Although social institutions permeate the world in which we live, they are all but absent from our analyses of economic …

We show that the exposure to war-related violence increases the quantity of children temporarily, with permanent …

conflict-affected countries. This module will enable researchers to address specific violence-related issues comparatively … survey designs in conflict-affected areas. We review existing conflict- and violence-related questionnaires, with a special … focus on World Bank's Living Standard Measurement Surveys (LSMS), and propose suggestions on how to improve questionnaires …

required in the world economy. In this paper, I provide an empirical characterization of the composition of GDP levels and … growth. Investment growth has dominated GDP growth in China during this decade but is also important in the cases of India … and Vietnam. To examine the global implications of domestic growth patterns in Asia, I analyze saving-investment balances …

easing entrepreneurial investments for credit-constrained individuals whose investment possibilities depend on their income …

This paper investigates the effect of firm-level investment on the levels of income inequality and poverty. Using a … sample of firms from 87 countries for the period from 1979 to 2018, we document that firm-level investment is negatively … investment proxies, empirical model specifications, and a variety of country-level controls. Further evidence shows that firm …