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Nairobi, Kenya | Posted: January 27, 2016
Jade Hill, Communications Coordinator
jade.hill@econ.gatech.edu
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Professor Ghosal was invited to present at the "Workshop on the Relevance of Competition & Regulatory Reforms in Pursuing http://economics.fiu.edu/iefs/
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Vivek GhosalProfessor Ghosal was invited to be a panelist and presenter at the "Workshop on the Relevance of Competition & Regulatory Reforms in Pursuing Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries." The event was held in Nairobi, in December 2015 and was sponsored by the World Bank, OECD, G-77 Secretariat, UKaid, Deutsche Zusammenarbeit and CUTS International. The policy-oriented paper Professor Ghosal presented was on "Promoting Innovation to Foster Competition, Economic Development and Growth in Developing Economies." The paper noted ways in which developing countries could focus on policies to increase innovation domestically, and reallocate resources to encourage entrepreneurship and innovative business startups. For more information on his research, please contact Dr. Ghosal.
