Industrial policies in production networks The industrial sectors a government chooses to support are critical to development by inducing ripple effects on production networks at large Firms Ernest Liu Published 04.09.19
Allocating capital to microentrepreneurs through community surveys in India Incentivising accuracy in peer evaluations of microentrepreneurs can support the allocation of capital to those with the greatest likelihood of growth Firms Natalia Rigol Benjamin N. Roth Published 30.08.19
Labour standards in Asian export factories: Does compliance pay? Compliant factories have higher quality and performance. Even so, noncompliant firms dominate the market. Could stronger financial incentives help? Firms Greg Distelhorst Richard M. Locke Published 05.07.19
Would developing countries be safer if governments listened to business owners more? Participation in drafting regulation appears to make firms more willing to see government as a legitimate regulatory authority Firms Edmund Malesky Markus Taussig Published 03.07.19
Incentivising pro-labour reforms How do countries that compete on low labour costs react to international economic incentives to reduce restrictions on organised labour? Firms Alice Evans Published 01.07.19
Can variation in firm growth explain the development gap? Colombia vs the US A deficit of superstar plants, an excess of microestablishments, and the success of underperformers are key symptoms of Colombia’s development problem Firms Marcela Eslava John Haltiwanger Alvaro Pinzón Published 03.06.19
Technology transfer and the rise of China Who wins and losses in the technology trade war? John van Reenen (MIT) explains why technology transfer in a globalised world isn’t a zero sum game Firms John Van Reenen Published 08.05.19
Flexible credit repayment and risk taking in Bangladesh Lack of insurance is a key constraint to small firms. Flexibility sees improved outcomes and socioeconomic status, combined with lower default rates. Firms Marianna Battaglia Selim Gulesci Andreas Madestam Published 15.03.19
The dynamic effects of computerised VAT invoices on Chinese manufacturing firms Evidence from China shows tax revenues increase in the short run from better enforcement, but these increases decrease over time as firms downsize Firms Haichao Fan Yu Liu Nancy Qian Jaya Wen Published 25.02.19