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Understanding the dynamics of the earnings distribution in South Africa
Despite a democratic governance, well-established judicial, financial and human rights institutions and a positive policy framework, poverty and inequality are still largely cast along historical line...
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Inequalities in urban water services in La Paz and El Alto - Bolivia
Inequalities in urban water services are often perceived simplistically, according to a binary interpretation of “access/non-access,” with an end goal of making access to this public service universal...
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Analyzing inequalities from the perspective of health, education, and employment trajectories in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth throughout the past ten years (more than 5% per year on average). Nevertheless, a non-negligible portion of the country’s population lives be...
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Multidimensional inequalities study in Vietnam
This project seeks to contribute to the goals of the research facility on inequalities through the analysis of multidimensional inequalities in Vietnam. The project will address the following key ques...
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Analysis of multidimensional inequalities and impact of regional policies on inequalities in Central America a...
AFD, AECID and Oxfam are committed to reverse rising inequality in order to reduce poverty in a significant and lasting manner through a human right approach. The research process will conduct a regio...
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Public policies, private higher education development and inequalities
Education plays a crucial role in both the production of and the fight against inequalities, within a single country and between different countries. The rapid increase in the private higher-education...
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Inequalities in access to basic services and impact of public policies in Côte d'Ivoire
While the Ivorian economy is experiencing a definite upturn, there is hardly any decline in the level of poverty and inequalities. This research program has been included in the Strategic Dialog Memor...
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The distributional impact of social protection: short- and longer-run inequalities in Ethiopia, India and Peru
The project aims to establish the causal impact of three large-scale social-protection schemes in India, Ethiopia and Peru on both the level of economic resources and a number of dimensions of inequal...
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Assessing equity in health spending in Sub-Saharan Africa - Burkina Faso, Malawi, Zambia
This research project examines the equity benefit of total health spending with particular focus on the recent Universal Health Coverage (UHC) reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, by looking at the distribu...
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Inequalities diagnostic and fiscal incidence study in Kenya
Although substantial progress has been made in the fight against poverty, disease, and illiteracy since independence in Kenya, a remaining challenge is linked to inequality. An understanding of inequa...
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The dynamics and interactions of income inequality and inequality of opportunity in Ghana
Led by the University of Ghana, this research project focuses on inequalities in Ghana, where they remain at important levels although this country has experienced rapid economic growth and significan...
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Climate variability and inequalities in Indonesia and in Vietnam
Climate change and variability in South East Asia (SEA) has been remarkable in the past 20 years. The peculiarity of the economy and societal structure of SEA has an impact on how these effects will b...
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Inequalities and environmental changes in the Lower Mekong River Basin
This project proposes a systematic analysis of the inequality-environmental change nexus in the Lower Mekong River Basin Region. It aims at building scientific base for policy action as well as identi...
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Realizing the potential of public development banks for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
There are more than 500 Public Development Banks (PDBs) and Development Financing Institutions around the world. Spread over all continents, with varying sizes, geographies and areas of intervention,...
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Solidarity- and Sustainability-driven Investments
This lies at the heart of our mandate. Solidarity- and sustainability-driven investments (SSIs) are financial or non-financial actions that seek to promote the sustainable development of countries thr...
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French Overseas Territories’ local authorities
AFD is a key actor in the institutional landscape of France’s Overseas Territories. As the leading public-sector financial partner, it supports overseas local authorities in their long-term sustainabl...
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Macroeconomic modeling tools for an ecological transition
AFD has developed two quantitative modeling tools – the GEMMES and ESTEEM – models to analyse the macroeconomic dimensions of the ecological transition.
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Research on ecological transitions
Our research uses analysis tools and macroeconomic models to help policymakers assess whether a country’s development path is sustainable. We also focus on sustainable finance and the role of financia...
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Promoting international solidarity
In today’s interconnected world, young people face unprecedented challenges related to international solidarity, with issues ranging from climate change to economic instability, persistent inequality,...
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Private Sector Study and Aid Fund: support for exports and development
The Private Sector Study and Aid Fund (FASEP) finances feasibility studies and demonstrator projects for green and innovative technologies implemented by French companies for foreign public authoritie...
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