Fragile and conflict-affected states

Technology Adoption and Firm Employment: Evidence from Burundi

This project seeks to understand how technology adoption impacts employment in the least developed countries. 

Research Project
1 Nov 2023

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

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

This project investigates the challenges that Ethiopian MSMEs face in adopting digital payment technologies.

Research Project
1 Apr 2023

eCooking for Sustainable Development: Experimental Evidence from Eastern Congo

The researchers study the uptake and livelihood impact of Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Research Project
1 Apr 2022

Production Network Disruptions: Evidence from the Civil- Conflict in Ethiopia

This project aims to quantify the extent of conflict-induced propagations and its effect in the manufacturing establishments in Ethiopia.

Research Project
1 Apr 2022

Enhancing Agricultural Community Resilience through Solar Mini-Grid Irrigation

This project evaluates the impact of a new agricultural development model based around solar mini-grids on resilience and sustainability.

Research Project
1 Mar 2022

Understanding the Drought Impact of El Niño on Small-scale Food and Beverages Manufacturing Firms in Ethiopia

In this project, Walelign, Edjigu, and Ayele explore the effects of the extreme drought produced by El Niño on small-scale food and beverage manufacturing firms in Ethiopia.

Research Project
1 Nov 2021

Financing Development with Impact

 This project aims to be the first large-scale comprehensive study of management practices of DFIs and Private Equity and Venture Capital fund managers in LICs.

Research Project
1 Oct 2021

High-Speed Internet, Financial Technology and Banking

This project will exploit a unique natural experiment, the introduction of high-speed internet in Africa, to shed light on the effects of fast internet on banking.

Research Project
1 Oct 2021

Can Mobile Money Adoption Induce Microenterprises to Formalise? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Burkina Faso

This project will assess whether mobile money adoption can induce informal firms to formalise in Burkina Faso.

Research Project
1 Jan 2021

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