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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
Effects of productivity growth on domestic savings across countries: Disentangling the roles of trend and cycleResource mobilization continues to be an important policy challenge for developing economies, raising questions as to what determines differences in saving behaviour across countries...
Saving Productivity GrowthWorking Paper
Exporters and global value chain participation: Firm-level evidence from South AfricaUsing the South African Revenue Service and National Treasury firm-level panel data for 2009–17, this paper investigates how global value chain-related trade affects the export performance of manufacturing firms in South Africa...
Global value chains Learning by exporting ProductivityWorking Paper
Influence of institutional factors on the performance of the agricultural sector in MozambiqueThis paper is a review of the institutions and the performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique, using an analysis table adapted to the assessment of the connections between the institutions and economic development...
Agriculture Environment InstitutionsJournal Article
Market constraints, misallocation, and productivity in Vietnam agriculturePart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Viet Nam Agriculture MisallocationWorking Paper
Productivity, structural change, and skills dynamics: Evidence from a half-century analysisThis paper explores the contribution of structural change and the skill upgrading of the labour force to productivity...
MENA Productivity SkillsBook Chapter
Local content in Zambia—a faltering experience?From the book: Mining for Change
Industrialization Local content Economic linkagesBook Chapter
The construction sector in ZambiaFrom the book: Mining for Change
Industrialization Local content Economic linkagesProject
ETD – Economic Transformation Database
Theme: Transforming economies
Employment Productivity DatabaseBook Chapter
Unemployment, Employment and DevelopmentFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Labor Employment Economic growthWorking Paper
Resource misallocation and total factor productivity: Manufacturing firms in South AfricaMisallocation of labour and capital can greatly reduce aggregate productivity. In this study, we use tax administrative data to examine the extent of resource misallocation in the South African context...
resource misallocation ProductivityJournal Article
Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovationUsing a rich panel dataset of small and medium scale manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) active in the manufacturing sector in Viet Nam, this paper investigates the drivers of firm productivity, focusing on the role played by international management st...
Management standards ISO certification Technological innovationsBook Chapter
Trade in services: Opening markets to create opportunitiesFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Services Productivity GrowthWorking Paper
Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development: Local content in Zambia—a faltering experience?This paper traces the role of local content in Zambia’s mining sector in supporting industrialization and economic diversification...
Industrialization Local content Economic linkagesWorking Paper
Market constraints, misallocation, and productivity in Vietnam agricultureWe examine important changes in agriculture in Vietnam in the context of ongoing structural changes in the economy...
Agriculture Misallocation ProductivityWorking Paper
Employment and development in AsiaHow have economic development, employment, and labour markets in Asian countries interacted since the publication of Myrdal’s Asian Drama?...
Labor Employment Economic growth