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PEDL is a joint research initiative of CEPR and FCDO
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PEDL offers a competitive research grants scheme for projects related to the behaviour of firms in low-income countries that aim to better understand what determines the strength of market forces driving efficiency in these countries. Since the launch of the initiative in 2011, PEDL has awarded 255 Exploratory Grants and 50 Major Grants. PEDL-funded projects have produced 99 refereed journal publications, including 21 in the top five journals in economics. We expect the flow of publications to increase as more of the 168 working papers from existing projects make their way through the publication process.
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The 3rd BII (formerly CDC) MRG call on Development Finance is now open. Deadline for EOIs is 15 November 2022.
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Latest Research Projects

Identifying and Easing Constraints on Microenterprise Location within Kampala, Uganda

This project investigates the types of constraints that microfirms face in relocating to more profitable parts of the city.

Research Project
1 Aug 2022

The Drivers, Effects and Measurement of Micro-Entrepreneurs’ Labour Supply Decisions: Pilot Evidence from Uganda

This project will investigate the labour supply decisions of micro-entrepreneurs and their effect on productivity and health.

Research Project
1 Aug 2022

Information frictions, demand for quality, and welfare in the market for antimalarials

This project investigates the welfare effects of information frictions in the Nigerian antimalarials market

Research Project
1 Aug 2022

Alleviating Mobility and Informational Constraints Through Social Networks for High-growth Female Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

This project investigates the effectiveness of business training programmes on the growth of women-led businesses.

Research Project
1 Aug 2022
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Latest Publications

High-Speed Internet, Financial Technology and Banking

This research investigates the relationship between high-speed internet, financial technology, and banking.

Research Note
23 Nov 2022

Reallocation, Firm Dynamics, and Productivity Growth: Evidence from Eswatini’s Manufacturing Sector

This article investigates the contributions of real productivity, firm-size rationalization, and net-entry effects to aggregate labour productivity (ALP) growth using a panel dataset from Eswatini’s manufacturing sector.

Working Paper
21 Nov 2022

Firm Survival and Turnover: Do Legal Form, Local Competition, Productivity, and Profitability Matter for Firms in Senegal?

This paper documents the determinants of firms’ probability of exiting from 2008 to 2020 in Senegal.

Working Paper
17 Nov 2022

Consumer Search and Firm Location: Theory and Evidence from the Garment Sector in Uganda

This paper studies the role of consumer information frictions in driving firms’ location choices within cities.

Working Paper
13 Nov 2022
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