Books and articles
Productive Longevity: What Can Work in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? Policy Research Working Papers; 10636. World Bank, Washington, DC. With Indhira Santos. 2023.
Croatia Public Expenditure Review in Science, Technology and Innovation: Report on Smart Skills. World Bank, Washington, DC. With Merima Balavac Orlić. 2022.
Serbia Human Capital Review: Building Human Capital for Long Term Prosperity. World Bank and UNICEF Serbia, Washington, DC and Zagreb. 2022.
Toward a World-Class Labor Market Information System for Indonesia. World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2021.
Expanding Job Opportunities in Ghana. Directions in Development Series, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2016. With Maddalena Honorati.
More, and More Productive, Jobs for Nigeria: A Profile of Work and Workers. World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2016. With Kathleen Beegle and Dena Ringold.
Now Open for Business: Joint Development Initiatives between the Private and Public Sectors in Development Cooperation. Expert Group for Aid Studies, Report 2015:06.
Nya svenska exportörer i Asien år 2013: Vilken roll har exportfrämjandet spelat? Östersund: Tillväxtanalys. PM-serien, Vol.. 2015:5. With Ari Kokko and Hanna Norberg.
Report of the ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities, The ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 2015.
“A checklist to avoid pilot failures: lessons from a set of women’s economic empowerment initiatives”. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2014. Published online: 09 Oct 2014. With Pierella Paci and Josefina Posadas.
Lessons Learned and Not Yet Learned from a Multi-Country Initiative on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Directions in Development Series, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2013. With Pierella Paci and Josefina Posadas.
Improving Skills Development in the Informal Sector: Strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa. Directions in Development Series, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2013. With Arvil Van Adams and Setareh Razmara.
“Avoiding the Eye of the Storm: How to Deal Effectively with Job Crises”. Economic Premise No. 40, the World Bank, November 2010. With Pierella Paci, Ana Revenga, and Bob Rijkers.
“Opportunities and challenges of Euro-MED migration: A view from the Middle East and North Africa region”, in Population and Development in the Mediterranean: Demographic Transitions and Socio-economic Inequalities, ICARIA, 2009.
“Job creation in a high growth environment: the MENA Region”, in Population and Development in the Mediterranean: Demographic Transitions and Socio-economic Inequalities, ICARIA, 2009. With Mustapha Nabli and Carlos Silva-Jauregui.
“Economic Reforms and People Mobility for a More Effective EU-MED Partnership”, in Union Européenne et Moyen Orient , Etat des lieux, edited by Chibli Mallat, Presses de l’Université Saint Joseph, 2003. With Ishac Diwan, Mustapha Nabli, and Adama Coulibaly.
“Migration and Trade in MENA: Problems or Solutions?”, in Labor Markets in the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Mustapha Nabli and Tarik Yousef, Routledge, 2007. With Carlos Silva-Jáuregui.
Savings, Investments and Economic Reforms in Developing Countries. Dissertation, EFI studies no. 470, Stockholm School of Economics, 1998.
“Life Cycles, Oil Cycles and Financial Reforms”, World Development, vol. 26, January 1998.
“Nicaragua”, in Aid and Macroeconomic Performance: Theory, Empirical Evidence and Four Country Cases, edited by Howard White, Macmillan Press Ltd, 1998. With Robert Vos.
“An Optimum Currency? The CFA franc and its Macroeconomic Impact in Côte d’Ivoire”, Minor Field Study No. 30, Department of International Economics and Geography, Stockholm School of Economics, 1992. With Åsa Malmström.
Selected World Bank Economic and Sector Work (author and co-author)
Building Blocks for an Advanced Labor Market Intelligence Service in Indonesia
Work for a Better Future in Armenia : An Analysis of Jobs Dynamics.
Looking for Skills in the Former Yugoslav Republic Macedonia.
Firm dynamics and job creation in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
FYR Macedonia – Employment and job creation : labor market assessment 2007-2011.
Burkina Faso Labor Market and Skills Development.
FYR Macedonia Poverty, Jobs and Firms: An Assessment for 2002-2006.
Kyrgyz Republic Poverty Assessment, volume 1 and volume 2.
FYR Macedonia Poverty Assessment for 2002-2003.
Mexico – Income Generation and Social Protection for the Poor : Volume 2. Urban Poverty in Mexico.
Dimensions of Poverty in Kazakhstan, volume 1 and volume 2.
Ukraine : Poverty Assessment, Poverty and Inequality in a Growing Economy.
Republic of Tunisia : Employment Strategy, Volume 1. Main Report.
Poverty Reduction in Egypt : Diagnosis and Strategy, Volume 1. Main Report
Other
Bostad först: från om till hur, report prepared for Sveriges Stadsmissioner, 2022.
Swedish Academy for Training: Lessons Learned from a Public-Private Development Partnership, report prepared for the Learning and Knowledge Development Facility, 2016.
International Best Practices/Upgrading of technical/industrial skills: What do international good and best practices tell us?, report prepared for the Learning and Knowledge Development Facility, 2015.
Towards Innovation Policy in Abu Dhabi: Indicators, Benchmarking, and Natural Resource Rich Economies, report prepared for the General Secretariat of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi, 2010. With Thomas Andersson.
Skilled Migration from MENA: Trends and Impacts, report for EU-MED migration project, 2009. With Frederic Docquier and Abdeslam Marfouk.
“The innovation system and related policy issues in Morocco”, background report for UNCTAD Investment Policy Review on Morocco, 2007.With Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat.
Chile’s innovation system in international comparison, Report, International Organization for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development, February 2006. With Thomas Andersson.
“Ethiopia: Innovation and Growth in International Comparison”. IKED Paper prepared for Triple Helix Conference on transforming University-Industry-Government Relations in Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, June 2006.
“Is Economic Volatility in the Middle East Really High? A Revised View”. Paper prepared for the Fourth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, 19 – 23 March 2003, at the European University Institute. With Carlos Silva-Jáuregui and Tarik Yousef.
“Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: their role in industrial globalisation”, STI Working Papers 2000/1, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry. With Nam-Hoon Kang.
“Addressing the funding gap – small innovative firms and women entrepreneurs.” Working Paper, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, DSTI/IND(99)4.
“Financing for women-owned SMEs: trends and issues.” Discussion Paper, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, DSTI/IND/PME(99)5.
“Rural Industrialization: A Review of Selected Asian Experiences”, Working Paper No. 46, Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, 1995. Presented at conferences in Delhi (August 1994) and Hanoi (February 1995). With Per Ronnas.
“The Macroeconomics of Aid in Nicaragua”, Working Paper no. 20, Secretariat for Analysis of Swedish Development Assistance, Stockholm, 1994. With Robert Vos.
“Tied Aid from the Perspective of a Small Donor Country”, Working Paper No. 400, Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research, Stockholm, 1993. With Thomas Andersson.