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Working Papers

2023

1. Differential bunching impacts across the income distribution: Evidence from Zambian tax administrative data
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2022

2. Spillovers from extractive industries
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)

2021

3. Evaluating financial and development additionality in blended finance operations
   OECD Development Co-operation Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)
4. Fiscal policy responses to COVID-19 in Danida priority countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
   DERG working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Development Economics Research Group (DERG)
5. Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar's manufacturing sector: Evidence from two matched employer-employee surveys
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
6. Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
   See also Journal Article Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms, World Development, Elsevier (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
7. Tariffs, productivity, and resource misallocation
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
8. Traditional and modern employee benefits in Myanmar's manufacturing sector
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
9. Workplace training in Myanmar: Determinants and wage returns
   DERG working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

2020

10. Economic complexity and structural transformation: the case of Mozambique
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
11. Merchandise export diversification strategy for Tanzania - promoting inclusive growth, economic complexity and structural change
    DERG working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Development Economics Research Group (DERG)
    See also Journal Article Merchandise export diversification strategy for Tanzania: Promoting inclusive growth, economic complexity and structural change, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
12. The gender wage gap in Myanmar: Adding insult to injury?
    DERG working paper series, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Development Economics Research Group (DERG) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The gender wage gap in Myanmar: Adding insult to injury?, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2022) (2022)

2019

13. Industrial agglomeration in Myanmar
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
14. Key behavioural characteristics of small-business owners: A lab-in-the-field experiment in Myanmar
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
15. Managerial attributes and enterprise access to formal credit in Myanmar
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)
16. Resource misallocation and total factor productivity: Manufacturing firms in South Africa
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
17. The governance of global value chains, the state, and small businesses: The case of timber in Myanmar
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
18. Worker mobility and productivity spillovers: An emerging market perspective
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (1)

2018

19. Linked in by foreign direct investment: The role of firm-level relationships in knowledge transfers in Africa and Asia
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2017

20. Are politically connected firms less constrained in credit markets?
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
21. Comparing estimated and self-reported mark-ups for formal and informal firms in an emerging market context
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2016

22. Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Corporate Social Responsibility in a Competitive Business Environment, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (29) (2020)
23. Imports, supply chains, and firm productivity
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Imports, supply chains and firm productivity, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
24. The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    See also Journal Article The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (33) (2018)

2014

25. Exporting and Productivity: The Role of Ownership and Innovation in the Case of Vietnam
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
26. Learning by Exporting: The Case of Mozambican Manufacturing
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
    See also Journal Article Learning by Exporting: The Case of Mozambican Manufacturing, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
27. Productivity-Enhancing Manufacturing Clusters: Evidence from Vietnam
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (10)
28. Technology transfers, foreign investment and productivity spillovers: evidence from Vietnam
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS

2011

29. Another Perspective on Gender Specific Access to Credit in Africa
    IFRO Working Paper, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics View citations (12)
30. Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam
    IFRO Working Paper, University of Copenhagen, Department of Food and Resource Economics View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Do Recruitment Ties Affect Wages? An Analysis using Matched Employer–Employee Data from Vietnam, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (23) (2011)
31. Industry Switching in Developing Countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Industry Switching in Developing Countries, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2013) View citations (15) (2013)

2010

32. Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2012) View citations (49) (2012)

2009

33. SME Access to Credit
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)

2008

34. SME Fringe Benefits Provision
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2007

35. Sector Switching: An Unexplored Dimension of Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries
    Economic Papers, Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department View citations (3)
    Also in The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2007) View citations (3)
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2007) View citations (3)

2005

36. Mice Do Not Take Bribes
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (1)
37. On the Causal Links between FDI and Growth in Developing Countries
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (24)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2004) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article On the Causal Links Between FDI and Growth in Developing Countries, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (209) (2006)
38. Understanding Victimization: The Case of Mozambique
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Understanding Victimization: The Case of Mozambique, World Development, Elsevier (2007) View citations (25) (2007)

2004

39. Credit Constraints and Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Vietnamese Manufacturing
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Credit Constraints and Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Vietnamese Manufacturing, Small Business Economics, Springer (2007) View citations (43) (2007)
40. SME Growth and Survival in Vietnam: Did Direct Government Support Matter?
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (7)

2003

41. Are FDI Inflows Complements or Substitutes Across Borders: Empirical Evidence from Five Asian Countries
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
42. Economic Structure and Development in an Emergent Asian Economy: Evidence from a Social Accounting Matrix for Vietnam
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Economic structure and development in an emergent Asian economy: evidence from a social accounting matrix for vietnam, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (11) (2003)
43. Financial Sector Reforms in Vietnam: Selected Issues and Problems
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)

2002

44. Prototype Specification for a Real Computable General Equilibrium Model
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
45. Trade and Income Growth in Vietnam: Estimates from a New Social Accounting Matrix
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Trade and Income Growth in Vietnam: Estimates from a New Social Accounting Matrix, Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals (2002) View citations (22) (2002)

2001

46. Business Cycles in Developing Countries: Are They Different?
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Business Cycles in Developing Countries: Are They Different?, World Development, Elsevier (2002) View citations (138) (2002)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Differential Bunching Impacts Across the Income Distribution: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2025, 37, (1), 152-188

2023

2. Complementarity and substitutability between farm and nonfarm activities: Evidence from agricultural households in Tanzania
   Review of Development Economics, 2023, 27, (1), 89-111 View citations (2)
3. Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector
   Journal of Development Studies, 2023, 59, (8), 1258-1282
4. Imports, supply chains and firm productivity
   World Development, 2023, 172, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Imports, supply chains, and firm productivity, WIDER Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
5. Wage returns to workplace training in Myanmar
   Development Policy Review, 2023, 41, (2)

2022

6. Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms
   World Development, 2022, 157, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms, WIDER Working Paper Series (2021) (2021)
7. Merchandise export diversification strategy for Tanzania: Promoting inclusive growth, economic complexity and structural change
   The World Economy, 2022, 45, (8), 2649-2695 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Merchandise export diversification strategy for Tanzania - promoting inclusive growth, economic complexity and structural change, DERG working paper series (2020) (2020)
8. The gender wage gap in Myanmar: Adding insult to injury?
   Journal of Asian Economics, 2022, 81, (C)
   See also Working Paper The gender wage gap in Myanmar: Adding insult to injury?, DERG working paper series (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2021

9. Correction to: On the Link Between Managerial Attributes and Firm Access to Formal Credit in Myanmar
   The European Journal of Development Research, 2021, 33, (6), 2084-2086 View citations (3)
10. On the Link Between Managerial Attributes and Firm Access to Formal Credit in Myanmar
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2021, 33, (6), 1768-1794 View citations (4)

2020

11. Corporate Social Responsibility in a Competitive Business Environment
    Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (8), 1455-1472 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment, WIDER Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
12. Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia
    Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (3), 451-468 View citations (2)
13. The Development Impacts of COVID-19 at Home and Abroad: Politics and Implications of Government Action
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2020, 32, (5), 1339-1352 View citations (4)

2018

14. Early life malaria exposure and academic performance
    PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (6), 1-16
15. The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade
    European Economic Review, 2018, 101, (C), 250-267 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade, WIDER Working Paper Series (2016) (2016)

2017

16. Exporting and Productivity: Learning from Vietnam
    Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26, (1), 1-25 View citations (8)
17. Learning by Exporting: The Case of Mozambican Manufacturing
    Journal of African Economies, 2017, 26, (1), 93-118 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Learning by Exporting: The Case of Mozambican Manufacturing, WIDER Working Paper Series (2014) (2014)

2016

18. Production risk and adoption of irrigation technology: evidence from small-scale farmers in Chile
    Latin American Economic Review, 2016, 25, (1), 1-37 View citations (17)

2015

19. Technology transfers, foreign investment and productivity spillovers
    European Economic Review, 2015, 76, (C), 168-187 View citations (160)

2014

20. Estimates of gender differences in firm’s access to credit in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Economics Letters, 2014, 123, (3), 374-377 View citations (14)
21. The Myth of Female Credit Discrimination in African Manufacturing
    Journal of Development Studies, 2014, 50, (1), 81-96 View citations (27)

2013

22. Industry Switching in Developing Countries
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2013, 27, (2), 357-388 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Industry Switching in Developing Countries, WIDER Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2012

23. Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2012, 60, (3), 571 - 595 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam, WIDER Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
24. The Benefits of Formalization: Evidence from Vietnamese Manufacturing SMEs
    World Development, 2012, 40, (5), 983-998 View citations (84)
25. The informal sector wage gap among Vietnamese micro-firms
    Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2012, 17, (4), 560-577 View citations (6)

2011

26. Book Review: Annette Miae Kim. Learning to Be Capitalists: Entrepreneurs in Vietnam's Transition Economy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Pp. x+212. $35.00 (cloth)
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (3), 684 - 686
27. Do Recruitment Ties Affect Wages? An Analysis using Matched Employer–Employee Data from Vietnam
    Review of Development Economics, 2011, 15, (3), 541-555 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Do recruitment ties affect wages? An analysis using matched employer-employee data from Vietnam, IFRO Working Paper (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
28. Does Gender Influence the Provision of Fringe Benefits? Evidence From Vietnamese SMEs
    Feminist Economics, 2011, 17, (1), 59-87 View citations (26)
29. Evaluating the employment-generating impact of rural roads in Nicaragua
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2011, 3, (1), 28-43 View citations (7)

2010

30. Credit demand in Mozambican manufacturing
    Journal of International Development, 2010, 22, (1), 37-55 View citations (35)

2009

31. Enterprise Growth and Survival in Vietnam: Does Government Support Matter?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (7), 1048-1069 View citations (66)
32. Impact of an aquaculture extension project in Bangladesh
    Journal of Development Effectiveness, 2009, 1, (2), 130-146 View citations (3)

2007

33. Credit Constraints and Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Vietnamese Manufacturing
    Small Business Economics, 2007, 29, (1), 1-13 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Credit Constraints and Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Vietnamese Manufacturing, Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)
34. Understanding Victimization: The Case of Mozambique
    World Development, 2007, 35, (7), 1237-1258 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Understanding Victimization: The Case of Mozambique, Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2006

35. On the Causal Links Between FDI and Growth in Developing Countries
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (1), 21-41 View citations (209)
    See also Working Paper On the Causal Links between FDI and Growth in Developing Countries, WIDER Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (24) (2005)

2003

36. Economic structure and development in an emergent Asian economy: evidence from a social accounting matrix for vietnam
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2003, 13, (6), 847-871 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Economic Structure and Development in an Emergent Asian Economy: Evidence from a Social Accounting Matrix for Vietnam, MPRA Paper (2003) View citations (11) (2003)

2002

37. Business Cycles in Developing Countries: Are They Different?
    World Development, 2002, 30, (12), 2071-2088 View citations (138)
    See also Working Paper Business Cycles in Developing Countries: Are They Different?, MPRA Paper (2001) View citations (16) (2001)
38. Trade and Income Growth in Vietnam: Estimates from a New Social Accounting Matrix
    Economic Systems Research, 2002, 14, (2), 157-184 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Trade and Income Growth in Vietnam: Estimates from a New Social Accounting Matrix, MPRA Paper (2002) View citations (23) (2002)

Edited books

2016

1. Manufacturing Transformation: Comparative Studies of Industrial Development in Africa and Emerging Asia
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (15)

2005

2. From Monobank to Commercial Banking
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press