firms

Evidence from China finds that firms underestimate the value of new partnerships and therefore under-search for partners. As a result, referrals to new suppliers and clients can greatly improve firm performance.

How can Development Finance Institutions use research to inform their investment decisions? What is their role in supporting economic development and private investment?

Evidence from Kenya shows how cash transfers in imperfect markets lead businesses to capture some of the benefits by raising prices, ultimately at the expense of transfer recipients.

Market access can improve firms’ performance. More research is needed to understand which type of market access programmes are the best at generating firm growth.

Providing firms with advertising and identity verification tools increases their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies

Politicians who share power impose checks and balances on each other, improving local governance and leading to better economic outcomes.

Upgrading within firms in developing countries is driven by increased know-how and certain buyer types

Increased demand was seen to induce technology diffusion among garment workers, but willingness of both learner and the teacher is necessary