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African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi (Kenya) - Research Manager at the African Economic Research Consortium. The emphasis of his work was on collaborative research, commissioned studies and special workshops. Previously, he has worked at the Kenya National Treasury and Planning Ministry, the Denmark-based UNEP DTU Partnership Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis and Egerton University. Dr Wasike obtained B.A. (First Class Honours), MPhil, M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of Nairobi, Moi University, University of Leeds, and the University of Stirling respectively. He is also a graduate of the World Bank Development Institute (Frontiers in Infrastructure Finance), and Harvard University John F Kennedy School of Government (Executive Program in Infrastructure in a Market Economy). His current interests include applied economics, non-market valuation of environmental and natural resource assets, climate finance, policy analysis, infrastructure capital planning and public service delivery, and human capital development programming.
Policy Briefs
G20 Italy 2021
Financial Inclusion: The importance of financial literacy and the promotion of better labour market outcomes for women and youth
Policy area: Inequality, Human Capital and Well-being
Benedetta Landi (EmpowerYourLife Think Tank of the Global Thinking Foundation, Milan (Italy)), Njuguna Ndung’u (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)), Dianah Ngui Muchai (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi (Kenya)), Wilson S. K. Wasike (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi (Kenya)), Winnie Sambu (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi (Kenya)), Claudia Segre (EmpowerYourLife Think Tank of the Global Thinking Foundation, Milan (Italy)), Abebe Shimeles (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC))