Firms & Trade
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The backlash against globalisation
John Van Reenen explains how the backlash in globalisation risks damaging global value chains and the jobs that rely on them
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The effects of pay inequality
Pay inequality affects attendance, productivity and the social fabric of manufacturing workers in India, thus revealing impacts on firm productivity.
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Harnessing FDI in Africa
FDI is crucial for creating jobs and ensuring economic growth. John Sutton explains how African countries should attract foreign investment.
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Do business plan competitions work?
A business plan competition successfully identified entrepreneurs capable of effectively utilising capital to grow their business in Nigeria.
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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