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Innovation efforts in developing countriesThe identification of potential innovation efforts plays an important role in evaluating the innovation process. The innovation efforts of firms in developing countries might be different to those of Western enterprises. This paper evaluates...
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How important are management practices for the productivity of small and medium enterprises?Is the lack of ‘managerial capital’, alongside human and financial capital, a constraint on the growth of firms in developing countries? The evidence on this is still mixed, especially among small and medium enterprises. This paper uses a panel of...
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Does union membership pay off?In the absence of adequate institutional mechanisms, trade unions can potentially promote higher wages and other worker benefits, yet limited data availability means little is known about the effect unions have on individual earnings in developing...
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Pecuniary returns to working conditions in VietnamUsing matched worker-firm data from three waves of the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises data, we examine whether workers are compensated with higher wages for working in vulnerable jobs and unfavourable working conditions. Wage equations indicate...
Book Chapter
How important are management practices for the productivity of small and medium enterprises?Part of Book Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
Book Chapter
Pecuniary returns to working conditionsPart of Book Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
Book Chapter
Does union membership pay off?Part of Book Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
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Firm-level corruptionThis 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. Using industry-location averages to...
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Capital markets in sub-Saharan AfricaCapital markets facilitate capital growth by mobilizing savings and converting them into investments, and they are therefore a stimulant of economic growth. There is evidence that countries with high savings rates tend to grow faster. Although most...
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Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sectorWe look into the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar. The data show that micro, small, and medium-size enterprises in Myanmar typically do...
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Addressing poverty and unemployment in South Africa’s townships
Nearly half the working-age population and nearly two-thirds of the unemployed live in areas designated as townships under apartheid spatial laws...
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