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Differential Bunching Impacts Across the Income Distribution: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data Open

Kwabena Adu-Ababio, S. M. Bryson, Evaristo Mwale, John Rand · 2024

We investigate the behavioural responses of individual taxpayers to changes in marginal personal income tax rates applying empirical bunching methodology to tax administrative data from Zambia over the period from 2014 to 2021. We find evi…

Hjælper vi? Den danske hjælp til udviklingslandene: Hvorfor? Hvor meget? Hvordan? Open

Johnny Flentø, John Rand, Finn Tarp · 2024

Danidas første chef, Mogens Boserup, spurgte i 1967, Hjælper vi? Og fokuserede i bogen af samme navn på hvorfor, hvor meget og hvordan? Vi fremhæver på denne baggrund, at dansk udviklingsbistand har ændret sig fundamentalt gennem de senest…

Differential bunching impacts across the income distribution: Evidence from Zambian tax administrative data Open

S. M. Bryson, Kwabena Adu-Ababio, Evaristo Mwale, John Rand · 2023

We investigate the behavioural responses of individual taxpayers to changes in marginal personal income tax rates applying empirical bunching methodology to tax administrative data from Zambia over the period from 2014 to 2021. We find evi…

Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector Open

Paolo Falco, Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2023

We investigate the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar. The data show that micro, small, and medium-sized manufacturing enterprise…

Issue Information Open

Björn Van Campenhout, Raymond Boadi Frempong, Ulrich Hansen, Lakshmi Bhamidipati, Mathilde Pedersen , et al. · 2023

Economic and environmental upgrading after a policy reform: The case of timber value chain in Myanmar Open

John Rand, Paula Castro Rodriguez, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2023

Commitments to curb illegal logging and deforestation have proliferated in recent years with the increase of global trade in tropical timber and wood products. While they reflect international sustainability demands, the employed mechanism…

Wage returns to workplace training in Myanmar Open

Henrik Hansen, S Kanay De, John Rand, Neda Trifković · 2022

Summary Motivation Workplace training is an indispensable part of workforce skill development, but it is often provided irregularly and selectively in private enterprises. This is a missed opportunity given its potential to contribute to e…

The gender wage gap in Myanmar: Adding insult to injury? Open

Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Ngu Wah Win · 2022

Using two surveys from 2017, we analyze the gender wage gap for urban workers in Myanmar. We start from a standard wage equation and condition on education, experience, health and a small set of household demographic attributes. Subsequent…

Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms Open

Hanna Berkel, John Rand, John Rand · 2022

Using panel data of manufacturing enterprises in Mozambique between 2012 and 2017, we investigate how changes in perceived quality of governance are related to firms’ law compliance. Controlling for firm-level unobserved heterogeneity, we …

Spillovers frome extractive industries Open

Michael Kilumelume, B. Morando, Carol Newman, John Rand · 2022

Extractive industries form an important part of the economy for many developing countries, but their impact on growth and welfare remains understudied. With global efforts to transition to net-zero carbon emissions in the coming decades, u…

Correction to: On the Link Between Managerial Attributes and Firm Access to Formal Credit in Myanmar Open

Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2021

A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-021-00419-8

Evaluating financial and development additionality in blended finance operations Open

Ole Winckler Andersen, Henrik Hansen, John Rand · 2021

This paper clarifies the various definitions of additionality currently in use, and explores the relationship between additionality and key evaluation terms, such as impact and causality. It concludes that additionality should be assessed …

On the Link Between Managerial Attributes and Firm Access to Formal Credit in Myanmar Open

Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2021

Using a survey of enterprises in Myanmar, we examine demand for formal credit and the extent to which firms are self-constrained by not applying for credit or if they apply and are constrained by bank’s rejections. We have information abou…

Workplace training in Myanmar: Determinants and wage returns Open

John Rand, Henrik Hansen, Neda Trifković · 2021

Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector: Evidence from two matched employer–employee surveys Open

Paolo Falco, Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2021

We look into the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar. The data show that micro, small, and medium-size enterprises in Myanmar typi…

Fiscal Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Danida Priority Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Open

Christian Estmann, Henrik Hansen, John Rand · 2021

The Development Impacts of COVID-19 at Home and Abroad: Politics and Implications of Government Action Open

Spencer Henson, Uma Kambhampati, Tewodaj Mogues, Wendy Olsen, Martin Prowse , et al. · 2020

The Vietnam SME Data, 2005–15 Open

Hanna Berkel, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković, John Rand , et al. · 2020

Since the initiation of the Doi Moi reforms in 1986, it is widely believed that Vietnam’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have critical characteristics that contribute to the country’s impressive economic and social development over re…

Introduction Open

John Rand, Finn Tarp, John Rand, Finn Tarp · 2020

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been at the core of Vietnam’s strategy for inclusive growth and economic transformation. Vietnam has experienced unprecedented growth and poverty reduction, turning the country into a middle-income …

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam Open

John Rand, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Finn Tarp · 2020

This volume provides a comprehensive analytic contribution to a crucial topic within development economics based on 15 years of continued data collection and research efforts. It brings together nine up-to-date studies on SME development i…

Corporate Social Responsibility in a Competitive Business Environment Open

Carol Newman, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2020

Using a representative sample of more than 5,000 Vietnamese enterprises, we explore the firm-level productivity effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The data enables us to create 12 quantitative CSR measures, which can be grou…

Merchandise Export Diversification Strategy for Tanzania - Promoting Inclusive Growth, Economic Complexity and Structural Change Open

Christian Estmann, Bjørn Bo Sørensen, Benno J. Ndulu, John Rand · 2020

The Gender Wage Gap in Myanmar: Adding Insult to Injury? Open

Henrik Hansen, John Rand, Ngu Wah Win · 2020

Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia Open

Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom , et al. · 2019

This study combines evidence from interviews in seven countries with (i) government institutions responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), (ii) 102 multinationals (MNEs), and (iii) 226 domestic firms linked to these forei…

Linked in by foreign direct investment: The role of firm-level relationships in knowledge transfers in Africa and Asia Open

Carol Newman, John Page, John Rand, Abebe Shimeles, Måns Söderbom , et al. · 2018

This study combines evidence from interviews in seven countries with (i) government institutions responsible for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), (ii) 102 multinational enterprises (MNEs), and (iii) 226 domestic firms linked to …

Early life malaria exposure and academic performance Open

Ninja Ritter Klejnstrup, Julie Buhl-Wiggers, Sam Jones, John Rand · 2018

Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a dynamic contributor to poverty through its effects on children's cognitive development. This paper examines the degree to which malaria in early childh…

The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade Open

Carol Newman, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Neda Trifković · 2017

We investigate the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of domestic Vietnamese firms and their engagement with foreign markets. We develop a measure of CSR that combines compliance with labour standards, man…

Are politically connected firms less constrained in credit markets? Open

John Rand · 2017

Utilizing a panel of over 2,000 Vietnamese SMEs over a 10-year period, we analyse the importance of being politically connected on both access and cost-of-credit obtained from formal financial institutions. Controlling for unobserved time-…

Comparing estimated and self-reported mark-ups for formal and informal firms in an emerging market context Open

John Rand · 2017

Using a 10-year panel survey covering Vietnamese manufacturing firms, we consistently obtain firm-specific mark-up estimates and relate these to firm-level formality. The average firm-specific mark-up using a trans-log revenue production f…

Exporting and Productivity: Learning from Vietnam Open

Carol Newman, John Rand, Finn Tarp, Nguyen Thi Tue Anh · 2016

For Africa to industrialise and develop, it must learn from successful cases of structural transformation. Just two decades ago, Vietnam had a level of per capita income and structural characteristics similar to many African economies. In …

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