A paper entitled “Place-based Policies and Firm Performance: Evidence from Special Economic Zones in India” by project members Prof. Holger Görg and Alina Mulyukova has been accepted for publication in European Economic Review.
This paper explores…
Project partners from the University of Ghana, Charles Godfred Ackah and Robert Darko Osei, together with Baah Aye Kusi recently published a research paper in the journal Managerial and Decision Economics on SEZ dynamics and firm performance, drawing…
Research article “Special Economic Zones, Gender and Innovations: New Evidence from an Emerging Economy” authored by Charles Godfred Ackah, Robert Darko Osei and Baah Aye Kusi from the University of Ghana was published in the journal Cogent Business…
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana, partner institution in the SEZ project, hosted a policy forum on 7 June 2024 in Accra, Ghana. The forum served as platform to discuss strategies to boost…
The SEZ project held a policy forum on 7 June 2024 in Accra, Ghana, organized by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana.
This paper exploits time and geographic variation in the adoption of Special Economic Zones in India to assess the direct effects of the program on firm performance. We combine geocoded firm-level data and geocoded SEZs. Our analysis yields that…
A book authored by project member Professor Aradhna Aggarwal entitled “Special Economic Zones in South Asia. Structural Change, Competitiveness and Growth” is scheduled to be published by Routledge on February 29, 2024.
The book provides an…
Project member Cecília Hornok from IfW Kiel recently participated in two policy events where she presented the results of her ongoing work on SEZs in Africa and their impact on the living standards of local households. The conference “Shaping…
Project member Prof. Aradhna Aggarwal was invited to the Global Investors Meet 2024 of the state of Tamil Nadu in India, where she participated as a panelist in the session on ‘Special Economic Zones as Engines of Economic Transformation’. The…
Research paper of Professor Sinha Roy has been accepted for publication
Project member Prof. Saikat Sinha Roy has recently published a paper titled "Structural change, services sector and intergenerational occupational mobility in India: Some…
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