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Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in MyanmarIn many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks...
Firm productivity Informal institutions Relational contractingWorking Paper
The legacy of conflict: aggregate evidence from Sierra LeoneThis paper studies the general equilibrium impact of civil war in Sierra Leone. I first use an instrumental variable (IV) strategy and geographic conflict variation to estimate reduced-form effects...
Conflict Livelihoods Structural transformationWorking Paper
Formalization and productivity: Firm-level evidence from Viet NamUsing a firm-level panel dataset on private small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam’s manufacturing sector, this paper examines productivity dynamics of formal and informal firms...
Formalization Productivity Firm productivityWorking Paper
Trade, technology, and absorptive capacity: Firm-level evidence across geographical clusters in the Tanzanian textiles and apparel sectorTrade-linked technological change has potential to increase incomes in low-income countries (LICs). The most labour-intensive segments of the textiles and apparel global value chain are in LICs...
Absorptive capacity Firm productivity Global value chainsWorking Paper
Informal institutions, transaction risk, and firm productivity in MyanmarIn many low-income transition countries, where formal institutions such as courts do not function effectively, informal institutions are often used by firms to minimize transaction risks...
Firm productivity Informal institutions Relational contractingResearch Brief
Spatial dynamics of firm productivity in South AfricaThe design and implementation of industrial policy should be closely linked to spatial considerations...
Agglomeration Firm productivity South AfricaWorking Paper
Agglomeration and productivity in South Africa: Evidence from firm-level dataUsing comprehensive, anonymized tax administrative data for the 2008–14 period, we examine firm-level productivity in South Africa...
Agglomeration Firm productivity South AfricaSeminar
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...
Working Paper
Comparing estimated and self-reported mark-ups for formal and informal firms in an emerging market contextUsing a 10-year panel survey covering Vietnamese manufacturing firms, we consistently obtain firm-specific mark-up estimates and relate these to firm-level formality...
Firm productivity Formality Viet Nam