Young Scholars Conference 2020 - Call for Papers - CLOSED

The PEDL programme will be hosting a two-day virtual conference focused on PhD candidates and young scholars. The conference is open to any paper on firms in lower-income countries. Find more information here.

Connections, Gender, and Access to State-Facilitated Private Sector Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Senegal

In developing countries, access to opportunities within the private sector are often unequally distributed. Advantages accrue to those with connections to the state or to those with privileged social status.

Research Note

22 Mar 2023

Firm Culture: Can Information Interventions Close Gender Gaps in Online Labour Markets?

We study the effects of information frictions on gender gaps in matching and hiring in online labour markets.

Research Note

20 Mar 2023

Business incubators and entrepreneurship development in Africa’s innovation systems: a bibliometric review

Business incubators are a useful policy tool for spurring and supporting entrepreneurial businesses, but we know too little about their impact in Africa.

Research Note

16 Mar 2023

Labour Market Power, Self-employment, and Development

This paper shows that self-employment shapes the market power of employers in lowincome countries, with implications for industrial development.

Working Paper

14 Mar 2023

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