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
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Political Change and Structural Transformation with Tim Besley
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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’
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