RESEARCH

iiG research aims to address the institutional constraints on achieving pro-poor growth in Africa and South Asia. The selection of themes and projects is driven by a dual objective: creating high quality academic research with a direct relevance for policy. The overarching research narrative is that differences in economic opportunities determine which institutions are likely to be important for pro-poor growth. More details can be found in the iiG Concepts and Framework section.

Phase 1: Improving Institutions for Growth

Research Phase 1 includes projects under the themes:

Accountability and Governance
Firm Development and Exports
Institutions for Inclusive Growth in Poor Settings

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Phase 2: Growth, Firms and Markets in Africa

An extension the phase 1 theme 'Firm, Development and Exports'. This phase splits into three sub-themes:

Firm Growth
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Market Markets Work

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ALL PROJECTS

Is Vote-Buying Effective? A Field Experiment in Sao Tome and Principe

Land Transactions When Markets are Repressed: Evidence from Ethiopia

Liberalisation Meets Investment Climate: The Case of India

Linking Institutions, Security and Pro-Poor Growth in Nigeria

Management and Motivation in Ugandan Primary Schools

Mutual Fears and Civil War

Need, Merit or Self-Interest – What Determines the Allocation of Aid?

Political Violence in Nigeria: A Field Experiment around the 2007 Elections

Private Insurance and Social Protection: Lessons from Experiments in India, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Kenya

Property Rights in East Africa

Psychosocial Skills and Aspirations: Evaluating the Impact of a Long-term Intervention in India

Pure Home Water in Ghana

Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure

Randomised Evaluation of Policies to Create Local Accountability Under Free Primary Education in Kenya and Uganda

Risk, Shocks, Growth, Aid and Poverty

Savings, Lending and Default in Community-based Microfinance Groups: Evidence from Rural Malawi

Social Funds and Political Patronage in Kenya

Testing Two Views of Famine: Theory and Evidence from South Asia, 1861-1930

The Economics of the Military

The Election Process in Nigeria: Candidate Selection, Finance and Outcomes

The Origins of State Capacity

The Welfare and Behavioural Impact of Group-based Insurance Provision in Ethiopia

Trade and The Cost of Borders and Conflict: Evidence from the India Pakistan Border

Using Rotating Savings Committees to Improve Microfinance Product Design: A Framed Field Experiment

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