Recent Articles
Gender Based Differences in Managerial Experience: The Case of Informal Firms in Rwanda (with Khrystyna Kushnir), Mimeograph (2013)
The paper contributes to the literature on gender-based disparity in human capital by extending existing...
Use of Imported Inputs and the Cost of Importing: Evidence from Developing Countries (with Asif Islam), Mimeograph (2013)
For a representative sample of manufacturing firms in 26 countries, the paper shows that changes...
Gender Disparity in Human Capital: Going Beyond Schooling (with Khrystyna Kushnir L.), Mimeograph (2012)
The paper contributes to the literature on gender-based disparity in human capital by extending existing...
Gender Inequality and Growth: The Case of Rich vs. Poor Countries (with Veselin Kuntchev), Mimeograph (2012)
Using cross-section data for over 120 countries, we explore the relationship between gender inequality and...
The Female-Firm Under-Performance Hypothesis and Gender Disparity in the Laws, Mimeograph (2012)
Using firm-level data on developing countries, the present paper explores and extends the well-known female-firm...
Short Notes
Gender and Informality (A short note) (2010)
For a sample of informal firms in Burkina Faso, Cameroons, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Madagascar...
Challenges of Retailing in India (A Short Note) (2010)
Using Enterprise Surveys data on 1,948 retails stores in India, this note highlights the key...
Immigrants in the Informal Sector: Evidence from Africa (Short Note), Mimeograph (2010)
A survey of informal businesses in Burkina Faso, Cameroons and Cape Verde shows that roughly...
Necessity vs. Opportunity Entrepreneurs in the Informal sector (Short Note), Mimeograph (2009)
Some informal businesses are started to take advantage of business opportunities (opportunity firms) while others...
How different are service and manufacturing firms in the informal sector? (Short Note), Mimeograph (2009)
A comparison of service and manufacturing firms in the informal sector shows that service firms...
Popular Press
Migration from Zambia: Ensuring Temporariness through Cooperation (with Aaditya Mattoo), Working Paper Series, World Bank (2009)
The paper analyzes migration from Zambia in order to understand how migration policy can support...
Retailing in India: Assessing the Investment Climate, India Economy Review (2008)
An overview of the business climate for the retail sector in India is provided using...
Other Papers
What Firms Know (2008)
A large literature shows that common law countries perform better than civil law countries along...
Labor Regulation and Employment in India’s Retail Stores, forthcoming, Journal of Comparative Economics (2008)
A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India shows that 27% of the stores...