Current Research Projects

Mitigating Capacity: Local Goverment Capacity to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

To understand how states might respond to the imminent threat of climate change, this research projects does only look which policies need to be implemented, but also at the explores India's and China's capacity to implement those policies > 

Energy Consumption Policies in China

In China, many local government officials are reluctant to implement national environmental protection policies at the cost of sacrificing the rate of economic growth. Consequently, the research project analyses why some local governments are more successful than others in enforcing national climate change mitigation policies, given similar levels of economic development > 

Allianz Micro-Insurance - Past Present Future

The study takes stock of Allianz’ micro-insurance activities and the insights the first five years of experimentation have provided. Based on the learning stories of five micro-insurance projects, the study also provides an update on the current knowledge on the field. Expert interviews provide a glimpse at the future. The study aims to take journalists, managers, partners and customers on board on Allianz' own learning journey in these unchartered waters. >

UNDP Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative: Case Study Research Programme

The recently launched Case Research Programme will produce more than 50 cases from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe & CIS that will contribute to understand, enable and inspire the development of more effective inclusive business models around the globe. >

Market entry strategies of Chinese firms in rural China

In order to explore how state-owned and private companies entered third-tier cities, small towns, and villages in China, the Emergia Institute has started a cooperation with Jianghua Zhou from the Chinese BoP Learning Lab at Tsinghua University. >