Recent work by Achyuta Adhvaryu
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Improving worker well-being: Good for workers, good for business
Firms in developing countries are infamous for their poor working conditions—often justified in the name of productivity. A new research review, however, finds that improving working conditions not only benefits workers but can also enhances firm productivity.
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How managers in Indian factories mitigate the impacts of absenteeism
Managers in Indian garment factories use informal worker exchanges to mitigate absenteeism. Expanding these collaborations could unlock significant productivity gains.
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Managerial quality and productivity dynamics
Manager characteristics matter for productivity, but Indian garment manufacturers may not know what constitutes good management or how valuable it is
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Remedying early life weather shocks with Mexico’s PROGRESA
Mexico’s conditional cash transfer programme improved the life of disadvantaged children even when not explicitly targeted
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The development of modern Africa: Conflict, resources and institutions
Resource-rich countries do poorly when they have resource-rich neighbours, why? Possibly due to increased conflict.
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The skills to pay the bills: Returns to on-the-job soft skills training
In a randomised controlled trial in India, the returns to a firm’s investment in worker soft skill training were nearly 250% after nine months
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Hidden productivity benefits from energy-saving technology
Energy-efficient technologies are an increasingly relevant policy priority, given growing consensus on the need to tackle climate change. This column examines the productivity benefits of adopting one such technology – LED lighting – for manufacturin...