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Barriers to upgrading in developing countries
In recent decades, several countries have seen rapid development, aided in part by the adoption of advanced technologies. In this post, Eric Verhoogen looks at recent research to highlight the factors...
- Eric Verhoogen
- 02 September, 2022
- Perspectives
The effect of easing labour restrictions: Evidence on employment in Rajasthan
Stringent labour laws in India can hinder firms’ growth and increase the incidence of informal and contract employment. Looking at evidence from firms in Rajasthan after the amendment of the Industria...
- Sarur Chaudhary Siddharth Sharma
- 26 August, 2022
- Articles
The future of work from home
With the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, work from home became the norm in 2020. However, even though mobility restrictions have been lifted, many workplaces all over the world continue to follow a m...
- Nicholas Bloom Nirvikar Singh
- 29 July, 2022
- Podcasts
The future of work from home
With the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, work from home became the norm in 2020. However, even though mobility restrictions have been lifted, many workplaces all over the world continue to follow a m...
- Nicholas Bloom Nirvikar Singh
- 29 July, 2022
- Videos
Birth versus worth: Impact of the caste system on entrepreneurship in India
The prevalence of the caste system has restricted social mobility in India. This article further looks at how caste disparities have contributed to the misallocation of resources across firms. It quan...
- Sampreet Goraya
- 28 July, 2022
- Articles
Do value-added taxes benefit firms? Evidence from the adoption of state-specific value-added taxes
Value-added tax (VAT) systems have grown popular in the last 30 years, especially among developing countries looking for ways to raise tax revenue efficiently. Using 2000-2012 data on product, state-s...
- David Agrawal Laura Zimmermann
- 25 May, 2022
- Articles
Hindu-Muslim integration and firm output in Indian manufacturing: Evidence from a field experiment
Evidence suggests that ethnic diversity can lower firm output due to poor social ties and taste-based discrimination among workers. Based on an experiment in a manufacturing plant in West Bengal, this...
- Arkadev Ghosh
- 23 May, 2022
- Articles
Temperature, labour reallocation, and industrial production
While it is well-established that agricultural production is vulnerable to weather shocks, less is known about how those affected respond or the economic consequences of any responses. Analysing data ...
- Jonathan Colmer
- 13 April, 2022
- Articles
Does going cashless make you tax-rich? Evidence from India’s demonetisation
During 2014-2017, the share of adults using electronic payments in the developing world increased by over a third, and policymakers have expressed optimism regarding the role of this trend in promotin...
- Lucie Gadenne Tushar Nandi Ross Warwick
- 28 March, 2022
- Articles
Debt contract enforcement and product innovation
Weak enforcement of debt contracts can have undesirable consequences for financial development, as difficulty in recovering claims from distressed firms causes banks to reduce lending. Leveraging the ...
- Tanya Jain Rahul Singh Chetan Subramanian
- 28 February, 2022
- Articles
Contract labour and firm growth in India
There is considerable evidence indicating that the Industrial Disputes Act (IDA), 1947 – which made it illegal for large companies to downsize – had a powerful disincentive effect for entrepreneurs in...
- Marianne Bertrand Chang-Tai Hsieh Nick Tsivanidis
- 02 December, 2021
- Articles
Alleviating financial concerns to enhance worker productivity
Financial constraints can have psychological consequences and affect productivity by making workers more distracted during work. Based on an experiment among small-scale manufacturing workers in Odish...
- Supreet Kaur Sendhil Mullainathan Suanna Oh Frank Schilbach
- 29 September, 2021
- Articles