Search Results - "Islam, Asif M."

Does mobile money enable women-owned businesses to invest? Firm-level evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa by Islam, Asif M., Muzi, Silvia

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The gender labor productivity gap across informal firms by Islam, Asif M., Amin, Mohammad

“…•Labor productivity gap between women- and men-owned informal businesses in 42 cities across 14 developing countries analyzed.•Women-owned firms’ labor…”
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Does mobile money enable women-owned businesses to invest? Firm-level evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa by Islam, Asif M., Muzi, Silvia

“…This study connects two important findings in Sub-Saharan Africa. First, digital technologies such as mobile money have become widespread and have increased…”
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Does manager education play a role in the productivity of informal firms in developing economies? Evidence from firm‐level surveys by Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif M.

“…The informal sector is dominant in developing economies, and the vast majority of the poor rely on it. There is much to learn about informal firms—the…”
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Firms' Behavior Under Discriminatory Laws and Women's Employment in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Hyland, Marie, Islam, Asif M., Muzi, Silvia

“…This article contributes to better understanding firms' behavior in the presence of gender discriminatory laws and its linkages with labor market outcomes for…”
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Data transparency and GDP growth forecast errors by Gatti, Roberta, Lederman, Daniel, Islam, Asif M., Nguyen, Ha, Lotfi, Rana, Emam Mousa, Mennatallah

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Management practices and partial government ownership in the Middle East and North Africa by Islam, Asif M., Gatti, Roberta

“…A wealth of evidence has shown the positive effects of better management practices on firms. More recent evidence has highlighted that ownership matters for…”
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Export intensity and its effect on women's employment by Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif M.

“…Using firm‐level survey data for 29,962 manufacturing firms in 141 developing and emerging countries, the impact of exports (as a percentage of sales) on the…”
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Why Are Firms in High-income Economies More Productive than in Middle-income Economies? Decomposing the Firm Labor Productivity Gap by Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif M., Khalid, Usman

“…Studies have noted that output per worker varies enormously across countries. Using firm-level survey data, the present paper contributes to the related…”
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Does corporate social responsibility benefit society? Evidence from Latin America by Galinato, Gregmar I., Hyland, Marie, Islam, Asif M.

“…This article measures the impact of firms' declaration of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on education and environmental quality. We use 2006 data from…”
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The Labor Productivity Gap between Formal Businesses Run by Women and Men by Islam, Asif M., Gaddis, Isis, Palacios López, Amparo, Amin, Mohammad

“…This study analyzes gender differences in labor productivity in the formal private sector, using data from 126 mostly developing economies. The results reveal…”
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Competition or cooperation? Using team and tournament incentives for learning among female farmers in rural Uganda by Vasilaky, Kathryn N., Islam, Asif M.

“…•The information learned by female farmers in rural Uganda differs by incentive scheme.•Tournament-based incentives provide greater outcomes than…”
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Absent laws and missing women: Can domestic violence legislation reduce female mortality? by Amin, Mohammad, Islam, Asif M., Lopez‐Claros, Augusto

“…This study explores the relationship between the presence of domestic violence legislation and the adult mortality of women relative to men. Using a panel of…”
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Scars of pandemics from lost schooling and experience: aggregate implications and gender differences through the lens of COVID-19 by Romer, Paul, Samaniego, Roberto, Jedwab, Remi, Islam, Asif M.

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Competition or Cooperation? by Vasilaky, Kathryn N, Islam, Asif M

“…This study explores the behavioral learning characteristics of smallholder female farmers in Uganda by quantifying the amount of information learned under…”
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An experiment on the stability of business environment perceptions in a firm survey by Islam, Asif M., Rodriguez Meza, Jorge

“…Perception‐based survey questions have been widely employed to evaluate the business environment. In the World Bank Enterprise Surveys, such questions involve…”
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