Rio Thao

Researcher working on Entrepreneurial Finance and its role on firms performance, geography economics with focus on rural economy

[International Growth Centre @The_IGC]

The Agri-SME Evidence Fund offers grants of up to £100,000 for research on agriculture, finance, and SMEs 🌱 Priority countries are Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia (and other LMICs in some cases).

Apply by 2 February 2025:

https://t.co/AlaKFOQJL3

[Rio Thao @cukurio]

https://t.co/QkjmunNQbK @NICRErural

[Rio Thao @cukurio]

Two things finally got published on the last working day of the year!!
Evidence report supporting the NECA environment, coast & rural growth Investment Plan
JSBM paper on access to external finance and impacts on growth of rural and urban SMEs
Cheers to 2024 & Look fw to 2025!!

[Rio Thao @cukurio]

https://t.co/BPdp1Obzr9 @NICRErural

[Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) @ERC_UK]

📢 NEW State of the art literature review published today summarising the evidence on the factors that affect business investment decisions. Read it here - https://t.co/6oAvDJXPLw @biztradegovuk @BritishBBank @TPIProductivity

[Yohan @yohaniddawela]

Geospatial data science is all about having access to good data.

Here are a list of my favourite free geospatial resources:

[Andrea Presbitero @a_presbitero]

Quite a wealth of data on China-Africa linkages in a new @GDP_Center report. And a very nice chart showing the shift on trade linkages from EUR/US towards China
https://t.co/ooEMrAxyHR

[Wisdom Theory @wisdom_theory]

Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90.

Thanks for everything.

We remember him in 10 great quotes:

[National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise @NICRErural]

Thank you @UniofNewcastle for recognising our team's involvement in establishing NICRE as a leading evidence and knowledge exchange capability at yesterday's Celebrating Success event. #WeAreNCL
@NCLBusiness @SciencesNCL @cretweeting @Sage_NCL @JeremyPhillipso

[Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) @ERC_UK]

#Budget24 was billed as a budget for growth, but if we are really going to focus on the long-term changes needed for a brighter future, we need more action. Here's the ERC's 10 priority areas for small business #growth and #productivity, based on a decade of research⬇️

[Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) @ERC_UK]

Useful summary of key announcements relating to small business in today’s budget from the Entrepreneurs Network…

[The Entrepreneurs Network @TenThinkTank]

📊 What does today’s Spring Budget mean for Britain’s entrepreneurs?

Here are our snap judgements on some of the key announcements for entrepreneurs across the country.

Thread below! 🧶👇

[Andrea Presbitero @a_presbitero]

🚨🚨Our paper showing that #FDI flows are increasingly concentrated among geopolitically aligned countries is forthcoming in the European Journal of Political Economy @davmalacrino @ShekharAiyar #geoeconomics #friendshoring
ungated draft: https://t.co/N92H2ox77G

[Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) @ERC_UK]

📢Interested in finding out more about our research? Come and join us for our FREE research showcase event taking place in Birmingham later this month. Details below. Sign up here: https://t.co/Oki5absw4k
#SMEs #productivity #growth #innovation #research @ESRC @UKRI_News

[Ralph De Haas @ralphdehaas]

Submit your best paper(s) to the 2024 Annual CEBRA Meeting (Frankfurt, 28-30 August 2024)

Submission deadline: 10 March 2024

@C_Laudenbach and I will organize a session on "Discrimination and Stereotypes in Finance"

@fheider , @RaphAuer , @FechtFalko , @RaphaelSchoenle

[Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) @fsb_policy]

Small firms and the self-employed are central to rural communities, providing jobs and generating economic growth ✅

🚌 As @NICRErural's new report examines, much in line with our previous research, rural SMEs are often held back by challenges like poor transport links and digital connectivity 💻

Read the full report ⤵️

🔗 https://t.co/caiZfv8VDo

[National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise @NICRErural]

Environmental considerations play a critical role in #rural businesses’ decision-making but barriers prevent them from fully transitioning to #NetZero.
We call for greater support for firms on the back of our State of Rural Enterprise Report.
▶️https://t.co/grd2HcfuJR
@ERC_UK

[The Productivity Institute @TPIProductivity]

Low investment is the proximate cause of low productivity & the UK’s weak growth performance.

Find out why investment lies at the root of growth & prosperity in ‘Investing for the Long Run’ by @jagjit_chadha & Tony Venables in the #productivityagenda.
https://t.co/WaRwMyNjz6

[Yohan @yohaniddawela]

You don't need to know programming or GIS to use geospatial data.

Here are 3 resources to get you started:

[National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise @NICRErural]

Our final panel of the day debates how we better connect the rural economy with the innovation ecosystem with input from @CCRI_UK @RoyalAgUni Chestnut Bio @innovateuk chaired by @SteveRop @ERC_UK @IRCaucus