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Homepage:https://sites.google.com/site/burakruras/
Workplace:Economics Department, Williams College, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. Electronic payment technology and business finance: A randomized, controlled trial with mobile money
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Electronic Payment Technology and Business Finance: A Randomized, Controlled Trial with Mobile Money, Management Science, INFORMS (2024) Downloads (2024)
  2. Firms and Unions
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2024) Downloads
  3. Flexible Labor Contracts, Firm-specific Pay, and Wages
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2024) Downloads

2022

  1. E-Payment Technology and Business Finance: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Mobile Money (revision of CentER DP 2019-032)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2022) Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Money, E-money, and Consumer Welfare
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2022) Downloads
    Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland (2022) Downloads
  3. Technological Change and the Finance Wage Premium
    Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2022) Downloads View citations (1)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2022) Downloads View citations (1)
    SAFE Working Paper Series, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE (2022) Downloads View citations (1)

2021

  1. Asymmetric Group Loan Contracts: Experimental Evidence
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2021) Downloads
  2. Macro Welfare Effects of Flexible Labor Contracts
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2021) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Macro welfare effects of flexible labor contracts, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2024) Downloads (2024)

2020

  1. Curating Local Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Small Retailers in Indonesia (Revision of DP 2019-015)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2020) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Heterogeneity in wage setting behavior in a New-Keynesian Model
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) Downloads
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (3)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2015) Downloads View citations (3)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads

    See also Journal Article HETEROGENEITY IN WAGE SETTING BEHAVIOR IN A NEW-KEYNESIAN MODEL, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (2020) Downloads View citations (5) (2020)
  3. Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Monetary Policy
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2020) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Preference heterogeneity and optimal monetary policy, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2022) Downloads View citations (1) (2022)

2019

  1. Finance and demand for skill: Evidence from Uganda
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2016) Downloads
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2016) Downloads
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2016) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Finance and Demand for Skill: Evidence from Uganda, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2019) Downloads View citations (1) (2019)
  2. Learning to Grow from Peers: Experimental Evidence from Small Retailers in Indonesia
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank Downloads View citations (6)
  3. Local Best Practices for Business Growth
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2019) Downloads View citations (2)
  4. Money, Asset Markets and Efficiency of Capital Formation
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2019) Downloads
  5. Rigid Wages and Contracts: Time- versus State-Dependent Wages in the Netherlands
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2019) Downloads View citations (3)
    SAFE Working Paper Series, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE (2019) Downloads View citations (1)
  6. Transparency and Financial Inclusion: Experimental Evidence from Mobile Money (revision of CentER DP 2018-042)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2019) Downloads View citations (2)
  7. Unbundling financial imperfections: Lending frictions vs. trading frictions
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    See also Journal Article UNBUNDLING FINANCIAL IMPERFECTIONS: LENDING FRICTIONS VS. TRADING FRICTIONS, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (2019) Downloads View citations (1) (2019)

2018

  1. Payment Instruments, Finance and Development
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (80)
    See also Journal Article Payment instruments, finance and development, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2018) Downloads View citations (81) (2018)
  2. Payment Technology Adoption and Finance: A Randomized-Controlled-Trial with SMEs
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2018) Downloads
  3. Payment Technology Adoption by SMEs: Experimental Evidence from Kenya's Mobile Money
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Sovereign default, exit and contagion in a monetary union
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Sovereign default, exit and contagion in a monetary union, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2018) Downloads View citations (9) (2018)
  5. Trade Credit and Access to Finance of Retailers in Ethiopia
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads

2017

  1. Efficient Lemons
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads
  2. Entrepreneurial saving practices and reinvestment: Theory and evidence
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2014) Downloads View citations (2)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads View citations (2)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurial Saving Practices and Reinvestment: Theory and Evidence, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2017) Downloads View citations (4) (2017)
  3. Joint-liability with endogenously asymmetric group loan contracts
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    See also Journal Article Joint-liability with endogenously asymmetric group loan contracts, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2017) Downloads View citations (2) (2017)
  4. Production Flexibility, Misallocation and Total Factor Productivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)

2016

  1. Leverage, Bank Employee Compensation and Institutions
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2016) Downloads View citations (3)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2016) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Leverage, bank employee compensation and institutions, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2020) Downloads View citations (3) (2020)
  2. Long-term investment and net-worth building with limited contract enforcement
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    See also Journal Article LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AND NET-WORTH BUILDING WITH LIMITED CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (2016) Downloads (2016)
  3. Payment Instruments, Enforceability and Development: Evidence from Mobile Money Technology
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics Downloads View citations (3)

2015

  1. Mobile Money, Trade Credit and Economic Development: Theory and Evidence
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) Downloads View citations (6)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (5)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (5)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2015) Downloads View citations (6)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (4)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Sovereign Debt, Bail-Outs and Contagion in a Monetary Union
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2015) Downloads View citations (8)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (6)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2015) Downloads View citations (5)

2014

  1. Corporate financial structure, misallocation and total factor productivity
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Corporate financial structure, misallocation and total factor productivity, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  2. Entrepreneurial Saving Practices and Business Investment: Theory and Evidence from Tanzanian MSEs
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
  3. Entrepreneurial Saving Practices and Reinvestment: Theory and Evidence from Tanzanian MSEs
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford Downloads View citations (2)
  4. Financial Development, Long-Term Finance and the Macroeconomy: The Role of Secondary Markets
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2014) Downloads
  5. Homeownership, Informality and the Transmission of Monetary Policy
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Bogazici University, Department of Economics (2014) Downloads View citations (1)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads View citations (1)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2014) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Homeownership, informality and the transmission of monetary policy, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2014) Downloads (2014)
  6. Optimal Joint Liability Lending and with Costly Peer Monitoring
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research Downloads
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads
  7. Techniques Choice, Misallocation and Total Factor Productivity
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (2014) Downloads View citations (2)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2014) Downloads View citations (3)

2013

  1. Investment composition and productivity with heterogeneous entrepreneurs
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads
    See also Journal Article Investment composition and productivity with heterogeneous entrepreneurs, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2013) Downloads View citations (4) (2013)
  2. Public debt, sovereign default risk and shadow economy
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Bogazici University, Department of Economics (2012) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article Public debt, sovereign default risk and shadow economy, Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier (2013) Downloads View citations (43) (2013)

2012

  1. Entrepreneurship and Technology Choice with Limited Contract Enforcement
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Is Informality a Barrier to Financial Development?
    Working Papers, Bogazici University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Is informality a barrier to financial development?, SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, Springer (2013) Downloads View citations (20) (2013)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. E-money, risk-sharing, and welfare
    European Economic Review, 2024, 169, (C) Downloads
  2. Electronic Payment Technology and Business Finance: A Randomized, Controlled Trial with Mobile Money
    Management Science, 2024, 70, (4), 2590-2625 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Electronic payment technology and business finance: A randomized, controlled trial with mobile money, Other publications TiSEM (2024) Downloads View citations (1) (2024)
  3. Macro welfare effects of flexible labor contracts
    European Economic Review, 2024, 161, (C) Downloads
    See also Working Paper Macro Welfare Effects of Flexible Labor Contracts, Discussion Paper (2021) Downloads View citations (1) (2021)
  4. Misallocation, Productivity and Development with Endogenous Production Techniques
    Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 167, (C) Downloads View citations (1)

2022

  1. Preference heterogeneity and optimal monetary policy
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2022, 134, (C) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Preference Heterogeneity and Optimal Monetary Policy, Discussion Paper (2020) Downloads (2020)

2021

  1. Curating Local Knowledge: Experimental Evidence from Small Retailers in Indonesia
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (5), 2622-2657 Downloads View citations (19)

2020

  1. Finance and development: Rethinking the role of financial transparency
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2020, 111, (C) Downloads View citations (4)
  2. HETEROGENEITY IN WAGE SETTING BEHAVIOR IN A NEW-KEYNESIAN MODEL
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2020, 24, (6), 1512-1546 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Heterogeneity in wage setting behavior in a New-Keynesian Model, Other publications TiSEM (2020) Downloads View citations (2) (2020)
  3. Leverage, bank employee compensation and institutions
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2020, 111, (C) Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Leverage, Bank Employee Compensation and Institutions, Other publications TiSEM (2016) Downloads View citations (2) (2016)
  4. Trade Credit and Access to Finance: Evidence from Ethiopian Retailers†
    Journal of African Economies, 2020, 29, (2), 146-172 Downloads View citations (2)

2019

  1. Finance and Demand for Skill: Evidence from Uganda
    Journal of Development Studies, 2019, 55, (12), 2495-2512 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Finance and demand for skill: Evidence from Uganda, Other publications TiSEM (2019) Downloads (2019)
  2. UNBUNDLING FINANCIAL IMPERFECTIONS: LENDING FRICTIONS VS. TRADING FRICTIONS
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2019, 23, (4), 1401-1441 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Unbundling financial imperfections: Lending frictions vs. trading frictions, Other publications TiSEM (2019) Downloads (2019)

2018

  1. Payment instruments, finance and development
    Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 133, (C), 162-186 Downloads View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Payment Instruments, Finance and Development, Other publications TiSEM (2018) Downloads View citations (80) (2018)
  2. Sovereign default, exit and contagion in a monetary union
    Journal of International Economics, 2018, 113, (C), 1-19 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Sovereign default, exit and contagion in a monetary union, Other publications TiSEM (2018) Downloads View citations (4) (2018)

2017

  1. Entrepreneurial Saving Practices and Reinvestment: Theory and Evidence
    Review of Development Economics, 2017, 21, (4), 1205-1228 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurial saving practices and reinvestment: Theory and evidence, Other publications TiSEM (2017) Downloads View citations (1) (2017)
  2. Joint-liability with endogenously asymmetric group loan contracts
    Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 127, (C), 72-90 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Joint-liability with endogenously asymmetric group loan contracts, Other publications TiSEM (2017) Downloads (2017)

2016

  1. LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AND NET-WORTH BUILDING WITH LIMITED CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, 20, (1), 276-312 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Long-term investment and net-worth building with limited contract enforcement, Other publications TiSEM (2016) Downloads (2016)

2014

  1. Corporate financial structure, misallocation and total factor productivity
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2014, 39, (C), 177-191 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Corporate financial structure, misallocation and total factor productivity, Other publications TiSEM (2014) Downloads View citations (3) (2014)
  2. Homeownership, informality and the transmission of monetary policy
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2014, 49, (C), 160-168 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Homeownership, Informality and the Transmission of Monetary Policy, Other publications TiSEM (2014) Downloads View citations (1) (2014)

2013

  1. Investment composition and productivity with heterogeneous entrepreneurs
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2013, 35, (C), 104-116 Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Investment composition and productivity with heterogeneous entrepreneurs, Other publications TiSEM (2013) Downloads (2013)
  2. Is informality a barrier to financial development?
    SERIEs: Journal of the Spanish Economic Association, 2013, 4, (3), 309-331 Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Is Informality a Barrier to Financial Development?, Working Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (6) (2012)
  3. Public debt, sovereign default risk and shadow economy
    Journal of Financial Stability, 2013, 9, (4), 628-640 Downloads View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Public debt, sovereign default risk and shadow economy, Other publications TiSEM (2013) Downloads View citations (10) (2013)
 
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