Markets

In this paper, published in the American Economic Review, Bustos, Caprettini and Ponticelli (2016) study the effects of the adoption of new agricultural technologies on structural transformation.

This paper documents the determinants of firms’ probability of exiting from 2008 to 2020 in Senegal.

This paper studies the role of consumer information frictions in driving firms’ location choices within cities.

Can warehouse receipt finance improve trading terms for small farmers and reduce price seasonality? We study this question in the context of a warehouse receipt program in India using detailed market data and warehouse locations.

Self-employment opportunities shape the market power of employers in low-income countries, with implications for manufacturing sector growth and industrial policy.

This paper shows that self-employment opportunities shape the market power of employers in low-income countries, with implications for industrial development.

What accounts for the ubiquity of small vendors operating side-by-side in the urban centers of developing countries? Why don’t competitive forces drive some vendors out of the market?

How do firms ensure secure exchange when the rule of law is weak and contracting institutions privilege the politically connected?

High-quality agricultural inputs play an important role in boosting agricultural productivity and supporting food security in low-income countries.

We study whether adding informed buyers to a market can improve the quality of goods supplied by sellers, in an environment where goods quality is difficult to observe.