Welcome
‘Micro-level Perspectives of Growth in Tanzania’, a research project being undertaken by the Department of Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam, focuses the economic lens on micro-level processes to help explain the unevenness of Tanzania’s improved macroeconomic performance since market reforms in the 1980s. This entails a close examination of not only households, firms and communities, but also the institutional settings and regulatory frameworks that affect the ability of these groups to escape poverty. Working closely with policy-makers during the research phase, a key aim of this project is to use the evidence gathered through analysis of primary and secondary data to inform policy processes. The project is being undertaken in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF – Tanzania) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI - London) and is funded by the Canadian Institute for Development Research (IDRC).