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Working Papers

2024

  1. Conflict and Firms’ Performance: A Global View
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  2. Distributional Crowding Out Effects of Public Debt on Private Investment in Developing Economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  3. Dysfunctional Family Management: Family-Managed Businesses and the Quality of Management Practices
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  4. Extreme Weather Shocks and Firms in the Middle East and North Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  5. Thirsty Business: A Global Analysis of Extreme Weather Shocks on Firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads

2023

  1. Data Transparency and GDP Growth Forecast Errors
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article Data transparency and GDP growth forecast errors, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2024) Downloads View citations (2) (2024)
  2. Data Transparency in the Middle East and North Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  3. How Prevalent Are Credit-Constrained Firms in the Formal Private Sector ? Evidence Using Global Surveys
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  4. The Resilience of SMEs and Large Firms in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Decomposition Analysis
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads

2022

  1. Jobs Undone: Reshaping the Role of Governments toward Markets and Workers in the Middle East and North Africa
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Management Practices and the Partial Government Ownership of Firms in the Middle East and North Africa Region
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  3. Scars of Pandemics from Lost Schooling and Experience: Aggregate Implications and Gender Differences Through the Lens of COVID-19
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2022) Downloads View citations (1)
  4. The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article The gender labor productivity gap across informal firms, World Development, Elsevier (2023) Downloads View citations (1) (2023)
  5. The Human Capital of Firms and the Formal Training of Workers
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article The human capital of firms and the formal training of workers, IZA Journal of Development and Migration, Sciendo & Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) (2023) Downloads (2023)
  6. The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Women’s Employment: Evidence Using Firm-Level Survey Data from Developing Countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads

2021

  1. A Cautionary Tale: An Experiment on The Stability of Business Environment Perceptions in a Firm Survey
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Exports and Women Workers in Formal Firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (6)
  3. Gendered Laws, Informal Origins, and Subsequent Performance
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)
  4. Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2020) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2023) Downloads View citations (5) (2023)
  5. Taming Private Leviathans: Regulation versus Taxation
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    Also in CERDI Working papers, HAL (2021) Downloads
    Working Papers, HAL (2021) Downloads
    OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford (2021) Downloads
  6. Working Paper 350 - Taming Private Leviathans: Regulation versus Taxation
    Working Paper Series, African Development Bank Downloads

2020

  1. Adapting Jobs Policies And Programs In The Face Of Accelerated Technological Change
    Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Data Transparency and Long-Run Growth
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Firms' Discriminatory Behavior, and Women's Employment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  4. Mobile Money and Investment by Women Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
  5. Perceptions, Contagion, and Civil Unrest
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads

2019

  1. Decomposing the Labor Productivity Gap between Upper-Middle-Income and High-Income Countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Paid Maternity Leave and Female Employment: Evidence Using Firm-Level Survey Data for Developing Countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)

2018

  1. Public Procurement and the Private Business Sector: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (6)
  2. The Drivers and Impacts of Water Infrastructure Reliability: A Global Analysis of Manufacturing Firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The drivers and impacts of water infrastructure reliability – a global analysis of manufacturing firms, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2019) Downloads View citations (9) (2019)
  3. The burden of water shortages on informal firms
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article The Burden of Water Shortages on Informal Firms, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2019) Downloads View citations (5) (2019)
  4. The labor productivity gap between female and male-managed firms in the formal private sector
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2017

  1. Public procurement regulation and road quality
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Unequal laws and the disempowerment of women in the labor market: evidence from firm-level data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article Unequal Laws and the Disempowerment of Women in the Labour Market: Evidence from Firm-Level Data, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019) Downloads View citations (16) (2019)

2016

  1. Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Absent laws and missing women: Can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality?, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2021) Downloads View citations (1) (2021)
  2. An exploration of the relationship between police presence, crime, and business in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
  3. Does mobile money use increase firms'investment ? evidence from enterprise Surveys in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Does mobile money use increase firms’ investment? Evidence from Enterprise Surveys in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, Small Business Economics, Springer (2018) Downloads View citations (10) (2018)
  4. Does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies ? evidence from firm data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (5)
  5. Unequal before the law: measuring legal gender disparities across the world
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (2)

2015

  1. Entrepreneurship and the allocation of government spending under imperfect markets
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship and the Allocation of Government Spending Under Imperfect Markets, World Development, Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (16) (2015)
  2. Women managers and the gender-based gap in access to education: evidence from firm-level data in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Women Managers and The Gender-Based Gap in Access to Education: Evidence from Firm-Level Data in Developing Countries, Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) Downloads View citations (5) (2016)

2014

  1. Are there more female managers in the retail sector ? evidence from survey data in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Are There More Female Managers in the Retail Sector? Evidence from Survey Data in Developing Countries, Journal of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) Downloads View citations (21) (2014)
  2. Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship?, European Economic Letters, European Economics Letters Group (2014) Downloads (2014)
  3. Does mandating nondiscrimination in hiring practices influence women's employment ? evidence using firm-level data
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Does Mandating Nondiscrimination in Hiring Practices Influence Women's Employment? Evidence Using Firm-Level Data, Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) Downloads View citations (14) (2015)
  4. Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies, Small Business Economics, Springer (2014) Downloads View citations (17) (2014)
  5. Imports of intermediate inputs and country size
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Imports of intermediate inputs and country size, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) Downloads View citations (6) (2014)
  6. Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads
    See also Journal Article Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) Downloads View citations (1) (2015)

2013

  1. Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US
    Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (17) (2015)
  2. US Government Spending Allocation Database by State (SADS)
    Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Downloads View citations (3)

2012

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

2011

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

2009

  1. Fiscal Spending and the Environment: Theory and Empirics
    Working Papers, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Fiscal spending and the environment: Theory and empirics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2011) Downloads View citations (95) (2011)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (2)

2008

  1. Trade and the Environment
    Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Downloads View citations (19)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2025

  1. An experiment on the stability of business environment perceptions in a firm survey
    Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 2025, 33, (2), 305-337 Downloads

2024

  1. Data transparency and GDP growth forecast errors
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 140, (C) Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Data Transparency and GDP Growth Forecast Errors, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2023) Downloads (2023)
  2. Data transparency and growth in developing economies during and after the global financial crisis
    Kyklos, 2024, 77, (4), 1169-1205 Downloads

2023

  1. Export intensity and its effect on women's employment
    Kyklos, 2023, 76, (4), 676-704 Downloads
  2. Firms’ Behavior Under Discriminatory Laws and Women’s Employment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    Feminist Economics, 2023, 29, (1), 70-96 Downloads
  3. Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2023, 15, (3), 191-223 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2021) Downloads View citations (2) (2021)
  4. The gender labor productivity gap across informal firms
    World Development, 2023, 167, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) Downloads (2022)
  5. The human capital of firms and the formal training of workers
    IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2023, 14, (1), 39 Downloads
    See also Working Paper The Human Capital of Firms and the Formal Training of Workers, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2022) Downloads (2022)

2022

  1. Does corporate social responsibility benefit society? Evidence from Latin America
    Emerging Markets Review, 2022, 53, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Does mobile money enable women-owned businesses to invest? Firm-level evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
    Small Business Economics, 2022, 59, (3), 1245-1271 Downloads View citations (5)

2021

  1. Absent laws and missing women: Can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality?
    Review of Development Economics, 2021, 25, (4), 2113-2132 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)
  2. Can government spending boost firm sales?
    Kyklos, 2021, 74, (4), 488-511 Downloads View citations (3)

2020

  1. The Labor Productivity Gap between Formal Businesses Run by Women and Men
    Feminist Economics, 2020, 26, (4), 228-258 Downloads View citations (12)

2019

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. The Burden of Water Shortages on Informal Firms
    Land Economics, 2019, 95, (1), 91-107 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The burden of water shortages on informal firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) Downloads (2018)
  3. The drivers and impacts of water infrastructure reliability – a global analysis of manufacturing firms
    Ecological Economics, 2019, 163, (C), 143-157 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Drivers and Impacts of Water Infrastructure Reliability: A Global Analysis of Manufacturing Firms, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2018) Downloads View citations (1) (2018)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (16)
    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) Downloads (2017)

2018

  1. Competition or cooperation? Using team and tournament incentives for learning among female farmers in rural Uganda
    World Development, 2018, 103, (C), 216-225 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Does mobile money use increase firms’ investment? Evidence from Enterprise Surveys in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
    Small Business Economics, 2018, 51, (3), 687-708 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (7) (2016)

2017

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

2016

  1. An exploration of the relationship between police presence, crime and firms in developing countries
    Development Policy Review, 2016, 34, (5), 691-719 Downloads
  2. Does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies? Evidence from firm-level data
    Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (16), 1145-1148 Downloads View citations (6)
  3. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (4) (2015)

2015

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (22)
  2. Does Mandating Nondiscrimination in Hiring Practices Influence Women's Employment? Evidence Using Firm-Level Data
    Feminist Economics, 2015, 21, (4), 28-60 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (4) (2014)
  3. Entrepreneurship and the Allocation of Government Spending Under Imperfect Markets
    World Development, 2015, 70, (C), 108-121 Downloads View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship and the allocation of government spending under imperfect markets, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) Downloads View citations (19) (2015)
  4. Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US
    International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2015, 8, (2), 139-189 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Government Spending and Air Pollution in the US, Working Papers (2013) Downloads View citations (10) (2013)
  5. The Time Cost of Documents to Trade
    The International Trade Journal, 2015, 29, (4), 254-272 Downloads View citations (1)
  6. Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries
    Applied Economics Letters, 2015, 22, (6), 488-492 Downloads 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) Downloads (2014)

2014

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (21)
    Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2014, 17, 213-228 (2014) Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (20) (2014)
  2. Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship?
    European Economic Letters, 2014, 3, (1), 22-25 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)
  3. Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies
    Small Business Economics, 2014, 43, (3), 677-695 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (17) (2014)
  4. Imports of intermediate inputs and country size
    Applied Economics Letters, 2014, 21, (11), 738-741 Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Imports of intermediate inputs and country size, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (6) (2014)

2011

  1. Fiscal spending and the environment: Theory and empirics
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, 62, (2), 180-198 Downloads View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Fiscal Spending and the Environment: Theory and Empirics, Working Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (8) (2009)

Books

2017

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