Development Economics
The mission of the Development Economics group is to contribute to an improved understanding of the processes of sustainable development, institutions, conflict and poverty alleviation. To this end, we select teaching material and focus on research that can shed light on the dynamics of factor productivity and resource use in developing countries.
Research themes
Education
Education by Development Economics
The Development Economics Group participates in a number of study programmes and specialisations at Wageningen University & Research at both the undergraduate (BSc) and the graduate level (MSc) as well as at the PhD level.
Publications & Projects
The research of the Development Economics Group focuses on the nature of institutions, drivers of institutional change, and implications of institutional change for poverty alleviation and sustainable economic development.
Highlighted projects
- Digital Market Integration, Cooperatives, and Market Power for Smallholder Farmers
- Impact of Cash Transfer Bundles Affecting Community Dynamics and Forest Conservations near Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda
- Enhancing Life Outcomes: The Interplay of Holistic Skills, Preschool Education, and Technology of Instruction
Highlighted publications
Chair Holder
Erwin Bulte is a professor and the chair of Development Economics at Wageningen University. Erwin has been a promotor for over 60 PhDs and has been active in publications about development economics.
prof.dr.ir. EH (Erwin) Bulte
Professor/Chairholder
People of Development Economics
Each chair group of Wageningen University & Research, under leadership of a professor, has its own area of expertise. Meet the people of Development Economics
