China’s 2009 VAT reform and lumpy investment behaviour Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment Firms Zhao Chen Xian Jiang Zhikuo Liu Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato Daniel Yi Xu Published 13.01.20
Can managers boost development? Why a country is rich or poor may be explained by the quality of its managers. Can better management practices improve firm productivity? Firms John Van Reenen Published 25.09.19
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
Electricity grid expansion and firm turnover in Indonesia Electrification generates industrial development by attracting entrants through lowering barriers to entry, and thus increasing competition Energy & Environment Dana Kassem Published 31.07.19
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
Costs and benefits of helping firms formalise in Malawi A cheap intervention increased firm registration but failed to impact tax registration, negating potential tax revenue Firms Francisco Campos Markus Goldstein David McKenzie Published 15.02.19
Optimising production: Industrial policies in networks A study finds that promoting upstream sectors to counter resource misallocation raises aggregate efficiency Macroeconomics & Growth Ernest Liu Published 25.01.19
Violent crime reductions boost businesses growth Sharp reductions in violent crime in Colombia led to substantial increments in firm production, firm creation, and higher real income for local workers Firms Sandra Rozo Published 12.10.18
