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…
This project examines how participation in public procurement influences the growth, investment decisions, and market behaviour of domestic firms in Uganda.
/projects/government-demand-domestic-firmsPublic ProcurementRohit TickuBernard M. Hoekman
This project involved a randomised field experiment in Kampala, Uganda, in close collaboration with KCCA, to better understand the determinants of voluntary tax compliance and policy levers to improve this. Public…
/projects/kampala-property-taxPolicy and governanceKampala City Council Authoprity(KCCA)International Growth Center
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…
/projects/business-clusters-innovationLabour marketsIGRECStructural Transformation and Economic Growth initiative (STEG)