This paper evaluates the role of export destinations on productivity, employment, and wages of Turkish firms by … observables, including sector, region, employment, total factor productivity (TFP), capital intensity, wages, support from …

world. The last few years have seen rapid growth in the number of evaluations of these programs in developing countries … impacts found come from trained firms competing away sales from other businesses versus through productivity improvements, and …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is narrowly defined as the occurrence of informal payments to government officials to ease … the day-to-day operation of firms. The effects of this "bribe tax" on productivity are compared to the consequences of red … tax appears to have a negative impact on firm-level productivity, while the effect of the time tax is insignificant. At …

of product market regulation on mark-ups, firm dynamics, investment, employment, innovation productivity, and output …

aggregate productivity and income per capita in these countries. In the model used to carry out this calculation, agents choose …

provincial administration of national business regulations affect firms through two channels: within-firm productivity levels and … resource allocation across firms. The results show that better overall business environment has a positive impact on firm … productivity, and this effect is driven by a reduction in corruption levels, the risks of land expropriation, and entry regulations …

large reduction in trade costs on the pattern of structural change and agricultural productivity. The paper develops a … productivity gains through agglomeration in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The model yields insights different from the … agricultural productivity despite significant de-industrialization; (ii) even with increased specialization in agriculture, the …

development. This paper looks at what the cross-country aid effectiveness literature and World Bank Operations Evaluation … effective aid allocation. Given the multiple potential objectives for aid, there is no one right answer. However, it appears …