The stylized literature on foreign direct investment suggests that developing countries should invest in the human … capital of their labour force in order to attract foreign direct investment. However, if educational quality in developing … textiles and garments industry, we demonstrate that training indeed has greater impact on firm efficiency in developing …

privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier … privatization, competition and foreign investment. We also test hypotheses positing that only firms near the efficiency frontier …Economic development implies that the efficiency of firms in developing countries is approaching that of firms in …

the United States called Opportunity Zones (OZs). The goal of this provision was to spur private investment in OZs in … the impact of OZs on commercial investment and economic activity. Using data on the universe of all significant commercial … investments in the United States, we find that OZ selection led to practically no increase in investment in OZs. These findings …

In the absence of first-best climate policy, energy efficiency has figured prominently among strategies to reduce … Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). This paper examines the effects of LEED certification on energy efficiency in … scores under the LEED program. Buildings with above average energy scores have greater energy efficiency post …

policy implications regarding residential energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction in Egypt. …

2022 and the demand for energy efficiency in the UK housing market. We find that the housing market barely reacted to a 60 …

in a large-scale field experiment that cross-randomizes energy efficiency subsidies with information about the financial …

While the recent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) to African countries is a welcome development, the … the impact of FDI on development is through its effects on domestic factor markets, especially domestic investment and … employment. In this context, this study analyses the two-way linkages between FDI and domestic investment in Sub-Saharan Africa …