PEDL is a joint research initiative of CEPR and FCDO
Summary:
It offers a competitive research grants scheme for projects related to the behaviour of firms in Low-Income Countries (LICs) that aim to better understand what determines the strength of market forces driving efficiency in these countries.
Since the launch of the initiative in December 2011, 173 Exploratory Grants, 39 Major Grants and 46 Special Exploratory Grants have been awarded.
The 1st CDC MRG Call on Development Finance under the PEDL initiative is now closed. Proposals submitted by 23:59 GMT on 21 December 2020 will be considered for funding.
Application to the 34th Regular ERG call under the PEDL initiative is now closed. Proposals submitted by 23:59 GMT on 30 November 2020 will be considered for funding.
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20 Oct 2020
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This project will study the effect of the coronavirus crisis on formal economic activity and tax collection in Kenya, evaluate the impact of changes to tax policy in reaction to it and explore low-cost interventions that could encourage tax compliance.
Bargaining over purchase prices with microenterprise owners in Ghana, Hardy et al. (2020) show that poorer sellers agree to significantly lower prices than wealthier peers.
Alfonsi, Bandiera, Bassi, Burgess, Rasul, Sulaiman and Vitali (2020) design a labor market experiment to compare demand- and supply-side policies to tackle youth unemployment, a key issue in low-income countries.