productivity

Land rental markets: Experimental evidence from Kenya

Subsidising land rentals in Kenya increased land access equity and efficiency persistently, highlighting the importance of land markets for agricultural development.

Agriculture

Michelle Acampora Lorenzo Casaburi Jack Willis

Published

28.11.22

Skill-biased production makes high-skill workers more efficient in rich countries

Highly educated workers are relatively more productive in rich countries, largely due to a more skill-biased technological environment

Labour Markets

Federico Rossi

Published

17.10.22

Innovation versus imitation: Where all that Chinese R&D is going

The productivity of innovation could be enhanced by reducing distortions in the economy; increasing R&D expenditure is no guarantee of growth

Firms

Michael König Zheng (Michael) Song Kjetil Storesletten Fabrizio Zilibotti

Published

29.08.22

Migrants and Firms: Evidence from China

In response to migration from rural areas, manufacturing production becomes more labour intensive due to a change in technology and product varieties

Migration & Urbanisation

Clément Imbert Marlon Seror Yifan Zhang Yanos Zylberberg

Published

11.07.22

Market access and quality upgrading: Evidence from Uganda

Both demand-side and supply-side interventions are required to boost agricultural quality and productivity

Agriculture

Tessa Bold Selene Ghisolfi Frances Nsonzi Jakob Svensson

Published

27.05.22

The productivity consequences of pollution-induced migration in China

Productivity losses from pollution through the indirect migration channel are approximately as much as the direct health costs of pollution

Migration & Urbanisation

Gaurav Khanna Wenquan Liang Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Ran Song

Published

11.02.22

How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia

Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity

Institutions & Political Economy

Ama Baafra Abeberese Prabhat Barnwal Ritam Chaurey Priya Mukherjee

Published

07.01.22

Farm size and productivity: Evidence from India

As small farms grow productivity declines, but past a certain threshold output and productivity increase

Agriculture

Andrew Foster Mark Rosenzweig

Published

05.01.22

Caste, identity, and worker productivity in India

While caste-based occupations may hold 'productivity benefits', removing the discriminatory links between low castes and work brings even larger gains

Institutions & Political Economy

Guilhem Cassan Daniel Keniston Tatjana Kleineberg

Published

03.11.21