Markets

Switching costs, Relationship banking and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises formal bank credit in Zambia

Using data collected from a sample of MSMEs located in urban areas of five major districts in Zambia, this paper investigates the existence and size of switching costs among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) when borrowing formal bank credit.

Working Paper

1 Jan 2014

Product Market Price Integration in Developing Countries

Widespread empirical evidence of price discrimination in markets for goods and services suggests that national markets should be viewed as segmented rather than integrated. Yet, this research is almost entirely driven by studies of price setting behaviour in developed countries.

Working Paper

1 Nov 2013

Development Meets Organizational Economics, NBER, May 2013

This workshop brought together organizational economists and development economists to discuss productivity within and between firms (such as in supply chains) in low-income economies.

News

28 Oct 2013

13th Call for ERG Proposals, Deadline: 31 January 2014 - CLOSED

The 13th Round of the Exploratory Research Grants under the PEDL initiative is now closed. Proposals for the 13th call must have been submitted by January 31st, 2014.

News

28 Oct 2013