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Working Papers

2022

1. The Social Costs of Sovereign Default
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)

2020

2. Survival of Firms during Economic Crisis
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (12)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2020) View citations (8)

2019

3. Business Regulations and Poverty
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (7)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017)
   See also Journal Article Business regulations and poverty, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
4. Does Media Stimulate Reform Efforts ?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2017

5. Determinants of regulatory reform
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
6. Women's entrepreneurship: how to measure the gap between new female and male entrepreneurs?
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2016

7. Unequal before the law: measuring legal gender disparities across the world
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)

2015

8. Business regulations and growth
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
9. Electricity connections and firm performance in 183 countries
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Electricity connections and firm performance in 183 countries, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (19) (2018)

2013

10. What have we learned from the enterprise surveys regarding access to credit by SMEs ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (42)

2008

11. Employment Laws in Developing Countries
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Employment laws in developing countries, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (87) (2009)
12. The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (322) (2010)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Business regulations and poverty
   Economics Letters, 2018, 165, (C), 82-87 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Business Regulations and Poverty, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
2. Electricity connections and firm performance in 183 countries
   Energy Economics, 2018, 76, (C), 344-366 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Electricity connections and firm performance in 183 countries, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (10) (2015)

2010

3. The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2010, 2, (3), 31-64 View citations (322)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Corporate Taxes on Investment and Entrepreneurship, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (79) (2008)

2009

4. Employment laws in developing countries
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37, (1), 3-13 View citations (87)
   See also Working Paper Employment Laws in Developing Countries, CEPR Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)

Chapters

2020

1. Survival of firms in developing economies during economic crisis
   Chapter 1 in COVID-19 in Developing Economies, 2020, vol. 1, pp 157-174 View citations (45)