Unlocking data for understanding markets and firms

Job vacancies and hiring by large employers in Bangladesh

This project aims to research the extent to which challenges in finding and hiring workers may hinder firms' growth. 

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

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

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

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

Environmental Regulation, Scrutiny and Firm Outcomes

This project studies how changes in environmental regulation affect environmental compliance and firm outcomes.

Research Project
1 Mar 2023

Information Frictions and Firms’ Trading Decisions: Evidence from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) - Follow Up

This follow-up project investigates the effect of an information provision on trade agreements on international trade and firm growth.

Research Project
1 Mar 2023

Using Digital Collateral Credit Contracts to Profitably Increase Solar Home System Sales

This project investigates the impact of two credit financing options on household solar power purchases in Uganda and Tanzania.

Research Project
1 Mar 2023

Improving the Measurement of Productivity Dispersion and Misallocation in Developing Countries

This project aims to improve the measurement of how firms produce output in low-income countries. 

Research Project
1 Mar 2023

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