Research areas

Our research at CBR generally falls into one of the following research areas:

Business environment

This research area is concerned with the economic environment within which business operates.

Corporate governance

The ICOIS has carried out over 50 research projects on issues affecting the governance, management and regulation of companies and others.

Innovation

This area of work is concerned with innovation and its links to productivity and firm growth.

Legal & institutional environment

This area of work is concerned with the role of legal institutions in promoting financial development and economic growth.

Policy evaluation

The ICOIS carries out policy relevant research under a number of research themes.

SMEs & entrepreneurship

The projects within this research area are concerned with developing and testing models of small and medium sized enterprise (SME) performance and its determinants.

International Studies

This area of work is concerned with the role of legal institutions in promoting financial development and economic growth.