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Firm and product survival analysis: Evidence from South African tax administrative and products dataEnterprise development, especially expansion into export markets, is essential to create employment and unlock growth potential in many economies, including in sub-Saharan Africa...
Enterprises Survival analysis Firm performanceWorking Paper
Female managers and firm performance: Evidence from the Caribbean countriesThis paper investigates whether firm performance differs significantly when comparing firms with female and male top managers in the Caribbean region. We use survey data with detailed information on gender for firms in 13 Caribbean countries...
The Caribbean Firm performance Gender gapSeminar
Inmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso on gender gap and firm performance in developing countriesInmaculada Martinez-Zarzoso will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 10 October 2019. Abstract – Gender gap and firm performance in developing countries This paper uses firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) to...
Journal Article
Does managerial personality matter?: Evidence from firms in VietnamUsing novel data from micro, small and medium firms in Vietnam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers – risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness – and firm-level decisions...
Entrepreneurship SMEs Firm performanceWorking Paper
Does managerial personality matter?: Evidence from firms in VietnamUsing novel data from micro, small, and medium firms in Vietnam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers—risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness—and firm-level decisions...
Entrepreneurship SMEs Firm performanceWorking Paper
Firm-level corruption: Unravelling sand from greaseThis paper adds to the recent literature on firm-level corruption by relying on rich data including detailed information on the purpose and amounts of bribe payments among Vietnamese micro, small, and medium firms...
Corruption Firm performance Small and medium enterprises