Manufacturing revolutions: The role of industrial policy in South Korea’s industrialisation South Korea’s industrial policy in the late 1970s played a critical role in forging its modern economy. Are there lessons for the developing world? Firms Nathaniel Lane Published 11.12.17
Elections and corruption: Politics and public procurement in India Political interference in government contract allocation when ruling power changes hands, combined with lack of accountability, leads to corruption Institutions & Political Economy Jonathan Lehne Jacob Shapiro Oliver Vanden Eynde Published 08.12.17
The impact of skills development on adolescent girls in Uganda and Liberia Gender-sensitive youth employment programmes combining income generation and life skills training can be effective in helping adolescent girls succeed Labour Markets Markus Goldstein Published 07.12.17
How different governance systems impact lives: Historical evidence from Vietnam Major economic variances across present day Vietnam can be traced back to historical governance differences, highlighting the role of civil society Institutions & Political Economy Melissa Dell Nathaniel Lane Pablo Querubin Published 06.12.17
Piggyback exporting, intermediation, and the distribution of the gains from trade in agricultural markets How much of the world price of export crops trickles down to small farmers, who sell through agribusinesses and traders with market power? Agriculture Swati Dhingra Silvana Tenreyro Published 04.12.17
Tax administration matters for firm productivity The quality of tax administration effects productivity, particularly that of small firms, therefore lowering tax compliance costs can support growth Methods & Measurement Era Dabla-Norris Florian Misch Munawer Khwaja Published 30.11.17
Estimating productivity spillovers among firm networks in Indonesia Clustering of firms in Indonesia only leads to substantial productivity spillovers in a few industries, suggesting the need to review cluster policies Firms Samuel Bazzi Amalavoyal Chari Shanthi Nataraj Alexander Rothenberg Published 28.11.17
The cost of labour regulations in India We inform the debate on labour regulations in India by costing their burden on firms and studying the role corruption plays in increasing these costs Firms Amrit Amirapu Michael Gechter Published 27.11.17
Helping young people access better employment opportunities Low-cost interventions that help young people search for employment can improve access to formal and stable jobs, raising equity in the labour market Labour Markets Girum Abebe Stefano Caria Marcel Fafchamps Paolo Falco Simon Franklin Simon Quinn Published 24.11.17
