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remain small. We estimate the parameters of the model using firm-level data for India and the United States. We study the …
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biological mechanism, which are validated with micro-data from India, Indonesia and Ghana can jointly explain inter …
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Every firm in a developed economy relies on the mere existence of countless other firms to keep prices competitive up and down all supply chains. Without this network externality, no firm forms; and without many firms, no network forms; locking in a low-income trap. Business group governance...
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We explore the impact of British colonial institutions on the economic development of India. In some regions, the …
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Analyzing a variety of cross-national and sub-national data, we argue that high adult mortality reduces economic growth by shortening time horizons. Higher adult mortality is associated with increased levels of risky behavior, higher fertility, and lower investment in physical and human capital....
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the household. We test the model using data from rural India, focusing particularly on the schooling of girls. We find …
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development quest. The sample includes seven developing countries--Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, India, Vietnam and Brazil …
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patrilocality and concern for women's "purity" help explain the male-skewed sex ratio in India and China and low female employment … in India, the Middle East, and North Africa, for example. I also discuss why the sex ratio has become more male …
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-based lending product in a new market. In 2005, half of 104 slums in Hyderabad, India were randomly selected for opening of a branch …
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How should industrial policies be directed to reduce distortions and foster economic development? We study this question in a multi-sector model with technology adoption, where the production of goods and modern technologies features rich network structures. We provide simple formulas for the...
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