This paper investigates factors affecting firm performance. Using data from Business
Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys (BEEPS 2013–2014), findings indicate …

We report on the prevalence and patterns of non-farm enterprises in six sub-Saharan African
countries, and study their performance in terms of labor productivity, survival and exit, using …

Existing evidence on peer effects in the productivity of coworkers stems from either
laboratory experiments or real-world studies referring to a specific firm or occupation. In this …

Little is known about the extent and forces of path dependence in developing countries.
Colonial era railway construction in Kenya provides a natural experiment to study the …

Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England, entrance to universities is
by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence …

This paper looks at the channels through which intangible assets affect productivity growth.
The econometric analysis exploits a new data set on intangible investment (INTAN‐Invest) in …

China's government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to invest in new industrial
parks with the intent of boosting the economic growth, by attracting new firms into the parks …

Many prior treatments of agglomeration explicitly or implicitly assume that all industries
agglomerate for the same reasons. This paper uses UK establishment-level …

Technology use and adoption by firms and workers is a critical component of the process of
technological change. Relying on data from the Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey …

A pesar del gran esfuerzo de los gobiernos, muchas personas en América Latina y el
Caribe no tienen las habilidades que necesitan para prosperar. Este libro analiza qué …