International development
Our international development work increasingly intersects with our climate work and includes evaluations of investments by DFIs, governments, philanthropic organisations and other international institutions. Previous areas of work includes investments in renewable energy, agriculture, forestry, ICT4D and private sector development in Africa,.
Delivering Value: the economic costs of freight
This analysis compares the social, environmental and economic impacts of diesel and electric vans with e-cargo bikes.
Bikes for Business
Cargo bikes are a leading alternative to petrol and diesel vans, with emerging evidence that they can reduce congestion, improve business efficiency, and support the development of more liveable and healthier cities.
Microsoft Philanthropies India
Microsoft India commissioned Just Economics to conduct a social impact study of the Microsoft Philanthropies India (MPI) portfolio for 2019-20.
Circular Investment
Growing the circular economy is an attractive way to create jobs and support livelihoods, whilst reducing our impact on the planet. This working paper - compiled by Just Economics - aims to estimate the level and pattern of current investment in the circualar economy relative to the linear economy.
Evaluation of FMO
FMO invests in over 85 countries to support jobs and income generation in order to improve people’s lives.
Core concepts in blended finance
Commissioned by the OECD, this paper presents findings from research on how blended finance actors use and define different key concepts, and what implications these understandings have for evaluators.
Dead Loss
This economic analysis of salmon farming reveals that the industry has produced negative externalities worth in the region of USD$47 billion since 2013.
Corn Fakes
Since 2013, there is evidence that Kellogg's has been removing key mirconutrients from its breakfast cereals in Mexico.
Evaluation of the Nordic Development Fund
The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is the joint development finance institution of the five Nordic countries.
Microsoft YouthSpark
YouthSpark is a flagship programme of Microsoft Philanthropies that aims to enable young people around the world to learn digital and computer science skills.
Nordic Development Fund
The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is the joint development finance institution of the five Nordic countries. NDF is mandated to facilitate climate change investments primarily in low-income countries.
Principles of socially-responsible investment
How can investors be encouraged to consider more than purely commercial and short-term gains? Various sets of investment principles have emerged in recent years to guide socially responsible investment.
Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE)
As part of the DfID-funded Gender & Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) project, Just Economics was commissioned to review the use of value for money (VfM) analyses in projects aimed at adolescent girls in developing countries.
Microsoft’s Technology for Good programme
Technology for Good supports NGOs worldwide to increase their reach by providing subsidised software, funding and technical support.
Technology in health services in Africa
Just Economics supported BT to measure the impact of its investments in health and education projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.