Corruption and firms: Evidence from Brazil Randomised anti-corruption audits in Brazil yield positive economic outcomes for local firms and businesses Firms Published 16.02.22
The impact of loans and grants on development: Evidence from microenterprises in Egypt For microenterprises in Egypt, loans and grants increase incomes similarly, but only among certain recipients Firms Bruno Crépon Mohamed El-Komi Adam Osman Published 14.01.22
Explaining the gender gap in microenterprise performance: Evidence from India The gender gap in vendor revenue is likely due to inequitable access to capital rather than buyer preferences or seller behaviour Firms Published 12.01.22
Contract labour and firm growth in India Legal constraints to firm growth incentivise large firms to find loopholes by hiring contract labour Firms Marianne Bertrand Chang-Tai Hsieh Nick Tsivanidis Published 13.12.21
Do marketers matter for entrepreneurs? Evidence from Uganda Marketing support for entrepreneurs helps firms stand out in the marketplace, boosting profits and growth Firms Published 01.12.21
Strategic or confused? Firm behaviour and missing millions in Uganda’s VAT A quarter of Ugandan firms appear to consistently make costly mistakes, with potentially far-reaching consequences for theory and policy design Firms Miguel Almunia Jonas Hjort Justine Knebelmann Lin Tian Published 22.11.21
The plant-level view of an industrial policy: The Korean heavy industry drive of 1973 Korea’s promotion of heavy and chemical industries would have been more successful if it had not come with a rise in concentration and misallocation Firms Minho Kim Munseob Lee Yongseok Shin Published 25.10.21
How managerial autonomy improves firm outcomes: Evidence from India Greater managerial autonomy for state-owned enterprises leads to higher sales, profits, and value added, with no negative employment effects Firms Published 01.09.21
Specialised hiring and entrepreneurial success: Evidence from Nigeria Subsidising entrepreneurs to hire a marketing or accounting specialist can be more effective than trying to train the entrepreneur in these skills Firms Stephen Anderson David McKenzie Published 11.08.21
