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Working Papers

2013

Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US
Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US, International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, now publishers (2015) View citations (17) (2015)
US Government Spending Allocation Database by State (SADS)
Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (3)

2012

Is Economic Growth Criminogenic for Firms In Developing Economies?
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
Is There a Gender Bias in Crime Against Firms for Developing Economies?
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2011

Fiscal spending for economic growth in the presence of imperfect markets
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
Police and Crime Against Firms in Developing Economies
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2009

Fiscal Spending and the Environment: Theory and Empirics
Working Papers, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Fiscal spending and the environment: Theory and empirics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2011) View citations (97) (2011)
Pollution and the State: The Role of the Structure of Government
2009 Conference (53rd), February 11-13, 2009, Cairns, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society View citations (2)

2008

Trade and the Environment
Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (19)
When Government Spending Serves the Elites: Consequences for Economic Growth in a Context of Market Imperfections
Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2025

An experiment on the stability of business environment perceptions in a firm survey
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2025, 33, (2), 305-337
Scars of pandemics from lost schooling and experience: aggregate implications and gender differences through the lens of COVID-19
Journal of Economic Growth, 2025, 30, (1), 1-47
See also Working Paper Scars of Pandemics from Lost Schooling and Experience: Aggregate Implications and Gender Differences Through the Lens of COVID-19, Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2024

Data transparency and GDP growth forecast errors
Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 140, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Data Transparency and GDP Growth Forecast Errors, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) (2023)
Data transparency and growth in developing economies during and after the global financial crisis
Kyklos, 2024, 77, (4), 1169-1205

2023

Export intensity and its effect on women's employment
Kyklos, 2023, 76, (4), 676-704
Firms’ Behavior Under Discriminatory Laws and Women’s Employment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Feminist Economics, 2023, 29, (1), 70-96
Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2023, 15, (3), 191-223 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (2) (2021)
The gender labor productivity gap across informal firms
World Development, 2023, 167, (C) View citations (1)
See also Working Paper The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)
The human capital of firms and the formal training of workers
IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2023, 14, (1), 39 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper The Human Capital of Firms and the Formal Training of Workers, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) (2022)

2022

Does corporate social responsibility benefit society? Evidence from Latin America
Emerging Markets Review, 2022, 53, (C) View citations (1)
Does manager education play a role in the productivity of informal firms in developing economies? Evidence from firm‐level surveys
Review of Development Economics, 2022, 26, (2), 962-984 View citations (4)
Does mobile money enable women-owned businesses to invest? Firm-level evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Small Business Economics, 2022, 59, (3), 1245-1271 View citations (6)

2021

Absent laws and missing women: Can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality?
Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (4), 2113-2132 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
Can government spending boost firm sales?
Kyklos, 2021, 74, (4), 488-511 View citations (4)

2020

The Labor Productivity Gap between Formal Businesses Run by Women and Men
Feminist Economics, 2020, 26, (4), 228-258 View citations (13)

2019

Decomposing the Labour Productivity Gap between Migrant-Owned and Native-Owned Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55, (9), 2065-2082 View citations (6)
The Burden of Water Shortages on Informal Firms
Land Economics, 2019, 95, (1), 91-107 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper The burden of water shortages on informal firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) (2018)
The drivers and impacts of water infrastructure reliability – a global analysis of manufacturing firms
Ecological Economics, 2019, 163, (C), 143-157 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper The Drivers and Impacts of Water Infrastructure Reliability: A Global Analysis of Manufacturing Firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
Unequal Laws and the Disempowerment of Women in the Labour Market: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55, (5), 822-844 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper Unequal laws and the disempowerment of women in the labor market: evidence from firm-level data, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)

2018

Competition or cooperation? Using team and tournament incentives for learning among female farmers in rural Uganda
World Development, 2018, 103, (C), 216-225 View citations (1)
Does mobile money use increase firms’ investment? Evidence from Enterprise Surveys in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
Small Business Economics, 2018, 51, (3), 687-708 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper Does mobile money use increase firms'investment ? evidence from enterprise Surveys in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (7) (2016)

2017

The challenge of addressing consumption pollutants with fiscal policy
Environment and Development Economics, 2017, 22, (5), 624-647 View citations (12)

2016

An exploration of the relationship between police presence, crime and firms in developing countries
Development Policy Review, 2016, 34, (5), 691-719
Does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies? Evidence from firm-level data
Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (16), 1145-1148 View citations (7)
Women Managers and The Gender-Based Gap in Access to Education: Evidence from Firm-Level Data in Developing Countries
Feminist Economics, 2016, 22, (3), 127-153 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Women managers and the gender-based gap in access to education: evidence from firm-level data in developing countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2015

Are Large Informal Firms More Productive than the Small Informal Firms? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys in Africa
World Development, 2015, 74, (C), 374-385 View citations (23)
Does Mandating Nondiscrimination in Hiring Practices Influence Women's Employment? Evidence Using Firm-Level Data
Feminist Economics, 2015, 21, (4), 28-60 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Does mandating nondiscrimination in hiring practices influence women's employment ? evidence using firm-level data, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
Entrepreneurship and the Allocation of Government Spending Under Imperfect Markets
World Development, 2015, 70, (C), 108-121 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship and the allocation of government spending under imperfect markets, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (19) (2015)
Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US
International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015, 8, (2), 139-189 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US, Working Papers (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
The Time Cost of Documents to Trade
The International Trade Journal, 2015, 29, (4), 254-272 View citations (1)
Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries
Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22, (6), 488-492 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) (2014)

2014

Are There More Female Managers in the Retail Sector? Evidence from Survey Data in Developing Countries
Journal of Applied Economics, 2014, 17, (2), 213-228 View citations (21)
Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2014, 17, 213-228 (2014) View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Are there more female managers in the retail sector ? evidence from survey data in developing countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (20) (2014)
Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship?
European Economic Letters, 2014, 3, (1), 22-25
See also Working Paper Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) (2014)
Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies
Small Business Economics, 2014, 43, (3), 677-695 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
Imports of intermediate inputs and country size
Applied Economics Letters, 2014, 21, (11), 738-741 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Imports of intermediate inputs and country size, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (6) (2014)

2011

Fiscal spending and the environment: Theory and empirics
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, 62, (2), 180-198 View citations (97)
See also Working Paper Fiscal Spending and the Environment: Theory and Empirics, Working Papers (2009) View citations (8) (2009)

Books

2017

Uncharted Waters
World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (12)