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Special Exploratory Research Grants Call for researchers based in LICs

The first Special Exploratory Research Grants Call for researchers based in LICs is now closed.

News
22 Dec 2012

What causes dispersion in revenue and output across firms? The brick industry in India

Firms in developing countries exhibit large variations in revenue and output, (given the level of their inputs). A number of researchers have suggested that this is due to “capital misallocation”, i.e. capital does not flow to the households, firms, and entrepreneurs who can use it most productively. There are, however, other plausible explanations of the variability of input-adjusted revenue. One is that firms with greater market power (perhaps because they are more innovative) may charge higher prices and thus generate greater revenues from identical production functions.

Research Project
4 Dec 2012

The 7th Call for Exploratory Grants is now closed.

The 7th Call for Exploratory Grants is now closed.

News
3 Dec 2012

Chris Woodruff talks to Viv Davies about common mistakes in the initial ERG applications [Read the transcript of the interview]

“Exploratory Research Grants are not meant to be a fishing licence… they need to be based on a clear question that will guide the research” (Chris Woodruff)

News
17 Oct 2012

6th Call for Exploratory Grants is now closed

The 6th Call for Exploratory Grants is now closed.

News
1 Oct 2012

5th Call for Exploratory Grants is now closed

The 5th Call for Exploratory Grants is now closed.

News
1 Aug 2012

The 4th Call for PEDL Exploratory Grants is now closed

The 4th call of Exploratory Research Grants under the PEDL initiative is now closed.

News
31 Jul 2012

Price Integration in Low-Income Countries: Market Structure and Retail Price-Setting Behaviour in Lesotho

This project examines price-setting behavior in Lesotho to understand pricing and market segmentation in low-income countries characterized by frictions preventing price arbitrage, such as weak infrastructure, poor distribution networks, and 'thin' markets. 

Research Project
1 May 2012

4th Call for Exploratory Grants now closed

The 4th Call for Exploratory Research Grants is now closed.

News
4 Apr 2012

Scientific Coordinator presents PEDL Programme to IDRC-DFID workshop

Chris Woodruff, Scientific Coordinator for PEDL, presented the PEDL Programme to an IDRC-DFID workshop that took place 26th-27th January 2012.

News
6 Mar 2012

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