School of Economic Development
Driving sustainable and equitable economic transitions.
About
The IIHS School of Economic Development (SED) focuses on sustainable and equitable urban economic transitions, 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. The 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.
Key Focus Areas
Research and practice across thematic areas
Urban and Regional Economic Development
Linking economic growth with urbanisation and planning
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Land and Real Estate
Strengthening land markets and real estate systems
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Housing
Examining India’s affordable housing ecosystem
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Transport and Mobility
Shaping economic geographies through mobility frameworks
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Urban and Infrastructure Finance
Influencing equitable and resilient financing for urban development
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Employment and Livelihoods
Improving livelihoods through inclusive growth
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Food Systems
Understanding urban food economies
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"The SED examines urban economies as embedded systems shaped by people, places, institutions, infrastructures, and ecological relationships."
