Development Economics at Reading Research
At present, our staff undertake projects on a wide range of development and social issues in South Asia and Africa, from the impact of FDI in developing countries, to studies on the impact of genetically modified cotton in India, the environmental costs of economic growth in China, religious school quality in Bangladesh, women entrepreneurs in Gambia, and the cross-country effect of inequality on economic development. Please see further information on staff and expertise in the School of Economics.
Research carried out by staff members have recently appeared in the following journals:
- Applied Economics
- Cambridge Journal of Economics
- Education Economics
- Economics of Education Review
- European Journal of Development Research
- Journal of Applied Economics
- Journal of Development Studies
- Journal of International Development
- Journal of Population Economics
- Oxford Development Studies
- Review of Development Economics and World Development
Members also routinely serve as reviewers for various academic journals such as:
- Applied Economics
- Economic Development and Cultural Change
- Food Policy
- Education Economics
- Journal of African Economies
- Journal of International Development
- Oxford Development Studies
- Population and Development Review
- World Development
The School is also home to the European Journal of Development Research, which is edited by Professor Rajneesh Narula. Members of the development group are also affiliated to a number of in-house research centres such as the Centre for Institutional Performance and the Centre for Euro-Asian Studies.