Firms & Trade
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The impact of intranational trade barriers on exports: Evidence from a nationwide VAT rebate reform in China
Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries
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Eight things policymakers should know about foreign direct investment
Policymakers in developing countries often clash over the impact of foreign direct investment, but what does the existing literature tell us?
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Helping microenterprises grow: What works and what doesn’t
Policy interventions in non-agricultural small-scale enterprises shed light on what matters for firm growth and profitability
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Do taxes affect firm-to-firm trade? Evidence from India
Taxes affect which domestic suppliers firms choose to trade with in India, leading to less within-country trade and firm growth
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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?
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China’s 2009 VAT reform and lumpy investment behaviour
Tax policies that reduce firm inaction are more effective at stimulating investment than policies that simply lower the cost of investment
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The politics of order in informal markets: Evidence from Lagos
In the absence of the threat of state interference, leaders of private trader associations may extort from their own traders
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The return to protectionism
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
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Pathways to profits: Can entrepreneurship training really work for small businesses?
Evidence from South Africa shows that both marketing and financial entrepreneurship training can help small businesses boost profits