
Anant Nyshadham
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Boston College
Anant Nyshadham is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Boston College. He received his PhD in 2012 from Yale University. His recent work focuses on enterprise and firm decision-making (e.g. entry and exit, labour contracting, worker training, product marketing, customer acquisition, and environmental and climatic mitigation) and the resulting performance dynamics, particularly in developing countries.
Recent work by Anant Nyshadham
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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
Achyuta Adhvaryu Sadish D Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo
Published 13.09.19
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Remedying early life weather shocks with Mexico’s PROGRESA
Mexico’s conditional cash transfer programme improved the life of disadvantaged children even when not explicitly targeted
Achyuta Adhvaryu Teresa Molina Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo
Published 26.11.18
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Productivity and energy-saving technology
Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in...
Published 01.06.18
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The development of modern Africa: Conflict, resources and institutions
Resource-rich countries do poorly when they have resource-rich neighbours, why? Possibly due to increased conflict.
Articles : Institutions & Political Economy
Achyuta Adhvaryu James Fenske Gaurav Khanna Anant Nyshadham
Published 23.04.18
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Productivity and energy-saving technology
Factories using energy-efficient lighting reduce ambient temperature on the factory floor by 2.5 degrees Celsius, causing a massive improvement in...
Published 09.03.18
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The skills to pay the bills: Returns to on-the-job soft skills training
In a randomised controlled trial in India, the returns to a firm’s investment in worker soft skill training were nearly 250% after nine months
Achyuta Adhvaryu Namrata Kala Anant Nyshadham
Published 16.10.17