Kinship taxation and firm growth: Evidence from Kenya Pressure to share income with relatives, acting as a ‘kinship tax’, can discourage productive activity by impeding firm growth Firms Munir Squires Published 08.05.18
Do management interventions last? Evidence from India The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided Firms Nicholas Bloom Aprajit Mahajan David McKenzie John Roberts Published 29.03.18
Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity Trade Brian McCaig Nina Pavcnik Published 23.03.18
Productivity and energy-saving technology Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in output per worker Energy & Environment Anant Nyshadham Published 09.03.18
Using consulting to improve managerial capital for SMEs Improving managerial capital for SMEs in emerging markets also improves productivity, return on assets, and entrepreneurial spirit Firms Miriam Bruhn Dean Karlan Antoinette Schoar Published 18.12.17
Tax administration matters for firm productivity The quality of tax administration effects productivity, particularly that of small firms, therefore lowering tax compliance costs can support growth Methods & Measurement Era Dabla-Norris Florian Misch Munawer Khwaja Published 30.11.17
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
On the role of misallocation in aggregate productivity Misallocation, a key cause of productivity disparities across nations, is the result of many factors, making it difficult to isolate policy solutions Firms Diego Restuccia Richard Rogerson Published 03.11.17
The effect of pollution on worker productivity: Evidence from call-centre workers in China High levels of pollution reduce the productivity even of indoor workers; cutting pollution can improve the health of both the economy and of society Energy & Environment Tom Chang Tal Gross Joshua Graff Zivin Matthew Neidell Published 05.10.17
