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.