Grease in the Wheel: Corruption and firms Emanuele Colonnelli investigates how randomised audits on government procurement contracts in Brazil affect the real economy and firm behaviour. Firms Emanuele Colonnelli Published 01.02.18
Estimating productivity spillovers among firm networks in Indonesia Clustering of firms in Indonesia only leads to substantial productivity spillovers in a few industries, suggesting the need to review cluster policies Firms Samuel Bazzi Amalavoyal Chari Shanthi Nataraj Alexander Rothenberg Published 28.11.17
The cost of labour regulations in India We inform the debate on labour regulations in India by costing their burden on firms and studying the role corruption plays in increasing these costs Firms Amrit Amirapu Michael Gechter Published 27.11.17
Improving payroll-tax compliance through decentralised monitoring: Evidence from Mexico Even formal firms evade payroll taxes, and workers can be effective monitors of their employers’ reports, with the right incentives. Finance Eric Verhoogen Published 21.06.17