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 Firms Achyuta Adhvaryu Sadish D Anant Nyshadham Jorge Tamayo Published 13.09.19
Can variation in firm growth explain the development gap? Colombia vs the US A deficit of superstar plants, an excess of microestablishments, and the success of underperformers are key symptoms of Colombia’s development problem Firms Marcela Eslava John Haltiwanger Alvaro Pinzón Published 03.06.19
Migration to end poverty Removing barriers to internal migration can boost a country’s productivity, albeit modestly and with heterogonous effects on original populations Migration & Urbanisation Gharad Bryan Melanie Morten Published 22.02.19
(Un)ease of doing business: How congested courts hinder firm productivity Congestion in Indian courts of justice distorts firms’ organisation and sourcing decisions and lowers aggregate productivity Institutions & Political Economy Johannes Boehm Ezra Oberfield Published 07.02.19
On financial frictions and the rule of law in development Weak rule of law institutions distort establishments’ decisions and magnify financial frictions, contributing to substantial productivity losses Institutions & Political Economy Ashantha Ranasinghe Diego Restuccia Published 05.10.18
Should we try to do away with job referrals? Evidence from the garment industry in Bangladesh shows that it is not obvious that policymakers should try to limit the role of referrals in job hiring Firms Rachel Heath Published 28.09.18
Ideas for development Robin Burgess on motivating civil servants, breaking the poverty trap by increasing productivity, and the political economy of electricity Public Economics Robin Burgess Published 08.08.18
Agricultural productivity and rural-urban wage gaps revisited: Lessons from panel data Cities don't make workers (much) more productive, but productive workers move to cities Migration & Urbanisation Joan Hicks Marieke Kleemans Nicholas Li Edward Miguel Published 30.07.18
Do management interventions last? Management interventions are shown to have significant and positive short-term effects. But do these effects still persist 8 years later? Firms Nicholas Bloom Published 13.06.18
