Research

Dynamic household response to health shocks: The interaction of formal and informal debt

By Wheeler Institute24 July 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

Understanding borrowing decisions to design suitable financial products The challenge Where social safety nets are not well developed or funded, a health emergency quickly becomes a financial emergency, potentially preventing individuals from fulfilling their potential as they struggle to meet mounting demands on small and uneven resources. Poor households, particularly those in developing countries with […]

Entrepreneurship, ESG and venture capital

By Wheeler Institute24 June 2019Call for proposals, Research

Towards a long-term research initiative at the intersection of ESG and entrepreneurship The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investment decisions has increased rapidly, but investing in high-growth startups through venture capital (VC) has significantly lagged behind. Evidence suggests this trend is accelerating, and that VCs tend to invest in highly disruptive […]

When bulldozers loom

By Wheeler Institute24 June 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

Informal property rights and innovation in marketing practices among emerging-market micro-entrepreneurs Micro-entrepreneurs constitute the most common type of business in the world and marketing is the primary means by which they earn their livelihoods. In emerging markets there are a significant number of micro-entrepreneurs and many live precarious lives, characterised by poverty and potentially devastating […]

Institutional independence and social media

By Wheeler Institute24 June 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

Providing real-time, market-based evidence on threats to institutional independence With the rise of political polarisation and populism in recent election cycles, attacks on national and international independent institutions (Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation) have increased. Analysing market-implied expectations around attacks by political leaders allows assessment of the credibility and severity of […]

Education for all, occupational choice and business formation in Africa

By Wheeler Institute24 May 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

Examining the success of school expenditure in terms of economic payoff Africa has witnessed an unprecedented increase in access to education in the past decades. Nonetheless, manufacturing employment is tiny, innovation is weak and many large corporations ‘complain’ that there is a skill shortage. Thanks to large-scale school construction throughout the continent, many more children […]

Refugees of the Mediterranean

By Wheeler Institute24 April 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

The political economy of displacement and refugee flows Large-scale population movements disrupt the economies and social fabrics of many countries. Understanding how substantial populations of involuntarily displaced individuals fare economically and how host communities are affected is crucial. This research explores the developmental impacts of refugee flows and the effect on host communities, and whether […]

Saving lives and accelerating innovation?

By Wheeler Institute24 March 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

Antecedents and implications of the Expanded Access Programme in the pharmaceutical industry The lack of access to drugs that treat deadly diseases is a massive global health challenge, especially in developing countries. In 2016, of nearly 37 million people living with HIV, one million died due to a lack of effective drugs and therapies. This […]

Pump-priming markets at the base of the pyramid

By Wheeler Institute24 February 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

A randomised controlled trial of push vs. pull marketing strategies in rural India For millions of rural consumers in developing countries, the means used for everyday tasks such as cooking, drinking water, and lighting are potentially lethal acts, even though less harmful alternatives are widely used by their urban contemporaries. The quality, availability and affordability […]

Ethnic favourtism in democracy

By Wheeler Institute24 January 2019Call for proposals, ResearchResearch

The political economy of land and labour in sub-Saharan Africa How resources and wealth are distributed among the population has fundamental implications for welfare. When markets and institutions fail, power relationships between groups shape allocation of resources and yield to inefficient outcomes. These issues are particularly salient on the African continent. Economic inequalities between ethnic […]

Measuring the benefits of the diffusion of disruptive technologies

By Wheeler Institute23 November 2000Business research, ResearchResearch

New research will help understand how innovations in technology are spread across regions, industries, occupations and firms to generate key data insights for businesses The development of novel technologies, the degree to which they affect jobs and the speed with which they spread across regions, firms and industries are key elements in the study of […]

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