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Go Abroad: Bangladesh

By Grace Shore Banks | 15 December 2023

In 2021 Kent signed a Memorandum of Agreement with BRAC University based in Dhaka, Bangladesh to allow for the co-supervision of students on Kent’s School … Read more

Political Change and Structural Transformation with Tim Besley

By Grace Shore Banks | 18 May 2023

We are delighted to host Professor Besley who will deliver his lecture on ‘Political Change and Structural Transformation’ on the 23rd of May. Timothy Besley is … Read more

The Economics of Civil War – Addressing the Sudanese Stalemate

By N. Collins-Cope | 12 May 2023

Photo by Abdulaziz Mohammed ‘As an undergraduate student here at Kent, we are lucky enough to be part of a community of global economists from … Read more

Developing Youth Groups in Bangladesh to Support Peers at Risk of Early Marriage

By db779 | 08 May 2023

Zaki Wahhaj is awarded a Global Innovation Fund grant, aiming to reach 50 communities across Bangladesh. Professor Zaki Wahhaj is part of an international team … Read more

DeReCK Public Lecture Series 2023

By Grace Shore Banks | 31 March 2023

Tackling long-standing development questions and emerging challenges using a diverse set of perspectives and approaches with our 2023 lecture series from visiting researchers from around … Read more

Increasing the adoption of safe toilets in India

By Grace Shore Banks | 29 March 2023

New research from DeReCK shows that labelled microcredit loans can increase adoption of safe toilets in India. Dr Bansi Malde and Professor Zaki Wahhaj were … Read more

Climate Change Is Shifting Voter Behaviour in Low-Income Countries

By Grace Shore Banks | 07 March 2023

“Climate Change and Political Participation: Evidence from India”, a research collaboration between Professor Irma Clots-Figueras, Dr Amrit Amirapu and Juan Pablo Rud (Royal Holloway) is … Read more

Using personalised information delivery to improve uptake of emergency government benefits

By Grace Shore Banks | 20 June 2022

Ongoing research by the Development Economics Research Centre at Kent, is featured in Ideas for India. Based on a field experiment in Kanpur in Uttar … Read more

Workshop: Microeconomic Approaches to Development Economics

By Grace Shore Banks | 20 June 2022

From child marriage to climate change, conflict to wellbeing, from India to Pakistan via Uganda and Tanzania, this Dereck workshop was both diverse and International. … Read more

DeReCK’s third workshop: ‘Microeconomic Approaches to Development Economics’

By Grace Shore Banks | 06 June 2022

This hybrid workshop, hosted by The Development Economics Research Centre at Kent, meets for the third time this June. The Development Economics Research Centre at … Read more

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