This note examines the relationship between the presence of foreign firms and TFP growth of domestic firms (called FDI spillovers) in Serbia over 2005-2016 period. The analysis finds evidence of FDI spillovers in Serbia like domestic firms on average enjoy higher productivity because of the...

This note examines the relationship between the presence of foreign firms and total factor productivity (TFP) growth of domestic firms (called 'FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, spillovers') in Serbia over the period of 2005-16. The analysis finds evidence of FDI spillovers in Serbia. Domestic...

This note examines the relationship between the presence of foreign firms and total factor productivity (TFP) growth of domestic firms (called ‘FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, spillovers’) in Serbia over the period of 2005-16. The analysis finds evidence of FDI spillovers in Serbia. Domestic...

This paper takes a comprehensive approach to examining the drivers and effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows on a host economy, using administrative firm and customs data from Serbia. We focus on the determinants of foreign firms’ linkages to the domestic economy and show how these...

Governance quality plays a key role in private sector development: competent bureaucrats not only create good policies and regulations, but also effectively implement them to shape the business environment. This paper exploit Vietnam's decentralization of administrative tasks since the early...

The Internet greatly increases firms' potential to produce new goods and service for new markets. The Internet is also having a dramatic impact on services, especially in the retail, trade and finance sectors, by enabling firms to digitize their products and deliver them over long distances....

Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies, we find that women, on average, perform more routine tasks than men?tasks that are more prone to automation. To quantify the impact on jobs, we relate data on task composition at work to occupation...

Unpaid work, such as caring for children, the elderly, and household chores represents a significant share of economic activity but is not counted as part of GDP. Women disproportionately shoulder the burden of unpaid work: on average, women do two more hours of unpaid work per day than men,...

This paper examines gender inequality in the context of structural transformation and rebalancing in China. We document declining women's relative wages and labor force participation in China during the last two decades, despite rapid growth and expansion of the service sector. Using household...