Sierra Leone

The IGC-Sierra Leone programme will focus on private sector development and export diversification, the financial sector, and agriculture. Specific areas of policy advice include improving the investment climate, intervention policies for export promotion, technical and vocational education and training reform, fostering effective cooperation among private sector firms, developing a coherent approach to nurturing a national innovation system, strategy to encourage commercial farming, and risk management in banking sector supervision. The IGC-Sierra Leone office will be hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone. Below are short summaries and updates about active IGC work in Sierra Leone, both country engagement and individual research programmes.

Omotunde Johnson
: Country Director
Claudius Thomas
: Resident Senior Associate
Rachel Glennerster
: Lead Economist
Kareen El Beyrouty
: Hub Economist
Ramatu Kabia
: Office Manager

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Export promotion workshop in Sierra Leone
Event
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The power of ideas: Indian Minister visits Sierra Leone
Event
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Lessons for Developing Countries from Experience with Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Working Paper
Author: Christian Kingombe
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Sierra Leone’s National Export Strategy: Implementation Issues and Recommendations
Working Paper
Authors: Marianna Belloc, Michele Di Maio
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Technical Workshop on Development and Transformation in Sierra Leone
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Reforming the Customary Land Tenure System in Sierra Leone: A Proposal
Working Paper
Author: Omotunde Johnson
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Financial Sector Reform and Development in Sierra Leone
Working Paper
Author: Omotunde Johnson
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Reshaping Institutions: Evidence on External Aid and Local Collective Action in Sierra Leone
Policy brief
Author: Adam.Green:
Institutions are important determinants of economic development. However, there is little evidence about how best to ‘improve’ institutions that are already in place. Moreover, is it possible, or even desirable, for external actors like foreign aid donors to attempt to restructure local power dynamics in less developed countries? Community Driven Development…
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Survey of the literature on successful strategies and practices for export promotion by developing countries
Working Paper
Authors: Marianna Belloc, Michele Di Maio
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Incentivising service delivery in Sierra Leone (State Capabilities programme)
Research Project
Author: Paul Collier
Little is known about the role that non-financial incentives could play in improving the delivery of public services in the developing world. Paul Collier (Oxford University), Oeindrila Dube (New York University), Vivek Maru (World Bank) and Bilal Siddiqi (Oxford University) assess two interventions to improve service delivery in Sierra Leone.…
Clientelism and State Capacity: Persistence and Change in Sierra Leone and Colombia (Governance, Accountability and Political Economy programme)
Research Project
Author: Daron Acemoglu
Understanding institutional transformations - especially those which render governments more accountable to their people - is a major policy priority. Daron Acemoglu (MIT), Ana María Ibáñez (University of the Andes, Colombia) and James Robinson (Harvard) compare institutional change and persistence in Colombia and Sierra Leone, two countries previously characterised by…
Community-driven Development in post-conflict Sierra Leone (Governance, Accountability and Political Economy and State capabilities programmes)
Research Project
Author: Rachel Glennerster
Our research is motivated by the emerging consensus that the accountability, competence and inclusiveness of governance institutions are important determinants of economic development, yet there is little agreement on the specific types of programs or reforms that will successfully engender better functioning institutions in less developed countries. Moreover, it is…
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