Using social connections to solve coordination failure: Evidence from assembly lines in India An experiment in garment factories suggests that stronger social connections among co-workers can enhance coordination when incentives are group-based Firms Farzana Afridi Amrita Dhillon Sherry Li Swati Sharma Published 16.07.20
In the eyes of the beholder: How do artisans set prices for their products Artisans who are attached to their creative output offer discounts to discerning buyers, even when these buyers have a high willingness to pay Firms Aruna Ranganathan Published 13.07.20
Boosting firm productivity through joining multinational supply chains Domestic firms that start supplying to multinational corporations see their productivity grow between 6% and 9% Firms Alonso Alfaro Ureña Isabela Manelici Jose P. Vasquez Published 19.06.20
Market power versus supply chain regulations: Lessons from Bangladesh A ban on intermediary oil traders, intended to reduce their market power, backfired: prices rose 10% as wholesalers lost intermediary trade credit Firms Shahe Emran Dilip Mookherjee Forhad Shilpi M. Helal Uddin Published 01.05.20
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
Is quality upgrading a motive for vertical integration? Vertically integrating suppliers is a strategy firms use to improve product quality by ensuring higher-quality inputs Firms Christopher Hansman Jonas Hjort Gianmarco León-Ciliotta Matthieu Teachout Published 06.03.20
Gold mining in Burkina Faso: Who wins? While the state benefits more from industrial than artisanal mining, only artisanal mines increase the consumption of local populations Firms Rémi Bazillier Victoire Girard Published 28.02.20
Eight things policymakers should know about foreign direct investment Policymakers in developing countries often clash over the impact of foreign direct investment, but what does the existing literature tell us? Firms Beata Javorcik Published 17.02.20
Helping microenterprises grow: What works and what doesn’t Policy interventions in non-agricultural small-scale enterprises shed light on what matters for firm growth and profitability Firms Seema Jayachandran Published 06.02.20
