School of Economic Development
Driving sustainable and equitable economic transitions
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The School of Economic Development (SED) at IIHS focuses on sustainable and equitable economic transitions across human settlements, through practices embedded in social, political, and ecological relationships.
The SED prioritises space and place, people, institutions and infrastructure, in fostering economic change, and addressing inequality, informality, institutional capacities, and sustainability.
It works across the public–private spectrum of economic agents and draws on heterodox traditions of economic thought and enquiry, across geography, sociology, anthropology, and planning, including political economy, economic geography, regional science, public finance, development economics, labour geography, industrial sociology, political ecology, urban economics, and economic history.
In line with IIHS’ commitment to place-based research and practice from the Global South, SED’s thematics are informed by the challenges of social and spatial inequality, informality, social determinants of economic marginalisation, ecological stresses, and gaps in institutional, financial and regulatory capacities.
Where economies evolve, cities transform, and communities shape resilient futures.
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Urban and Regional Economic Development
The SED provides critical inputs into the linkages between economic growth, urbanisation and planning, with inclusion
Land and Real Estate
The SED creates value through the integration of improved land and housing market functioning, infrastructure
Housing
The SED looks at India’s affordable housing ecosystem, across demand and supply, planning, investment, and finance.
Transport and Mobility
The SED works towards shaping urban regions’ economic geographies, facilitating agglomerations, public–private
Urban and Infrastructure Finance
The SED helps direct, inform and influence public and private investments, prioritising equitable and sustainable growth
Employment and Livelihoods
The SED looks at growth strategies for industrial and services sector development, improving the quality and conditions
Food Systems
The SED looks at diverse elements of urban food systems: livelihoods, consumption, value chains and markets
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