Strategic or confused? Firm behaviour and missing millions in Uganda’s VAT A quarter of Ugandan firms appear to consistently make costly mistakes, with potentially far-reaching consequences for theory and policy design Firms Miguel Almunia Jonas Hjort Justine Knebelmann Lin Tian Published 22.11.21
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
How managerial autonomy improves firm outcomes: Evidence from India Greater managerial autonomy for state-owned enterprises leads to higher sales, profits, and value added, with no negative employment effects Firms Namrata Kala Published 01.09.21
Specialised hiring and entrepreneurial success: Evidence from Nigeria Subsidising entrepreneurs to hire a marketing or accounting specialist can be more effective than trying to train the entrepreneur in these skills Firms Stephen Anderson David McKenzie Published 11.08.21
Catch and release: Regulation and evasion in the Chilean fish market Less frequent enforcement of regulations on illegal fish sales makes it more difficult for vendors to find loopholes and increases overall compliance Firms Andres Gonzalez-Lira Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 28.07.21
Multinationals and local development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company Investment in amenities by large foreign companies induced by labour market competition can have persistent positive effects on local living standards Firms Esteban Méndez-Chacón Diana Van Patten Published 25.06.21
How demand can inspire peer-to-peer technological learning: Evidence from small firms in Ghana Increased demand was seen to induce technology diffusion among garment workers, but willingness of both learner and the teacher is necessary Firms Morgan Hardy Jamie McCasland Published 03.05.21
The effect of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh Reforms after the tragedy improved working conditions but women’s wages fell in the long run, as did the likelihood of having a formal work contract Firms Laurent Bossavie Yoonyoung (Yoon) Cho Rachel Heath Published 12.04.21
How financial education of managers can help improve firm practices: Evidence from Mozambique Low-cost interventions such as executive education courses can improve firms’ financial practices and decision making, and trigger economic development Firms Cláudia Custódio Diogo Mendes Daniel Metzger Published 22.03.21
