STEG Funding Calls
The Sixth SRG Call and Fifth PhD Call are now closed. A number of other calls are scheduled to open later in the year, including the Fourth LRG Call. Find all open and upcoming calls through the button below.
Structural Transformation and Economic Growth
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.
Latest News
New STEG Pathfinding Papers
Two new STEG Pathfinding Papers have been published, written by researchers at our partner, Y-RISE.
- PP11: Can Mass Electrification (Still) Cause Structural Change? from Hsu and VanVuren
- PP12: Self Employment, Micro-Entrepreneurship, and Development from Davis, Hsu, and VanVuren
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!
Worker Mobility in Production Networks
Marvin Cardoza, Francesco Grigoli, Nicola Pierri, and Cian Ruane
Structural Transformation and Gender-Specific Labour Market Frictions: Evidence from Nigeria
Jubril Animashaun, and Lotanna E. Emediegwu
Demand for Quality, Variable Markups and Misallocation: Evidence from India
Apoorv Gupta
The Macroeconomics of Intensive Agriculture
Timo Boppart, Patrick Kiernan, Per Krusell, and Hannes Malmberg
Financial Access and Entrepreneurship by Gender: Evidence from Rural India
Sandhya Garg, Samarth Gupta, and Sushanta Mallick
The Great Upgrade
Alexandros Ragoussis and Jonathan Timmis
AI and Service-Led Growth: Evidence from Indian Job Adverts
Alexander Copestake, Max Marczinek, Ashley Pople, and Katherine Stapleton
Rural Marketplaces and Local Development
Tillmann von Carnap
Misallocation and Financial Constraints Among Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fatou Kiné Thioune