Firms & Trade
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Kinship taxation and firm growth: Evidence from Kenya
Pressure to share income with relatives, acting as a ‘kinship tax’, can discourage productive activity by impeding firm growth
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Integrated and unequal? The effects of trade on inequality in developing countries
Does trade increase inequality? The answer is nuanced and context-specific, but the solution for policymakers is not protectionism.
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Demographics and FDI: Lessons from China's one-child policy
China’s one-child policy increased its capital-labour ratio and reduced FDI inflows relative to India, consistent with neoclassical fundamentals
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A family affair: Are dynastic CEOs worse managers?
Dynastic family CEO successions lead to worse management. How can this be improved?
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Do management interventions last? Evidence from India
The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided
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Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam
Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity
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The changing economy: Going factory-free
The developed world is deindustrialising. What does this mean and how has globalisation impacted this process?
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What is holding firms back?
Chris Woodruff explains why improving management practices is critical for the growth of the private sector in developing countries.
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The Alibaba effect: Spatial inequality and the welfare gains from e-commerce
E-commerce disproportionately benefits consumers in small and remote places, helping to reduce disparities in living standards across locations