Despite offering attractive conditions for foreign investment, a combination of structural and institutional barriers often prevent developing countries from realising their full potential. Yonas Alemu describes the obstacles he overcame to establish...
Mild heat exposure does not reduce individual computer programmer productivity but significantly impairs team performance, especially in more diverse teams, raising concerns about climate change impacts on modern collaborative work.
Evidence from China finds that firms underestimate the value of new partnerships and therefore under-search for partners. As a result, referrals to new suppliers and clients can greatly improve firm performance.
How can Development Finance Institutions use research to inform their investment decisions? What is their role in supporting economic development and private investment?
Evidence from Kenya shows how cash transfers in imperfect markets lead businesses to capture some of the benefits by raising prices, ultimately at the expense of transfer recipients.
Market access can improve firms’ performance. More research is needed to understand which type of market access programmes are the best at generating firm growth.
Providing firms with advertising and identity verification tools increases their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies
