How much do international buyers in the garment industry use their market power to squeeze the mark-ups of Bangladeshi garment suppliers?

Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment

In the absence of the threat of state interference, leaders of private trader associations may extort from their own traders

The aggregate annual loss to US consumers from higher import prices as a result of the trade war with China could be as much as $68.8 billion

Evidence from South Africa shows that both marketing and financial entrepreneurship training can help small businesses boost profits

Can multinational buyers provide their suppliers in developing countries with incentives to comply with local labour laws?

Better access to foreign capital reduces misallocation and stimulates growth, with the highest gains where local capital markets are least developed

Why a country is rich or poor may be explained by the quality of its managers. Can better management practices improve firm productivity?

Manager characteristics matter for productivity, but Indian garment manufacturers may not know what constitutes good management or how valuable it is