The internet’s impact on developing countries has been profound, though uneven. Policy will play a crucial role in ensuring that the gains from connectivity are widely shared, and governments must invest in infrastructure and promote digital literacy.

Improved transportation networks can enable export expansion by promoting interaction between exporting firms, facilitating knowledge spillovers. Better integrated exporters also export more and export products of higher quality at a lower price.

A quarter of Ugandan firms appear to consistently make costly mistakes, with potentially far-reaching consequences for theory and policy design