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Clearing the Air on the Costs and Benefits of Road Infrastructure

This project aims to estimate the local economic costs resulting from transportation infrastructure and road traffic in Pakistan, specifically through increased air pollution, and compare them to the estimated benefits. 

Research Project
1 Aug 2023

Raising Retail Productivity through Data Pooling: Preparatory and Pilot Work to Design a Mobile App Intervention in Zambia

This project investigates whether a scalable technology that pools data generated by individual retailers can overcome informational barriers to growth.

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

Supply Chain Networks and Diffusion of Shocks in Rural Markets

This project studies how firm networks affect individual firms' ability to cope with shocks.

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

Data-Driven Learning and Firm Performance: Experimental Evidence from SMEs in Kenya

This project studies whether reducing the costs of record keeping and identifying patterns in sales improves SME outcomes 

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

Information Frictions on Job Descriptions

This project investigates the effect of preferences over missing job characteristics on job matching in an online job platform.

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

Tax induced trade costs in developing countries: Evidence from VAT reform in India

This project investigates the impact of trade barriers on internal trade and the organisation of supply chains.

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

Effects of Weather Shocks on Production Outcomes in Firms

This project investigates how firms and their supply chain partners are indirectly affected by extreme weather events.

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

Government-led Certification and Quality Complementarity in Developing Country Food Supply Chains

This project studies the impact of government-led mandatory quality certification on quality provision along the supply chain. 

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

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

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