New SRG and PhD Funding Calls
STEG invites applications to the fifth call for proposals for Small Research Grants and the fourth call for proposals for PhD Research Grants. Calls closing 5 September.
Structural Transformation and Economic Growth
STEG is a research initiative funded by FDCO that aims to provide a better understanding of structural change, productivity, and growth in low- and middle-income countries. Our research will help to design and implement strategies that better facilitate growth.
Open Calls & Upcoming Events
Third Larger Research Grants Call
STEG invites applications to the third call for proposals for Larger Research Grants. Call closing 3 October.
This will be the penultimate LRG call under the STEG programme. The fourth and final call for LRGs will be opening in April 2023.
STEG Working Paper Series
The STEG Working Paper Series features leading research in the fields of structural transformation, productivity, and growth. Find the latest papers below!
Macroeconomic Development, Rural Exodus, and Uneven Industrialization
Tomás Budí Ors and Josep Pijoan-Mas
Political Connections and Misallocation of Procurement Contracts: Evidence from Ecuador
Felipe Brugués, Javier Brugués, and Samuele Giambra
Deindustrialization and Industry Polarization
Michael Sposi, Kei-Mu Yi, and Jing Zhang
Nutrition Demand, Subsistence Farming, and Agricultural Productivity
Stepan Gordeev
Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion
Nicolas Coeurdacier, Florian Oswald, and Marc Teignier
Misallocation across Establishment Gender
Ashantha Ranasinghe
Trade, Technology, and Agricultural Productivity
Farid Farrokhi and Heitor S. Pellegrina
Skill Bias, Financial Frictions, and Selection into Entrepreneurship
Ying Feng and Jie Ren
The Effects of Climate Change on Labor and Capital Reallocation
Christoph Albert, Paula Bustos, and Jacopo Ponticelli