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Improving management practices through individual and group consulting: Evidence from Colombia

By leveraging peer-learning effects, group-based consulting can be cheaper and more effective than individual interventions in improving SME performance

Firms

Leonardo Iacovone William Maloney David McKenzie

Published

15.03.21

The cost of power: Electricity pricing and firm output in India

Subsidies of household electricity prices in India come at the expense of firms, reducing both growth and output

Energy & Environment

Ama Baafra Abeberese

Published

12.02.21

Technology rental and small firm productivity in urban Uganda

Rental markets for large machines between small firms allow them to achieve economies of scale, increasing mechanisation and aggregate productivity

Firms

Vittorio Bassi Raffaela Muoio Tommaso Porzio Ritwika Sen Esau Tugume

Published

16.10.20

Paying outsourced labour: Evidence from Argentina

Temp agency workers in Argentina receive 49% of the workplace-specific pay premia earned by regular workers in user firms

Labour Markets

Simon Jäger

Published

14.10.20

Measuring the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa

Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms

Agriculture

Casey Maue Marshall Burke Kyle Emerick

Published

15.06.20

Competition and the welfare gains from transportation infrastructure in India

The construction of the Golden Quadrilateral has seen unequal gains in manufacturing income across states, largely due to proximity to the highway

Infrastructure

Jose Asturias Manuel García-Santana

Published

01.06.20

The causal effects of competition on prices and quality

Governments can outsource public services and achieve lower prices, without sacrificing quality, if they can ensure that there is enough competition

Firms

Matias Busso Sebastian Galiani

Published

09.03.20

Going green in China: Firms’ responses to stricter environmental regulations

Firms are reactive to better enforcement of emission controls. This effect is more apparent among firms in industries with higher pollution intensity

Energy & Environment

Haichao Fan Joshua Graff Zivin Zonglai Kou Xueyue Liu Huanhuan Wang

Published

10.02.20

How a rising minimum wage reduced earnings inequality in Brazil

Over a 16-year period, the Brazilian government more than doubled the real minimum wage. During the same time frame, earnings inequality decreased substantially

Labour Markets

Christian Moser Niklas Engbom

Published

03.02.20