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New Year's Message from PEP's leadership team

January 2022

PEP’s Chair of the Board, Fred Carden, and Executive Director, Jane Mariara, reflect on the achievements of 2021 and look forward to the opportunities that 2022 will bring for PEP and PEP researchers.

New two-year initiative to provide evidence on overcoming barriers to decent work for women

January 28, 2022 | Nairobi, Kenya

Co-Impact awards funding to PEP for a new two-year research initiative to investigate barriers to decent work for women in six developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

New PEP-Mastercard Foundation partnership for evidence to improve youth work in Africa

January 24, 2022 | Nairobi, Kenya

PEP announces a new three-year partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to understand what works for accelerating youth employment in Africa.

Season's Greetings from PEP

December 2021

Season's Greetings and best wishes for 2022 from PEP. We thank you for your support and interest in PEP activities throughout this year.

Practical Impact Evaluation training for francophone policy actors

November 25, 2021 | Benin

PEP’s Research Director for Experimental Research facilitated a session on practical advice on using RCT Impact Evaluations during a PEP training session at the first Annual Camp for Emerging Francophone Evaluators, held in Benin

Development Economics Skills Webinars (2nd semester)

September-November 2021 | Webinars

Join PEP’s Research Fellows for a series of free webinars to learn about new advances, topics and developments in development economics.

Calling for targeted training and resources to boost women’s soybean productivity in Benin

October 29, 2021 | Parakou, Benin

A team of local PEP researchers held a national policy conference to show how targeting women for training and resources can improve gender equality and boost soybean productivity in Benin.

Encouraging local leaders’ involvement in property tax collection in Tanzania

October 29, 2021 | Dodoma, Tanzania

A team of local PEP researchers held a national policy conference to show how involving local leaders in property tax collection can increase compliance.

Advocating for better information to improve tax compliance in Benin

October 29, 2021 | Cotonou, Benin

A team of local PEP researchers held a national policy conference to show how informing property owners of their rights and duties can increase tax compliance.