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Spatial Inequality and Informality in Kenya’s Firm Network

The spatial configuration of domestic supply chains plays a crucial role in the transmission of shocks.

Working Paper
24 Apr 2025

Foreign Direct Investment and Structural Transformation in Africa

This paper analyses the relationship between inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the structural transformation of local labour markets in Africa.

Journal Article
23 Apr 2025

Firm Presence, Pollution, and Agglomeration: Evidence from a Randomised Environmental Place-Based Policy

Firm location decisions are a key managerial choice, usually optimised over factors like proximity to customers or suppliers.

Working Paper
15 Apr 2025

Adoption of Digital Payment Technologies and Access to Finance among MSMEs in Ethiopia: Exploratory Evidence

Digital Payment Technologies (DPTs) offer significant benefits for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries, including lower transaction costs, improved security, and enhanced access to credit through verifiable transaction r

Working Paper
8 Apr 2025

Brine and Burden: How Salinisation Threatens Worker Productivity and Health in Coastal Bangladesh

Little is known about the economic impacts of high salt intake resulting from climate change-induced salinization (CCIS).

Research Note
2 Apr 2025

Worker Productivity Impacts of Climate Change Induced Salinisation

Climate change-induced salinisation (CCIS) has exacerbated the global crisis of safe drinking water, particularly in vulnerable coastal regions of low-income countries.

Working Paper
2 Apr 2025

What Reduces Frictions in Trade Finance? The Role of Banks, Relationships, and Policy

The African continent is often envisioned as the future industrial hub of the planet. However, it accounts for no more than 3% of total global trade. A key factor behind this performance is the limited access to financial services.

Research Note
1 Apr 2025

Female Entrepreneurship and Trust in the Market

Commerce requires trust, but trust is difficult when one group can expropriate another using violence or social power.

Working Paper
25 Mar 2025

The Role of (Mis)Perceptions in Product Choice: Evidence from a Randomised Trial in Zambia

We study whether small retailers are deterred from stocking products by misperceptions about their profitability.

Research Note
24 Mar 2025

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