Market Access and Economic Development

Project description

A closer look at the economic causes and consequences of market access

Most research to date regarding the right conditions for economic progress in poor countries (e.g. job growth) has focused on "supply-side" drivers of productivity. However, another aspect to be considered is that the growth of businesses in these countries may be constrained by forces external to the firms, which ultimately hinder market access. Examples appear to be poor infrastructure and countries' trade barriers. The ERC-funded ACCESS project will explore a broader set of economic, political and social barriers to market access – including legal restrictions on individuals' ability to own and operate firms – and how these affect local economies. ACCESS will draw on microeconomic data from developing countries like Colombia, Liberia, the Philippines and Uganda.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics › productivity
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › employment

Keywords

• Firms in developing countries
• workers in developing countries
• market access
• demand effects
• relationships between firms
• information frictions
• ethnic divisions

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2021-COG - ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2021-COG

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Funding Scheme

ERC - Support for frontier research (ERC)

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITETET I OSLO

Net EU contribution

€ 1 896 821,00

Address

Problemveien 5-7
0313 Oslo
Norway

Region

Norge › Oslo og Viken › Oslo

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00