Firms & Trade
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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
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Multinational enforcement of labour laws: Evidence from Bangladesh
Can multinational buyers provide their suppliers in developing countries with incentives to comply with local labour laws?
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Should low-income countries open up to foreign capital? The India experiment
Better access to foreign capital reduces misallocation and stimulates growth, with the highest gains where local capital markets are least developed
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Can managers boost development?
Why a country is rich or poor may be explained by the quality of its managers. Can better management practices improve firm productivity?
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Managerial quality and productivity dynamics
Manager characteristics matter for productivity, but Indian garment manufacturers may not know what constitutes good management or how valuable it is