COVID-19: Research Support
We are offering a number of grants to members of the LBS academic community for new research on issues related to the current crisis.
The Wheeler Institute kicks-off ‘Science of Scale’ research collaboration with DFID
The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development’s research collaboration with the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) has officially kicked-off this week.
The Wheeler Institute supports Sustainable Investment Cluster research collaboration with P4G and SYSTEMIQ
This project will combine theory with case study applications to illustrate how sustainable investment clusters (special economic zones, industrial parks, agro-processing zones, etc.) can have an outsized impact to catalyse low carbon and inclusive growth.
‘Religion and educational mobility in Africa’: A landmark study published in ‘Nature’
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 the landmark Religion and educational mobility in Africa study published in Nature, Elias Papaioannou, Alberto Alesina, Sebastian Hohmann, and Stelios Michalopoulos, supported by the…