Firms & Trade
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Can imposing tariffs tackle trade imbalances?
Domestic policies should do more to address inequality in the gains from international trade
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The effect of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers: Evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh
Reforms after the tragedy improved working conditions but women’s wages fell in the long run, as did the likelihood of having a formal work contract
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Labour market adjustment to trade in developing countries: The role of the informal sector
In Brazil, shifts into non-tradables, non-employment and informal employment are important margins of labour adjustment to import competition
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How financial education of managers can help improve firm practices: Evidence from Mozambique
Low-cost interventions such as executive education courses can improve firms’ financial practices and decision making, and trigger economic...
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Improving management practices through individual and group consulting: Evidence from Colombia
By leveraging peer-learning effects, group-based consulting can be cheaper and more effective than individual interventions in improving SME...
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Informality and the effects of trade in developing countries
What are the effects of trade amidst a large informal sector? New research studies a model tightly connected to data on firms and workers in Brazil
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Search and information frictions on global e-commerce platforms: Evidence from AliExpress
Policies to reduce information frictions as well as the number of firms on e-commerce platforms can raise allocative efficiency and consumer welfare
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Training entrepreneurs
This VoxDevLit reviews innovative research out there on training entrepreneurs
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