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STEG is a research initiative funded by FCDO 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.
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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!
Hiring Frictions and the Promise of Online Job Portals: Evidence from India
A. Nilesh Fernando, Niharika Singh, and Gabriel Tourek
On the Geographic Implications of Carbon Taxes
Bruno Conte, Klaus Desmet, and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
Agricultural Technological Change, Female Earnings, and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil
Vivek Moorthy
Place-based Policies and Structural Change: Evidence from India’s Special Economic Zones
Johannes Gallé, Daniel Overbeck, Nadine Riedel, and Tobias Seidel
Tillers of Prosperity: Land Ownership, Reallocation, and Structural Transformation
Shuhei Kitamura
The Distribution of the Gender Wage Gap: An Equilibrium Model
Sonia R. Bhalotra, Manuel Fernández, and Fan Wang
Promotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector
Erika Deserranno, Philipp Kastrau, and Gianmarco León-Ciliotta
Structural Change, Inequality, and Capital Flows
Florian Trouvain
E-Commerce, and the Indian Retail and Manufacturing Sectors
Nibha Bharti, Sugandha Huria, Ashley Jose, and Kanika Pathania