PDF II supported reports and papers or those produced by stakeholders can be found in this section.Each title is followed by a brief excerpt of several words; you can click on the button to read a longer excerpt and download a copy of the report or paper.
Middle Class Study
This decade has seen increasing popular and policy attention to the concept of an emerging ‘middle class’ in Nigeria and elsewhere. At the same time, emphasis is being placed on promoting domestic private sector investment linkages to help the growth of the MSME sector and its positive impacts on the lives of poorer Nigerians.
The [..]Read more...
Recommendation on MSME Reclassification Report
The Micro, Medium & Small enterprises (“MSME”) sector plays a pivotal role in driving socio-economic growth, particularly in emerging economies. In the Nigerian context, the sector’s status as the largest employer of labour makes it an effective supporting sector for fostering entrepreneurial innovation and local capital formation. However, the Nigeria MSME sector is [..]Read more...
Innovation Hubs Report- Abridged Version
The information communication technology (ICT) sector in Nigeria has experienced rapid growth over the past 15 years, yet the development in leveraging ICT has been uneven across different regions in the country. Technology is an integral part of a thriving innovation ecosystem, serving both as an input (e.g., creating access to information and resources) [..]Read more...
Short report on YouWin long-term follow-up
This short note reports results from a survey taken in 2016 of individuals who applied in 2011 to
the first round of the YouWiN! business plan competition. These individuals had been previously
interviewed in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and the data used to estimate the impact of winning the
competition over this time horizon. The [..]Read more...
YouWiN Impact Assessment Report
The modal firm size in most developing countries is one worker, consisting of only the owner of
the firm. Among the firms that do hire additional workers, most hire fewer than 10. Hsieh and
Olken (2014, p.93) report that in India and Indonesia “the fraction of firms with less than 10
workers is almost [..]Read more...
