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The compounded effects of Covid-19 and other crises on SMEs in Burkina Faso

We document the trajectory of SMEs in Burkina Faso between 2020 and 2022, which were affected not only by the global Covid-19 shock, but also by several negative local shocks: two coups took place in 2022, in the context of increasing frequent terrorist attacks.

C-19 Note

30 Apr 2023

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Large-Scale Firms in Nepal

We document the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on large-scale firms in Nepal and their response to the new challenges using a mixed-method approach.

C-19 Note

28 Apr 2023

Bricks to Blocks: An Exploratory Study of Policy and Practices in the Construction Sector of Bangladesh

In a move to promote more sustainable technologies in the construction sector, in 2019 the Government of Bangladesh introduced a shift from fired clay bricks to blocks in public construction.

Research Note

27 Apr 2023

Labour Market Power, Self-employment, and Development

This paper shows that self-employment shapes labor market power in low-income countries, with implications for industrial development.

Working Paper

15 Apr 2023

An Analysis of Price Setting Behaviour in the Economic Community of West African States

This project has two basic objectives. First, we analyse the stylised facts that characterise price setting behaviour in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Research Note

12 Apr 2023

Female Entrepreneurship and Professional Networks

Female-owned businesses continue to be smaller and less profitable than male-owned firms. We conduct an RCT in Ghana on a sample of 1,771 growth-oriented female entrepreneurs to investigate the effect of online networking groups on firm performance.

Working Paper

12 Apr 2023

Are Small Firms Labor Constrained? Experimental Evidence from Ghana

We report the results of a field experiment that randomly placed unemployed young people as apprentices with small firms in Ghana, and included no cash subsidy to firms (or workers) beyond in-kind recruitment services.

Journal Article

1 Apr 2023

Connections, Gender, and Access to State-Facilitated Private Sector Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Senegal

In developing countries, access to opportunities within the private sector are often unequally distributed. Advantages accrue to those with connections to the state or to those with privileged social status.

Research Note

22 Mar 2023

Firm Culture: Can Information Interventions Close Gender Gaps in Online Labour Markets?

We study the effects of information frictions on gender gaps in matching and hiring in online labour markets.

Research Note

20 Mar 2023

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The compounded effects of Covid-19 and other crises on SMEs in Burkina Faso

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Large-Scale Firms in Nepal

Bricks to Blocks: An Exploratory Study of Policy and Practices in the Construction Sector of Bangladesh

Labour Market Power, Self-employment, and Development

An Analysis of Price Setting Behaviour in the Economic Community of West African States

Female Entrepreneurship and Professional Networks

Are Small Firms Labor Constrained? Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Connections, Gender, and Access to State-Facilitated Private Sector Development: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Senegal

Firm Culture: Can Information Interventions Close Gender Gaps in Online Labour Markets?

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