PEDL | Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries

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PEDL is a joint research initiative of CEPR and FCDO

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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.

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PEDL Newsletter - November 2020

Catch up on the latest PEDL news!

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30 Nov 2020

PEDL 2020 Conference on Firms in Low-income Countries

The PEDL programme is hosting a two-day virtual conference with presentations by rising young scholars on 10-11 December. Register here!

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27 Nov 2020

1st CDC MRG Call on Development Finance, Deadline: 21 December 2020 - CLOSED

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.

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23 Oct 2020

34th Regular ERG Call, Deadline: 30 November 2020 - CLOSED

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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Latest Research Projects

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Small-scale Manufacturing Establishments in Ethiopia

This project will examine the effect of COVID-19 on small-scale manufacturing establishments in Ethiopia.

Research Project

3 Jul 2020

COVID-19-Induced Cash Flow Constraints and the Burden of Taxation: A Study with the Kenya Revenue Authority

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.

Research Project

30 Jun 2020

Monitoring and Accountability for Public Service Delivery: A Study of Electricity Reliability to Health Services Providers in Rural Kenya

This project evaluates the effects of greater public awareness on electricity reliability to health services providers in Kenya.

Research Project

30 Jun 2020

Small Enterprise Emergency Financial Assistance

The study estimates the relative impacts of three different implementation methods of small enterprise emergency financial assistance in Ghana.

Research Project

30 Jun 2020

Gotta' Have Money to Make Money? Bargaining Behaviour and Financial Need of Microentrepreneurs

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.

Working Paper

1 Nov 2020

Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda

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.

Journal Article

1 Nov 2020