Research reports and studiesFebruary 2020Linda Calabrese, Kunal Sen, Dirk Willem te Velde, Chisom Ubabukoh and Steve Wiggins Textile factory in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, 2019. Photo: ILO/Andrew QuiltyPolicy-makers in low-income countries are increasingly aiming for a different and higher-quality type of growth. This growth should be more technology intensive, with a diversified production structure, be resilient to shocks, create jobs and be more inclusive.Crucial for this is enhancing economic transformation, defined as the movement of resources from low-productivity to high-productivity activities. However, empirical evidence on how much is already happening and how to enhance this process is often scarce or lacking altogether in low-income countries.This report synthesises the latest and most relevant research from the DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) on innovation, putting it in context within an emerging body of evidence on economic transformation.Read the research Innovation and economic transformation in low-income countries: a new body of evidenceRelatedFarmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: building on farmer initiativesThis brief explores the policy implications for improving farmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa.Briefing papers29 July 2019Farmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis of current understandingsThis report brings together findings from research conducted under the DEGRP project with the wider literature on irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa.Research reports and studies8 July 2019Navigating global banking standards in developing countriesThis brief explores how global banking rules, designed to enhance stability, may not be appropriate to the context of the poorest countries.Briefing papers17 March 2019Capital flows and financial sector development in low-income countriesThis synthesis report explores how international capital flows influence financial sector development in low-income countries.Research reports and studies8 October 2018See more:economic developmentGlobal
