Firms & Trade
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How import competition can increase quality upgrading and exporting: Evidence from Peru
Trade-induced competition on final goods drove firms in the Peruvian apparel industry to upgrade the quality of their products and export more
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Creative destruction and catch-up growth in India
Selectively supporting transformative firms is a viable strategy to promote growth where there is less creative destruction
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Informality
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Does trade increase firms’ market power over workers? Evidence from Brazil
Opening to trade can substantially increase local labour market concentration, but whether local firms exploit this to underpay workers depends on...
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Corruption in Customs: Evidence from Madagascar
The nonrandom assignment of import declarations to inspectors is associated with corruption and lost tax revenues, but interventions to combat this...
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International Trade
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Responsible sourcing? Theory and evidence from Costa Rica
In theory, responsible sourcing has ambiguous effects on workers; empirically, exposed workers benefit but with adverse knock-on effects
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How financial need affects pricing: Evidence from small businesses in Ghana
Poorer business owners settle for lower prices when bargaining with buyers
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Barriers to upgrading in developing countries
Upgrading within firms in developing countries is driven by increased know-how and certain buyer types