Management has a large effect on the productivity of large firms. But does management matter in micro and small firms … in Bangladesh, Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. This paper shows that variation in business practices … explains as much of the variation in outcomes-sales, profits, and labor productivity and total factor productivity …

developing economies-Indonesia and Mexico. It finds that unlike increases in electricity prices, which harm plants' performance …, fuel price hikes result in higher productivity and profits of manufacturing plants. The results of instrumental variable … estimation imply that a 10 percent increase in fuel prices would lead to a 3.3 percent increase in total factor productivity for …

and productivity. Many poor families have considered relocation to flood-free areas, but they lack the financial resources …