrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle EastMinimum wages aren’t always the best way to improve social welfare

Latest Results

Recent research has shown that worldwide population changes could increase economic growth and promote equity across generations. Researchers have developed a system to quantify economic flows across different age groups. These “National Transfer...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in India Aging populations may improve the standard of livingEntrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle EastMinimum wages aren’t always the best way to improve social welfare

Latest Results

Despite reforms, labour markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers. Women and educated youth are particularly vulnerable to high unemployment. However, data on entrepreneurship and...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in IndiaAging populations may improve the standard of living Entrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle EastMinimum wages aren’t always the best way to improve social welfare

Latest Results

For most countries, raising the minimum wage has long been considered a way to protect poor workers and their families. In fact, this active labour market intervention is a common social protection policy in many Latin American countries. But how...
Zimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsProviding jobs for the “missing middle”</br>in IndiaAging populations may improve the standard of livingEntrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle East Minimum wages aren’t always the best way to improve social welfare
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