misallocation
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Gender disparities reduce agricultural productivity in developing countries
The misallocation of women’s talent, due to barriers to entering non-agricultural work, leads to sizable productivity losses
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Impact of access to banks on development: Evidence from Brazil
A financial development programme showed strong positive effects from expanding financial access to underbanked cities
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The effects of land reforms on farm size and agricultural productivity
Land reforms, whilst well-intended, misallocate land and labour across farms, thereby reducing average farm size and agricultural productivity
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Agricultural productivity and rural-urban wage gaps revisited: Lessons from panel data
Cities don't make workers (much) more productive, but productive workers move to cities
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On the role of misallocation in aggregate productivity
Misallocation, a key cause of productivity disparities across nations, is the result of many factors, making it difficult to isolate policy solutions
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The labour market for teachers in Pakistan: Pay and effectiveness
Teachers determine the quality of student learning; however, teacher effectiveness is difficult to predict and does not necessarily correlate to wages