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The role of digital platforms in improving online trade and reshaping contractual norms?

Project Active from 15 Sep 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 Firms, Trade and Sustainable Growth

This project examines whether digital contracting tools within mobile money platforms can improve trust, increase trade, and reshape informal market practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Partnering with Wave Mobile Money in Côte d’Ivoire, the study uses a randomised evaluation to test scalable interventions that support inclusive digital trade and SME development.

Researchers

Edward Wiles

Postdoctoral Academy Scholar, Harvard University

Deivy Houeix

Prize Fellow, Harvard University

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