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Working Papers
2024
- Conflict and Firms’ Performance: A Global View
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Distributional Crowding Out Effects of Public Debt on Private Investment in Developing Economies
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Dysfunctional Family Management: Family-Managed Businesses and the Quality of Management Practices
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Extreme Weather Shocks and Firms in the Middle East and North Africa
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Thirsty Business: A Global Analysis of Extreme Weather Shocks on Firms
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2023
- Data Transparency and GDP Growth Forecast Errors
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article Data transparency and GDP growth forecast errors, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
- Data Transparency in the Middle East and North Africa
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- How Prevalent Are Credit-Constrained Firms in the Formal Private Sector ? Evidence Using Global Surveys
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- The Resilience of SMEs and Large Firms in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Decomposition Analysis
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2022
- 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 View citations (5)
- 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
- 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 
Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2022) View citations (1)
- The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article The gender labor productivity gap across informal firms, World Development, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
- The Human Capital of Firms and the Formal Training of Workers
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
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) (2023)
- 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
2021
- A Cautionary Tale: An Experiment on The Stability of Business Environment Perceptions in a Firm Survey
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- Exports and Women Workers in Formal Firms
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
- Gendered Laws, Informal Origins, and Subsequent Performance
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
- Human Capital Accumulation at Work: Estimates for the World and Implications for Development
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
Also in Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2020) 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) View citations (5) (2023)
- Taming Private Leviathans: Regulation versus Taxation
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
Also in CERDI Working papers, HAL (2021)  Working Papers, HAL (2021)  OxCarre Working Papers, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford (2021)
- Working Paper 350 - Taming Private Leviathans: Regulation versus Taxation
Working Paper Series, African Development Bank
2020
- Adapting Jobs Policies And Programs In The Face Of Accelerated Technological Change
Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides, The World Bank View citations (1)
- Data Transparency and Long-Run Growth
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
- Firms' Discriminatory Behavior, and Women's Employment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Mobile Money and Investment by Women Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- Perceptions, Contagion, and Civil Unrest
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
2019
- Decomposing the Labor Productivity Gap between Upper-Middle-Income and High-Income Countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
- Paid Maternity Leave and Female Employment: Evidence Using Firm-Level Survey Data for Developing Countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
2018
- Public Procurement and the Private Business Sector: Evidence from Firm-Level Data
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
- The Drivers and Impacts of Water Infrastructure Reliability: A Global Analysis of Manufacturing Firms
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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) View citations (9) (2019)
- The burden of water shortages on informal firms
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article The Burden of Water Shortages on Informal Firms, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
- The labor productivity gap between female and male-managed firms in the formal private sector
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
2017
- Public procurement regulation and road quality
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
- Unequal laws and the disempowerment of women in the labor market: evidence from firm-level data
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
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) View citations (16) (2019)
2016
- Absent laws and missing women: can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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) View citations (1) (2021)
- An exploration of the relationship between police presence, crime, and business in developing countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank
- Does mobile money use increase firms'investment ? evidence from enterprise Surveys in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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) View citations (10) (2018)
- Does paternity leave matter for female employment in developing economies ? evidence from firm data
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)
- Unequal before the law: measuring legal gender disparities across the world
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
2015
- Entrepreneurship and the allocation of government spending under imperfect markets
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship and the Allocation of Government Spending Under Imperfect Markets, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (16) (2015)
- 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 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) View citations (5) (2016)
2014
- Are there more female managers in the retail sector ? evidence from survey data in developing countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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) View citations (21) (2014)
- Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship ?
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article Do government private subsidies crowd out entrepreneurship?, European Economic Letters, European Economics Letters Group (2014) (2014)
- Does mandating nondiscrimination in hiring practices influence women's employment ? evidence using firm-level data
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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) View citations (14) (2015)
- Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 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) View citations (17) (2014)
- Imports of intermediate inputs and country size
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Imports of intermediate inputs and country size, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
- Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank 
See also Journal Article Use of imported inputs and the cost of importing: evidence from developing countries, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
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 (95) (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
2024
- Data transparency and GDP growth forecast errors
Journal of International Money and Finance, 2024, 140, (C) View citations (2)
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 (5)
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 
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 (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 View citations (5)
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 (3)
2020
- The Labor Productivity Gap between Formal Businesses Run by Women and Men
Feminist Economics, 2020, 26, (4), 228-258 View citations (12)
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 (5)
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 (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) 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 (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) (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 (6)
- 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 (22)
- 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 (95)
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)
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