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About OxIGED

The Oxford Institute for Global Economic Development (OxIGED) at the University of Oxford is an integrating institution for the economic analysis of development and the global economy. The University of Oxford has world class research strength in both development economics and international economics. The aim of OxIGED is to bring these together with other fields of economics that provide insights for developing countries and the global economy.

OxIGED runs a research programme 'Inclusive globalisation: Transforming the world's lagging economies', looking into ways to improve understanding of why some regions have successfully increased participation in the world economy while others have not, and to inform the policy debate particularly for low-income countries.

OxIGED is currently led by Professor Tony Venables. Its participating member institutions include the Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies; the Centre for International Macroeconomics; the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE); the Department of Economics; the Global Economic Governance Programme; the James Martin 21st Century School; the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies; the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies; the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative; the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID); and the Saïd Business School.

 

 

 

Research on Urban Mass Housing
St Catherine's College, Oxford
26/27 March 2012

 

This workshop assessed the state of knowledge on key issues that affect the success of large-scale housing for the mass of the urban population and for the economic performance of cities in developing countries, not least in Africa, and to identify gaps which could potentially be addressed by a focused research programme. For further information please go to Events