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Researchers from global south under-represented in development research

Most studies on economic development are led by researchers based in the global north, even when they focus on a country or region in the global south.
  1. Layal Liverpool

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Research on economic issues relating to developing countries is led predominantly by researchers based in the global north, according to an analysis of nearly 25,000 papers. The findings show that although many studies focus on countries or regions in the global south, researchers based there have been vastly under-represented in the literature for decades.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02549-9

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