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Technology transfers, foreign investment and productivity spillovers by Newman, Carol, Rand, John, Talbot, Theodore, Tarp, Finn

“…This paper explores the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the productivity of host country domestic firms. We rely on a specially…”
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The Benefits of Formalization: Evidence from Vietnamese Manufacturing SMEs by Rand, John, Torm, Nina

“…Based on unique panel data consisting of both formal and informal firms, this paper uses a matched double difference approach to examine the relationship…”
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Credit Constraints and Determinants of the Cost of Capital in Vietnamese Manufacturing by Rand, John

“…This paper examines the extent to which borrowing constraints restrict firm access to credit and identifies individual, firm, and loan characteristics, which…”
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Early life malaria exposure and academic performance by Klejnstrup, Ninja Ritter, Buhl-Wiggers, Julie, Jones, Sam, Rand, John

“…Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a dynamic contributor to poverty through its effects on children's…”
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Understanding Victimization: The Case of Mozambique by Barslund, Mikkel, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn, Chiconela, Jacinto

“…This paper analyzes how economic and non-economic characteristics at the individual, household, and community level affect the risk of victimization in…”
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Pesticide use, production risk and shocks. The case of rice producers in Vietnam by Salazar, César, Rand, John

“…In this paper, we try to understand pesticide input decisions among Vietnamese rice producers by examining the production risk effects of pesticide use,…”
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Taking Stock of Startup Stock Options: Addressing Disclosure and Liquidity Concerns of Startup Employees by Dorney, John Rand

“…U.S. capital markets are becoming increasingly private. Initial public offerings have steadily declined since the 1990s, and private companies are remaining…”
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Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam by Rand, John, Tarp, Finn

“…This article uses panel data from a survey of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam to uncover which firms pay bribes and which do not. We also study…”
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Imports, supply chains and firm productivity by Newman, Carol, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn

“…•We provide new empirical evidence on the way in which the import of inputs impacts on firm-level productivity.•We find a positive association between imports…”
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Corporate Social Responsibility in a Competitive Business Environment by Newman, Carol, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn, Trifkovic, Neda

“…Using a representative sample of more than 5,000 Vietnamese enterprises, we explore the firm-level productivity effects of corporate social responsibility…”
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Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms by Berkel, Hanna, Estmann, Christian, Rand, John

“…•Better governance quality is associated with firms’ law compliance.•Higher transparency correlates with firms’ improved compliance behaviour.•Requests from…”
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The Myth of Female Credit Discrimination in African Manufacturing by Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John

“…We examine credit constraint differentials between male and female manufacturing entrepreneurs using firm data from 16 sub-Saharan Africa countries. Small…”
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Estimates of gender differences in firm’s access to credit in Sub-Saharan Africa by Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John

“…Based on firm level data from 16 Sub-Saharan African countries we show how three different measures of credit constraints lead to three different estimates of…”
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Do smaller businesses pay more bribes? Firm size, informal payments and mitigating strategies in Africa by Acheampong, George, Rand, John

“…In this paper, we sought to understand the effect of firm size on demand for and payment of bribes by African firms and the strategies needed to overcome them…”
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The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade by Newman, Carol, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn, Trifkovic, Neda

“…We investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of domestic Vietnamese firms and their engagement with foreign markets…”
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The gender wage gap in Myanmar: Adding insult to injury? by Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John, Win, Ngu Wah

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Differential Bunching Impacts Across the Income Distribution: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data by Adu-Ababio, Kwabena, Bryson, Samuel, Mwale, Evaristo, Rand, John

“…Abstract We investigate the behavioural responses of individual taxpayers to changes in marginal personal income tax rates applying empirical bunching…”
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Complementarity and substitutability between farm and nonfarm activities: Evidence from agricultural households in Tanzania by Aikaeli, Jehovaness, Chegere, Martin Julius, Rand, John

“…Increasing evidence shows that farm households in developing countries maintain a portfolio of income‐generating activities. Concerns have been raised that…”
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Economic and environmental upgrading after a policy reform: The case of timber value chain in Myanmar by Rand, John, Castro Rodriguez, Paula, Tarp, Finn, Trifkovic, Neda

“…Commitments to curb illegal logging and deforestation have proliferated in recent years with the increase of global trade in tropical timber and wood products…”
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On the Causal Links Between FDI and Growth in Developing Countries by Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John

“…We analyse the Granger causal relationships between foreign direct investment (FDI) and GDP in a sample of 31 developing countries covering 31 years. Using…”
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