Centre of Research in the Economics of Development

The Centre of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) is a center for research devoted to studying problems of economic development, particularly issues of micro-institutions, collective action, market development, and political economics.

Most of the research carried out inCRED is based on first-hand data collected by members in various countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Works of both theoretical and empirical nature are regularly produced by a staff of six permanent academic members and between 10to 15 PhD students and post-doc researchers.

PICTURE CRED TEAM 2013

The main themes of research around which works of the CRED articulate are the following:

  1. Institutions, Social Norms and Development
  2. Aid, Governance, and Development  
  3. Poverty and Livelihood Strategies 
  4. Political Economics, Conflicts and Agrarian Relationship

 

CRED PAST EVENTS

OCT 2013 - EMERITUS JEAN-PHILIPPE PLATTEAU

ACADEMIC SESSION - ROUNDTABLES
  • ON POVERTY AND AID EFFECTIVENESS

Chair: Jean-Marie Baland (UNamur)

Contributors: Jan Willem Gunning (VU University of Amsterdam), Vijayendra Rao (World Bank), Martin Ravallion (Georgetown University), André Sapir (ULB)

  • ON THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

Chair: Mathias Dewatripont (ULB, NBB)

Contributors: Kaushik Basu (World Bank), François Bourguignon (PSE), Stefan Dercon (University of Oxford), Timur Kuran (Duke University), François Maniquet (UCL)