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The latest on Firms: More on the (missing?) missing middle debate, firms re-visited ten years later and does non-cognitive skills training encourage entrepreneurship?
Firms were a popular topic at the CSAE Conference. While two years ago there were only four sessions dedicated to firms, this year there were a solid seven sessions dedicated to firms (overtaking Labour!). In our last round-up blog on … Continue reading
Posted in CSAE Conference, Institutions and Growth
Tagged Benin, Firm size distribution, Firms, Ghana, Identity, Missing middle, OxCSAE2017, Taxation, Togo
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What is the value of formalisation? Lessons from the CSAE Conference
Several papers at this year’s CSAE conference examined take-up and effects of formalisation. Michael Koelle, DPhil student at CSAE, takes stock of the lessons we can learn from these papers.
Posted in CSAE Conference
Tagged Development, Firms, Formalisation, OxCSAE2017
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Why self-employed women earn less: Building a search-match model with data from Ghana
In many African labour markets, women are over-represented in sectors where earnings gaps are largest. For example, in urban Ghana, self-employed women outnumber self-employed men by a ratio of nearly 3:1, but male earnings are double female earnings in that … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Finance and Skills, Uncategorized
Tagged Development, Employment, Firms, Labour
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How useful is education in Africa?
Travelling around any poor country in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) the visitor is struck by how far schools outnumber factories. The large number of schools is due partly to the success of one of the MDGs which is that primary education … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Finance and Skills
Tagged Development, Education, Employment, Firms, Jobs, Labour
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Local protectionism in developing economies: evidence from pharmaceutical firms in China
This post is written with Zheng Wang The recent trade literature has shown a growing interest in the analysis of barriers to trade within countries, especially with reference to developing economies such as China. Apart from pure academic curiosity, this … Continue reading
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Tagged Firms, Institutions, Markets
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Networks, gender and job referrals in Malawi
A CSAE enumerator at work in Ghana in 2008. But how did she find the job? And what would she say if we asked her to refer someone to fill a similar position? Referrals matter “Another issue concerns your letters … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Finance and Skills
Tagged Firms, Inequality, Labour, Social Networks
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The rise and fall of (Chinese) African apparel exports
Even the tiniest signs of industrial take-off in Africa always attract the attention of economists and policymakers, both of whom are eagerly waiting for the elusive African growth miracle. One such episode of excitement was the surge of apparel exports … Continue reading
Posted in Institutions and Growth, Jobs, Finance and Skills, Policies to Protect the Poor
Tagged Exports, Firms, Trade
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