[HTML][HTML] Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: recent developments and key challenges
M Fay, M Morrison - 2007 - books.google.com
This book reviews Latin America's experience with infrastructure reform over the last fifteen
years. It argues that the region's infrastructure has suffered from public retrenchment and …
years. It argues that the region's infrastructure has suffered from public retrenchment and …
Health care exceptionalism? Performance and allocation in the US health care sector
The conventional wisdom for the health care sector is that idiosyncratic features leave little
scope for market forces to allocate consumers to higher performance producers. However …
scope for market forces to allocate consumers to higher performance producers. However …
The long-run relationships between transport energy consumption, transport infrastructure, and economic growth in MENA countries
This paper investigates the impact of transport energy consumption and transport
infrastructure on economic growth by utilizing panel data on MENA countries (the Middle …
infrastructure on economic growth by utilizing panel data on MENA countries (the Middle …
Infrastructure and development: A critical appraisal of the macro-level literature
S Straub - The Journal of Development Studies, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This survey reviews the existing macro-level empirical literature on the link between
infrastructure and development in a critical light. After providing a general framework that …
infrastructure and development in a critical light. After providing a general framework that …
The cost of doing business in Africa: Evidence from enterprise survey data
Data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys show that indirect costs (related to
infrastructure and services) account for a relatively high share of firms' costs in poor African …
infrastructure and services) account for a relatively high share of firms' costs in poor African …
Understanding corruption and firm responses in cross-national firm-level surveys
The issue of corruption is important to politicians, citizens, and firms. Since the early 1990s,
a large number of studies have sought to understand the causes and consequences of …
a large number of studies have sought to understand the causes and consequences of …
The causal effect of access to finance on productivity of small and medium enterprises in Vietnam
In many develo** countries, obtaining financial services at affordable rates and fair terms
has been a significant challenge for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, this …
has been a significant challenge for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). However, this …
Explaining enterprise performance in develo** countries with business climate survey data
JJ Dethier, M Hirn, S Straub - The World Bank Research …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The authors survey the recent literature which examines the impact of the business climate
on productivity and growth in develo** countries using enterprise surveys. Comparable …
on productivity and growth in develo** countries using enterprise surveys. Comparable …
Measuring process innovation outputs and understanding their implications for firms and workers: Evidence from Pakistan
New processes significantly affect firms and workers; however, due to a lack of quantitative
metrics, our understanding of the measures, determinants, and impacts of new processes …
metrics, our understanding of the measures, determinants, and impacts of new processes …
Firm productivity, innovation, and financial development
E Dabla-Norris, EK Kersting… - Southern Economic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
How do firm‐specific actions—in particular, innovation—affect firm productivity? What is the
role of the financial sector in facilitating higher productivity? Using a rich firm‐level data set …
role of the financial sector in facilitating higher productivity? Using a rich firm‐level data set …