Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties Migration & Urbanisation Clément Imbert Marlon Seror Yifan Zhang Yanos Zylberberg Published 11.07.22
Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity Agriculture Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson Published 27.05.22
The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China Productivity losses from pollution through the indirect migration channel are approximately as much as the direct health costs of pollution Migration & Urbanisation Gaurav Khanna Wenquan Liang Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Ran Song Published 11.02.22
How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity Institutions & Political Economy Ama Baafra Abeberese Prabhat Barnwal Ritam Chaurey Priya Mukherjee Published 07.01.22
Farm size and productivity: Evidence from India As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase Agriculture Andrew Foster Mark Rosenzweig Published 05.01.22
Caste, identity, and worker productivity in India While caste-based occupations may hold 'productivity benefits', removing the discriminatory links between low castes and work brings even larger gains Institutions & Political Economy Guilhem Cassan Daniel Keniston Tatjana Kleineberg Published 03.11.21
Easing contracting frictions with machines: Evidence from India Mechanisation standardises output and lowers supervision needs for hired labour, freeing owners’ families to engage in profitable off-farm activities Agriculture Julieta Caunedo Namrata Kala Published 01.11.21
The plant-level view of an industrial policy: The Korean heavy industry drive of 1973 Korea’s promotion of heavy and chemical industries would have been more successful if it had not come with a rise in concentration and misallocation Firms Minho Kim Munseob Lee Yongseok Shin Published 25.10.21
The effect of infrastructure on firm gains from trade liberalisation: Evidence from Ethiopia Improvements in road infrastructure magnify firm productivity gains from input tariff liberalisation Infrastructure Matteo Fiorini Marco Sanfilippo Asha Sundaram Published 27.08.21
