The role of export-oriented industries in driving growth

The project seeks to further our understanding of the effects of industrialization initiatives on rural communities in developing countries.

This project aims to understand the effect of trade liberalization on structural change.

This project studies the impact of globalization on employment and wages focusing on the relationship between both importing and exporting and employment volatility in Rwanda.

This project studies the impact of FDI and multinational firms’ entry on domestic firms’ productivity in Costa Rica.

This project attempts to study the effects of the adoption of new agricultural technologies on economic development in Brazil.

This project seeks to explore the role of management in responding to productivity shocks, within the context of pollution in an Indian garment factory.

This project seeks to understand if constraints on firm productivity in low-income countries are due to the interactions among firms and sectors in a developing economy.

This project seeks to understand the impacts of tenure, assessing impacts on both worker welfare and workplace productivity.

This survey aims to uncover who benefits from rapid industrialisation, and whether alternatives such as entrepreneurship offer better prospects for individuals.

This study conducts a unique experimental evaluation of an intervention that focuses on technical training and the creation of economies of scale among small enterprises to increase access to markets.