Our Research Portfolio
Explore IGREC's research, evaluations and field assignments across Uganda and East Africa.
29 research projects
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8 projects found
CompletedLabour Markets & Enterprise
This study investigates the impact of improved workplace safety on economic and health outcomes for workers in Uganda’s informal waste sector. In a randomized controlled trial with self-employed waste collectors, I first document that workers' willingness-to-pay for safety-enhancing personal protective equipment (PPE) was...
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CompletedLabour Markets & Enterprise
This project examined the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and workers across Uganda.
Labour Markets project details
CompletedLabour Markets & Enterprise
In order to answer to the recent prolonged refugee crises, governments and international institutions are focusing on the creation of economic opportunities (jobs and businesses) for refugees. Yet, refugees, especially in developing countries, may find it particularly hard to access local job markets for various reasons.
Labour markets project details
CompletedLabour Markets & Enterprise
Project record from IGREC's research portfolio. Further implementation and publication details will be added when available.
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OngoingLabour Markets & Enterprise
This study investigates hiring practices in Uganda's growing sectors, addressing the mismatch between educated youth and employer needs in a context where university educated youth face the highest unemployment rates. Through a randomized controlled trial with private firms, we examine the impact of better defining firm...
Labour markets project details
OngoingLabour Markets & Enterprise
In this research project, we to take a closer look into the competition forces at play in microfirm clusters. In a first step, we aim to quantify whether the perceptions among entrepreneurs about competition intensity are, in fact, matched by empirical evidence.
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OngoingLabour Markets & Enterprise
This project investigates why small firms in developing countries often remain separate instead of merging or expanding. It examines whether maintaining relational contracts between firms is easier, less risky, and more rewarding than expanding operations and coordinating work within a single larger firm.
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CompletedLabour Markets & Enterprise
This project examines how technical skills training, firm clustering, and access to shared or individual capital can improve the productivity and growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda, particularly in capital-intensive sectors. SMEs account for the majority of private sector production in Uganda but often...
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