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Anatolia Imprints: Chronicling the Lasting Legacy of Greek Refugees from Asia Minor

15 August 2023Wheeler InstituteNews, Research Portal, Research we support, Wheeler Institute

At the crossroads of history, where displacement and the repercussions of refugee flows intersect with economic, political, and social dynamics, the Refugees of the Mediterranean research project, led by Elias Papaioannou, Co-Academic Director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development and Professor of Economics at London Business School, and Stelios Michalopoulos, Eastman Professor of Economics at Brown University,…

Religion and educational mobility in Africa: A landmark study published in ‘Nature’

31 May 2023Wheeler InstituteEducation, News, Research Portal, Research we support, Wheeler Institute

Education has long been recognized as a key driver of development and empowerment in Africa. However, the impact of religion on educational mobility has remained a topic of concern and debate. In a landmark study published in Nature, called Religion and educational mobility in Africa, Elias Papaioannou, Alberto Alesina, Sebastian Hohmann, and Stelios Michalopoulos, supported…

Wheeler Institute PhD Award

1 March 2023Wheeler Institute1 CommentResearch fundingPhD Award

Applications are now closed Our annual PhD award is a prestigious recognition of cutting-edge research that highlights the merit of the individual PhD student’s academic focus. The award identifies and celebrates research at the intersection of business and development that can have a ‘real world’ impact, particularly in developing countries. The award is open to…

Highlighting research for impact

10 November 2022Wheeler InstituteNews, Research we support, Wheeler InstituteAcademic, Research

Wheeler Institute launches new micro website showcasing business research with a focus on development. The Wheeler Institute has launched a micro website under the banner ‘Business research for impact’. Spanning every urgent social issue from climate change to political economy and gender discrimination to global conflict, the new microsite brings together the Institute’s research into…

Introducing our 2022 pre-doctoral research assistants

9 November 2022Wheeler Institute2 CommentsNews, Research we support, Wheeler InstituteAcademic, Research

The Wheeler Institute is delighted to welcome three new pre-doctoral researchers. They reveal what brought them to London Business School and what they hope to achieve in their research.

Measuring Institutions

14 June 2021Wheeler InstituteGlobal, Research fundingResearch

The Wheeler Institute recognises Shikhar Singla’s research. Over the last few decades, economists have shown that different components of culture and economic institutions matter for economic and financial development. Attitudes and beliefs about groups can have important consequences for their economic performance. Strong economic institutions are a significant cause of long run while creditor rights,…