Recent work by Rocco Macchiavello
-
Relationship-focused buyers improved bottom lines for Bangladeshi garment manufacturers
The sourcing strategies of global buyers can have profound implications for suppliers in low-income countries. Using novel data, research in the garment sector reveals how global buyers differ in their approach to sourcing and why that matters for suppliers’ margins.
-
Global value chains and development
How does participating in global value chains impact developing countries?
-
Who leads unions and how do they lead? Evidence from Myanmar
Union leaders exhibit better leadership qualities than average workers and cultivate collective action in labour movements through a coordinating role
-
Language barriers in multinational companies: Evidence from Myanmar
English language courses for domestic managers improve their interactions with foreign managers, and potential employers value these interactions
-
The dangers of emerging-market competition: Evidence from Rwanda’s coffee supply chain
Increased competition in agriculture markets sustained by informal contracts can diminish performance and value for all players in the supply chain
-
Mark-ups in the Bangladeshi garment industry: The importance of buyer procurement
How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers?
-
Strategic default in the international coffee market
Linking farmers to global markets could spur growth and reduce poverty, but if markets do not work well these gains cannot be realised
-
The coffee chain: Linking farmers to the global market
How can smallholder farmers in Africa overcome barriers and export their produce to valuable Western markets?
-
Infrequent payments as a saving device
Dairy farmers have high demand for infrequent payments, which help save. Poor enforcement, however, limits competition in the supply of these payments.