Boosting firm productivity through joining multinational supply chains Domestic firms that start supplying to multinational corporations see their productivity grow between 6% and 9% Firms Alonso Alfaro Ureña Isabela Manelici Jose P. Vasquez Published 19.06.20
Measuring the productivity of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa Collecting data using multiple survey methods can mitigate data errors that magnify the differences between low- and high-productivity farms Agriculture Casey Maue Marshall Burke Kyle Emerick Published 15.06.20
Social learning in agriculture: Experimental evidence from Malawi Can policymakers speed up the adoption of modern agricultural technologies through peer-to-peer learning? Agriculture Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Published 03.06.20
Alcohol and self-control: Evidence from India Rickshaw drivers in India who randomly received sobriety incentives as part of an experiment significantly reduced their daytime drinking Health Frank Schilbach Published 08.04.20
Alleviating financial strain to drive productivity: Evidence from India Does easing the financial stress of short-term workers by paying them earlier lead to productivity improvements? Finance Supreet Kaur Published 01.04.20
Increasing sleep for the urban poor: Evidence from India Studies in the US point to significant productivity benefits from sleeping more, but does this apply to low-income workers in developing countries? Health Gautam Rao Frank Schilbach Published 25.03.20
Mexico’s economic growth puzzle: A conversation with Santiago Levy Why has economic growth stuttered in Mexico despite, on the face of it, implementation of sensible economic policies by successive governments? Macroeconomics & Growth Santiago Levy Published 04.12.19
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
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 Firms Achyuta Adhvaryu Sadish D Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo Published 13.09.19
