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Technology rental and small firm productivity in urban Uganda
Rental markets for large machines between small firms allow them to achieve economies of scale, increasing mechanisation and aggregate productivity
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Is quality upgrading a motive for vertical integration?
Vertically integrating suppliers is a strategy firms use to improve product quality by ensuring higher-quality inputs
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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
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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
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The US-China trade deal: An opportunity to reignite growth?
A new trade deal could open opportunities for foreign and domestic private firms if China is willing to open sectors and protect intellectual property
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Optimising production: Industrial policies in networks
A study finds that promoting upstream sectors to counter resource misallocation raises aggregate efficiency
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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
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Land and financial misallocation in India
A strong positive correlation emerges between the misallocation of land and misallocation of finance