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Publication - Project Report
Where the rubber hits the road: A review of decentralisation in Myanmar and the roads sector
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Project
Support to Ethnic Armed Organisations' Economic Working Committee for Peace Negotiations
Increasing attention is now given to the importance of addressing economic issues in peace agreements, as this can help to address root causes of conflict and lay a foundation for a sustainable economic framework. Conversely, if economic issues are not adequately addressed during the peace process, this can drive a return to conflict and create instability. Precisely which...
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Publication - Project Report
Key economic issues for Myanmar’s peace negotiations
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Publication - Working Paper
Making moves matter: Experimental evidence on incentivising bureaucrats through performance-based transfers
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Project
Improving teaching and learning: Experiments on teacher incentives and training in Uganda
In low-income countries, primary school students often fall far below grade level and primary dropout rates remain high. Further, in some countries, educators encourage their weaker students to dropout before reaching the end of primary school. These educators hope to avoid the negative attention that authorities direct to a school when its students perform poorly on the...
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Publication - Working Paper
Educator incentives and educational triage in rural primary schools
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Publication - Policy Brief
School performance: The role of early stage learning environments
Research shows Ghana’s schools are some of the lowest performing in the world. Students reportedly struggle in the areas of problem solving, reasoning, and using concepts. These skills are thought to be important for low-income economies because they promote innovation and enhance workers’ skills. This brief evaluates the influence of the school learning...
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Project
Case studies: Private enterprises in fragile situations
This IGC country case study series explores the relationship between the private sector, state fragility, and conflict in fragile environments. The case studies analyse how fragility and conflict shape economic activity and private sector development, and vice versa, in these countries. They also draw lessons from these countries' experiences and discuss the outlook for...
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Publication - Project Report
Private enterprises in fragile situations: Myanmar
This IGC country case study explores the relationship between the private sector, state fragility, and conflict in Myanmar.