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Working Papers

2020

1. Does Democratization Promote Competition?: Indonesian Manufacturing Pre and Post Suharto
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
2. Europe 4.0
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group

2019

3. Have Robots Grounded the Flying Geese?: Evidence from Greenfield FDI in Manufacturing
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

2016

4. An Integrated Framework for Jobs in Fragile and Conflict Situations
   Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank

2015

5. Can minimum wages close the gender wage gap ? evidence from Indonesia
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2014

6. Deals and delays: firm-level evidence on corruption and policy implementation times
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Deals and Delays: Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2013

7. Strengthening economic rights and women's occupational choice: the impact of reforming Ethiopia's family law
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Strengthening Economic Rights and Women’s Occupational Choice: The Impact of Reforming Ethiopia’s Family Law, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (20) (2015)
8. Women's legal rights over 50 years: progress, stagnation or regression ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
9. Women's legal rights over 50 years: what is the impact of reform ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)

2012

10. Working Paper 159 - Why do some Firms abandon Formality for Informality? Evidence from African Countries?
    Working Paper Series, African Development Bank View citations (3)

2011

11. Do crises catalyze creative destruction ? firm-level evidence from Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Do Crises Catalyze Creative Destruction? Firm-level Evidence from Indonesia, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (57) (2013)
12. Does Expanding Health Insurance Beyond Formal-Sector Workers Encourage Informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico's Seguro Popular
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (38)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2011) View citations (26)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2011) View citations (9)
13. How business is done and the'doing business'indicators: the investment climate when firms have climate control
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (8)
    Also in CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2010) View citations (14)
14. Ladies first ? firm-level evidence on the labor impacts of the East Asian crisis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2010

15. Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard Kennedy School of Government View citations (33)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (39)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2010) View citations (7)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2010) View citations (23)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (39)
    See also Chapter Deals versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) (2014)
16. The impact of the investment climate on employment growth: does Sub-Saharan Africa mirror other low-income regions ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (16)

2009

17. Big constraints to small firms'growth ? business environment and employment growth across firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Big Constraints to Small Firms' Growth? Business Environment and Employment Growth across Firms, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (102) (2011)
18. Comparing Apples with....Apples: how to make (more) sense of subjective rankings of constraints to business
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
19. Creative destruction and policy reforms: changing productivity effects of firm turnover in Moroccan manufacturing
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
20. Mind the neighbors: the impact of productivity and location on firm turnover
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
21. Who survives ? the impact of corruption, competition and property rights across firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)

2007

22. Clima de negocios y creación de empleo: El efecto del acceso al crédito, la corrupción y el marco regulatorio en el crecimiento de las empresas
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
23. Investment Climate and Employment Growth: The Impact of Access to Finance, Corruption and Regulations Across Firms
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (35)
    Also in Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2007) View citations (43)
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2007) View citations (7)

2004

24. How Do Investment Climate Conditions Vary Across Countries, Regions and Types of Firms?
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
25. Investment climate and international integration
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article Investment climate and international integration, World Development, Elsevier (2006) View citations (102) (2006)

2003

26. Do bilateral investment treaties attract foreign direct investment? Only a bit - and they could bite
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (101)
27. The investment climate and the firm: firm-level evidence from China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (26)

2002

28. Exports and Manufacturing Productivity in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis with Firm-Level Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (175)

2001

29. Firm-level survey provides data on Asia's corporate crisis and recovery
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Does Democratisation Promote Competition? Evidence from Indonesia*
   (Democracy and firm productivity: evidence from Indonesia’)
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (640), 3296-3321 View citations (1)

2017

2. Can Minimum Wages Close the Gender Wage Gap?
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (2), 310-334 View citations (16)
3. Do Employers' Responses to Crises Impact Men and Women Differently? Firm-level Evidence from Indonesia
   Review of Development Economics, 2017, 21, (4), 1018-1056

2016

4. Deals and Delays: Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2016, 30, (2), 354-382 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Deals and delays: firm-level evidence on corruption and policy implementation times, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2015

5. How Business Is Done in the Developing World: Deals versus Rules
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (3), 121-40 View citations (72)
6. Strengthening Economic Rights and Women’s Occupational Choice: The Impact of Reforming Ethiopia’s Family Law
   World Development, 2015, 70, (C), 260-273 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Strengthening economic rights and women's occupational choice: the impact of reforming Ethiopia's family law, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2013

7. Do Crises Catalyze Creative Destruction? Firm-level Evidence from Indonesia
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (5), 1788-1810 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper Do crises catalyze creative destruction ? firm-level evidence from Indonesia, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (10) (2011)

2011

8. Big Constraints to Small Firms' Growth? Business Environment and Employment Growth across Firms
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2011, 59, (3), 609 - 647 View citations (102)
   See also Working Paper Big constraints to small firms'growth ? business environment and employment growth across firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (42) (2009)
9. Whose business is it anyway?
   Small Business Economics, 2011, 37, (4), 443-464 View citations (33)

2006

10. Investment climate and international integration
    World Development, 2006, 34, (9), 1498-1516 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper Investment climate and international integration, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (38) (2004)
11. Ownership, investment climate and firm performance
    The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (4), 629-647 View citations (46)

2005

12. Investment Climate and Firm Performance in Developing Economies
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 54, (1), 1-31 View citations (215)

2000

13. Crisis, Adjustment, and Reform in Thailand's Industrial Firms
    The World Bank Research Observer, 2000, 15, (1), 1-22 View citations (33)

Books

2021

1. At Your Service?
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group

2017

2. Trouble in the Making?
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (49)

2013

3. Enterprising Women: Expanding Economic Opportunities in Africa
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (31)

2012

4. Empowering Women: Legal Rights and Economic Opportunities in Africa
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (12)

Chapters

2014

1. Deals versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It
   A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2014, pp 215-260
   See also Working Paper Deals Versus Rules: Policy Implementation Uncertainty and Why Firms Hate It, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (2010) View citations (33) (2010)