Economics of Development and Emerging Markets
Our point of departure is the observation that three quarters of the global poor are not in developing countries but in emerging markets. This challenges the traditional concepts of development, including targets of poverty reduction and other Millennium Development Goals.
Our work can be grouped along three interdependent lines that enable us to look at micro and macro transition processes from different angles:
- evidence-based policy analysis in the context of specific countries and country groupings;
- economic interaction between countries through trade, investment and other capital flows;
- means to solve conflicts and foster cooperation, both within and between countries.
One important and recurrent theme is the impact of the uncertainty that is generated by exogenous shocks such as crises, (civil) wars and environmental degradation.
Combined SG1 / EDEM annual report 2012
Economics of Development research and teaching Blog
Who we are and what we do
External research assessment
The 2012 external research assessment points out that the key researchers appear to be strong across all lines of work and that we have a high ranking (4.5 on a scale of 1 to 5):
'....for relevance, especially due to its applied policy-related research. Their approach helps to establish evidence-based policy formulation and implementation.(..) A positive aspect of its work is that within the field of development economics members have established themselves in a niche of their own.'
