The workforce development (WfD) systems of the seven MENA countries studied in this exercise-Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, and Yemen-were evaluated using the Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) workforce development diagnostic tool and...

Female labor force participation rates in urban India between 1987 and 2011 are surprisingly low and have stagnated since the late 1980s. Despite rising growth, fertility decline, and rising wages and education levels, married women's labor force participation hovered around 18 percent. Analysis...

The fact that Stephan Klasen can always give a precise answer to very complicated or even complex questions inspired the idea for this book. We asked 50 development economists (and friends of Stephan) around the world to answer 50 (serious and not-so serious) questions about development research...