Young entrepreneurs in rural Africa as drivers for job creation
Paula Nagler , Wim Naudé | 21 November 2024Can Africa’s rural economy create enough jobs for predominantly young job-seekers?
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The Birth, Life and Death of SMEs in Rural Africa
Paula Nagler , Wim Naudé | 20 October 2024Entrepreneurship is ubiquitous in rural Africa. But why do rural households operate non-farm enterprises? How productive are they? And why do they exit the market?
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Rural non-farm business in Africa: where are the jobs?
Paula Nagler , Wim Naudé | 31 March 2025Although governments and development agencies see farming as an important engine for job creation, rural non-farm businesses do not seem to generate enough work.
▶Paula Nagler
Website: UNU-MERIT profile
Paula Nagler is Assistant Professor in Social Protection and Entrepreneurship at the Maastricht School of Management and PhD Fellow at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. Previous to her positions in Maastricht, she was a Policy Analyst at the OECD Development Centre in Paris. She also worked at the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth in Brasília, the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago de Chile.