Dr Penélope Pacheco-López, Lecturer in Economics, has made a major contribution to a recent UNIDO (United National Industrial Development Organization) publication on ‘Structural Change for Inclusive … Read more
Category: Development
Research grant for study on marketing agricultural insurance through urban migrants
The School of Economics will participate in a major study, funded by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), on marketing formal insurance to smallholder … Read more
Will Urban Migrants Formally Insure their Rural Relatives? Family Networks and Rainfall Index Insurance in Burkina Faso
by Harounan Kazianga, Oklahoma State University and Zaki Wahhaj, University of Kent. Discussion paper KDPE 1803, March 2018. Non-technical summary: Large segments of the population … Read more
Labour scarcity and labour coercion: Serfdom in Bohemia
A new blog was published yesterday in Vox EU by Dr Alex Klein, Senior Lecturer and Sheilagh Ogilvie, Professor of Economic History at the University … Read more
Improving drinking water quality in South Korea: A choice experiment
by Adelina Gschwandtner, University of Kent; Cheul Jang, Korea Water; and Richard McManus, Canterbury Christ Church University. Discussion paper KDPE 1720, December 2017. Non-technical summary: … Read more
Expert comment: Female Rohingya refugees at risk of forced marriage
Dr Zaki Wahhaj from the School of Economics discusses the risk that young female Rohingya refugees are at increased risk of forced marriage as a … Read more
Microeconomic approaches to economic development
The School of Economics hosted a research workshop on ‘Microeconomic Approaches to Economic Development’ on 21-22 June 2017 organised by Anirban Mitra and Zaki Wahhaj. … Read more
Cash for Votes: Evidence from India
by Anirban Mitra, Shabana Mitra and Arnab Mukherji, discussion paper KDPE 1711, June 2017. Non-technical summary Campaigning in elections is costly. In countries without public funding … Read more
Consumption spikes and election days
‘There is ample anecdotal evidence on political parties bribing voters with cash or consumption goods prior to elections, in India and other developing countries. However, … Read more
Agricultural insurance for rural farmers
Dr Zaki Wahhaj and Dr Harounan Kazianga (Okhlahoma State University) have initiated a research project on ‘Enhancing access to weather index agricultural insurance in Burkina Faso’ … Read more