The causal effects of competition on prices and quality Governments can outsource public services and achieve lower prices, without sacrificing quality, if they can ensure that there is enough competition Firms Matias Busso Sebastian Galiani Published 09.03.20
Going green in China: Firms’ responses to stricter environmental regulations Firms are reactive to better enforcement of emission controls. This effect is more apparent among firms in industries with higher pollution intensity Energy & Environment Haichao Fan Joshua Graff Zivin Zonglai Kou Xueyue Liu Huanhuan Wang Published 10.02.20
How a rising minimum wage reduced earnings inequality in Brazil Over a 16-year period, the Brazilian government more than doubled the real minimum wage. During the same time frame, earnings inequality decreased substantially Labour Markets Christian Moser Niklas Engbom Published 03.02.20
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 Firms Zhao Chen Xian Jiang Zhikuo Liu Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato Daniel Yi Xu Published 13.01.20
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? Firms John Van Reenen Published 25.09.19
Industrial policies in production networks The industrial sectors a government chooses to support are critical to development by inducing ripple effects on production networks at large Firms Ernest Liu Published 04.09.19
Allocating capital to microentrepreneurs through community surveys in India Incentivising accuracy in peer evaluations of microentrepreneurs can support the allocation of capital to those with the greatest likelihood of growth Firms Natalia Rigol Benjamin N. Roth Published 30.08.19
Electricity grid expansion and firm turnover in Indonesia Electrification generates industrial development by attracting entrants through lowering barriers to entry, and thus increasing competition Energy & Environment Dana Kassem Published 31.07.19
Labour standards in Asian export factories: Does compliance pay? Compliant factories have higher quality and performance. Even so, noncompliant firms dominate the market. Could stronger financial incentives help? Firms Greg Distelhorst Richard M. Locke Published 05.07.19
