Youth and employment: the role of entrepreneurship in African economies (YEMP)

Research project Lack of employment opportunities for young people is directly hindering development in sub-Saharan African countries. Entrepreneurship is increasingly considered to be important for economic growth but little is known about how best to support youth ... Project Completion Report - Summary: The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) studies, which build on a large quantitive data set, have revealed how Ghana, Uganda and Zambia have some of the highest entrepreneurship rates in the world but also so ...
Period: 2009-10-1 to 2014-06-30 Countries: Ghana Uganda Zambia Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark Global Entrepreneurship Research Association (GERA), United Kingdom / Denmark Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark University of Ghana (UG), Ghana University of Zambia (UNZA), Zambia Project code: 09-059KU Total grant: 6,223,743 DKK
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