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  1. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2007. "Returns to capital in microenterprises : evidence from a field experiment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4230, The World Bank.

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    1. The new must-read paper for field experimenters
      by Chris Blattman in Chris Blattman on 2010-12-21 08:07:32
  2. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2008. "Are women more credit constrained ? experimental evidence on gender and microenterprise returns," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4746, The World Bank.

    Mentioned in:

    1. Dads and Development
      by David McKenzie in Development Impact on 2012-06-17 23:47:07
  3. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2007. "Measuring microenterprise profits : don't ask how the sausage is made," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4229, The World Bank.

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    1. Tools for evaluators
      by Chris Blattman in Chris Blattman on 2008-10-21 20:21:00

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  1. Suresh de Mel & David McKenzie & Christopher Woodruff, 2009. "Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 1(3), pages 1-32, July.

    Mentioned in:

    1. Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2009) in ReplicationWiki ()

Working papers

  1. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2010. "Enterprise recovery following natural disasters," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5269, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Gabriel J. Felbermayr & Jasmin Katrin Gröschl & Benedikt Heid, 2020. "Quantifying the Supply and Demand Effects of Natural Disasters Using Monthly Trade Data," CESifo Working Paper Series 8798, CESifo.
    2. Grover,Arti Goswami & Karplus,Valerie Jean, 2021. "Coping with COVID-19: Does Management Make Firms More Resilient ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9514, The World Bank.
    3. Hossain, Marup & Mullally, Conner & Mabiso, Athur, 2024. "Occupational and asset adjustments in Tamil Nadu, India: The role of a finance and rebuilding program," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 177(C).
    4. Leonardo Becchetti & Stefano Castriota & Pierluigi Conzo, 2012. "Bank strategies in catastrophe settings: empirical evidence and policy suggestions," CEIS Research Paper 254, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 08 Oct 2012.
    5. Ankel-Peters, Jörg & Fiala, Nathan & Rose, Julian & Aryemo, Filder, 2023. "The (very) long-run impacts of cash grants during a crisis," OSF Preprints rdjn9, Center for Open Science.
    6. Kirchberger, Martina, 2017. "Natural disasters and labor markets," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 40-58.
    7. Adriana Kocornik-Mina & Thomas K.J. McDermott & Guy Michaels & Ferdinand Rauch, 2015. "Flooded Cities," CEP Discussion Papers dp1398, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    8. Hayakawa, Kazunobu & Matsuura, Toshiyuki & Okubo, Fumihiro, 2015. "Firm-level impacts of natural disasters on production networks: Evidence from a flood in Thailand," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 244-259.
    9. Kurosaki, Takashi, 2017. "Household-Level Recovery after Floods in a Tribal and Conflict-Ridden Society," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 51-63.
    10. Kaoru Hosono & Daisuke Miyakawa & Taisuke Uchino & Makoto Hazama & Arito Ono & Hirofumi Uchida & Iichiro Uesugi, 2016. "Natural Disasters, Damage To Banks, And Firm Investment," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 57(4), pages 1335-1370, November.
    11. Czura, Kristina & Klonner, Stefan, 2023. "Financial market responses to a natural disaster: Evidence from credit networks and the Indian Ocean tsunami," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 160(C).
    12. Elliott, Robert J.R. & Liu, Yi & Strobl, Eric & Tong, Meng, 2019. "Estimating the direct and indirect impact of typhoons on plant performance: Evidence from Chinese manufacturers," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    13. Roman Horvath, 2020. "Natural Catastrophes and Financial Development: An Empirical Analysis," Working Papers IES 2020/14, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised May 2020.
    14. Mathews, Shilpita & Surminski, Swenja & Roezer, Viktor, 2021. "The risk of corporate lock-in to future physical climate risks: the case of flood risk in England and Wales," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 112801, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    15. Francesco Campobasso & Michele Samuele Borgia & Francesco Albergo, 2023. "Facing the storm: Lessons from corporate social responsibility during the covid pandemic," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 30(6), pages 3174-3188, November.
    16. Hanna Berkel & Peter Fisker & Finn Tarp, 2021. "Cash grants to manufacturers after Cyclone Idai: RCT evidence from Mozambique," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2021-87, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    17. Jasmin Gröschl & Alexander Sandkamp, 2023. "Flood Events and Plant Level Trade: A Chinese Experience," ifo Working Paper Series 389, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
    18. Bommer, Christian & Dreher, Axel & Perez-Alvarez, Marcello, 2022. "Home bias in humanitarian aid: The role of regional favoritism in the allocation of international disaster relief," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 208(C).
    19. Mathews, Shilpita & Surminski, Swenja & Roezer, Viktor, 2021. "The risk of corporate lock-in to future physical climate risks: the case of flood risk in England and Wales," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 112807, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    20. Davide Antonioli & Alberto Marzucchi & Marco Modica, 2022. "Resilience, Performance and Strategies in Firms’ Reactions to the Direct and Indirect Effects of a Natural Disaster," Networks and Spatial Economics, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 541-565, September.
    21. Gao, Haoyu & Wen, Huiyu & Yu, Shujiaming, 2022. "Weathering information disruption: Typhoon strikes and analysts’ forecast dispersion," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 49(C).
    22. Cerda, Maikol & Gertler, Paul & Higgins, Sean & Montoya, Ana María & Parrado, Eric & Undurraga, Raimundo, 2023. "The Causal Impact of Covid-19 Government-backed Loans on MSMEs Liquidity and Earnings," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 12710, Inter-American Development Bank.
    23. Yuzuka Kashiwagi & Petr Matous & Yasuyuki Todo, 2018. "International propagation of economic shocks through global supply chains," Working Papers 1810, Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics.
    24. Eichenauer, Vera Z. & Fuchs, Andreas & Kunze, Sven & Strobl, Eric, 2020. "Distortions in aid allocation of United Nations flash appeals: Evidence from the 2015 Nepal earthquake," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    25. Yuzuka Kashiwagi, 2020. "The Heterogeneous Impact of Post-Disaster Subsidies on Small and Medium Firms," Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Springer, vol. 4(3), pages 601-623, October.
    26. ADACHI Daisuke & NAKATA Hiroyuki & SAWADA Yasusyuki & SEKIGUCHI Kunio, 2016. "Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard in the Corporate Insurance Market: Evidence from the 2011 Thailand floods," Discussion papers 16025, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    27. Jean-Francois Maystadt & Valerie Mueller & Ashwini Sebastian, 2014. "Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal," Working Papers 66401053, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department.
    28. Elisa Navarra, 2022. "Stock Market Response to Firms’ Misconduct," Working Papers ECARES 2022-40, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    29. Kunze, Sven, 2020. "Unraveling the effects of tropical cyclones on economic sectors worldwide," Working Papers 0685, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics.
    30. Jeevan Karki & Steve Matthewman & Jesse Hession Grayman, 2022. "From goods to goats: examining post-disaster livelihood recovery in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake 2015," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 114(3), pages 3787-3809, December.
    31. Takano, Keisuke, 2019. "Does visible shock update firms' unrelated trade diversity in anticipation of future shock? Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake and expected Nankai Trough Earthquake," TDB-CAREE Discussion Paper Series E-2019-01, Teikoku Databank Center for Advanced Empirical Research on Enterprise and Economy, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University.
    32. KASHIWAGI Yuzuka & TODO Yasuyuki, 2019. "Propagation of Positive Effects of Post-disaster Policies through Supply Chains: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake," Discussion papers 19030, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    33. Goetz von Peter & Sebastian von Dahlen & Sweta C Saxena, 2012. "Unmitigated disasters? New evidence on the macroeconomic cost of natural catastrophes," BIS Working Papers 394, Bank for International Settlements.
    34. Ferreira, Susana, 2024. "Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change: Economic Impacts and Adaptation Policies," IZA Discussion Papers 16715, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    35. Yutaro Izumi & Hiroyuki Nakata & Yasuyuki Sawada & Kunio Sekiguchi, 2024. "Building Business Resilience to Disasters," CIRJE F-Series CIRJE-F-1223, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo.
    36. Sawada, Yasuyuki & Takasaki, Yoshito, 2017. "Natural Disaster, Poverty, and Development: An Introduction," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 2-15.
    37. Brooks, Wyatt & Donovan, Kevin & Johnson, Terence R. & Oluoch-Aridi, Jackline, 2022. "Cash transfers as a response to COVID-19: Experimental evidence from Kenya," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    38. Apedo Amah,Marie Christine & Avdiu,Besart & Cirera,Xavier & Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose & Davies,Elwyn Adriaan Robin & Grover,Arti Goswami & Iacovone,Leonardo & Kilinc,Umut & Medvedev,Denis & Maduko,Fr, 2020. "Unmasking the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses : Firm Level Evidence from Across the World," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9434, The World Bank.
    39. Hinnerk Gnutzmann & Oskar Kowalewski & Piotr Śpiewanowski, 2019. "Market structure and resilience: Evidence from potash mine disasters," Post-Print hal-02499256, HAL.
    40. Horvath, Roman, 2021. "Natural catastrophes and financial depth: An empirical analysis," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).
    41. Kong, Dongmin & Lin, Zhiyang & Wang, Yanan & Xiang, Junyi, 2021. "Natural disasters and analysts' earnings forecasts," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
    42. Subhani Keerthiratne & Richard S.J. Tol, 2017. "Impact of Natural Disasters on Income Inequality in Sri Lanka," Working Paper Series 0817, Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School.
    43. Kristina Czura & Stefan Klonner, 2018. "Financial Market Responses to a Natural Disaster: Evidence from Local Credit Networks and the Indian Ocean Tsunami," CESifo Working Paper Series 7354, CESifo.
    44. Sven Kunze, 2021. "Unraveling the Effects of Tropical Cyclones on Economic Sectors Worldwide: Direct and Indirect Impacts," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 78(4), pages 545-569, April.
    45. Kurosaki, Takashi & 黒崎, 卓, 2015. "Household-Level Recovery after Floods in a Tribal and Conflict-Ridden Society," CEI Working Paper Series 2015-5, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    46. Florence Kondylis & Valerie Mueller, 2014. "Economic consequences of conflict and environmental displacement," Chapters, in: Robert E.B. Lucas (ed.), International Handbook on Migration and Economic Development, chapter 14, pages 388-424, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    47. Calabrò, Andrea & Frank, Hermann & Minichilli, Alessandro & Suess-Reyes, Julia, 2021. "Business families in times of crises: The backbone of family firm resilience and continuity," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 12(2).
    48. Fujin Zhou & Wouter Botzen, 2021. "Firm Level Evidence of Disaster Impacts on Growth in Vietnam," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 79(2), pages 277-322, June.
    49. Vindya Hewawasam & Kenichi Matsui, 2024. "An Analysis of Policy Frameworks on Business Formulization and Disaster Management to Mitigate Flood Loss and Damage Among Informal Businesses in Sri Lanka," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-12, October.
    50. Jiyoun An & Bokyeong Park, 2019. "Natural Disasters and International Financial Accessibility in Developing Countries," Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, vol. 18(1), pages 245-261, Winter/Sp.
    51. Tommaso Oliviero & Sandro Rondinella & Alberto Zazzaro, 2024. "Green Firms, Environmental Hazards, and Investment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-21, January.
    52. Florian Leon & Ibrahima Dosso, 2020. "Civil conflict and firm recovery: Evidence from post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire," Working Papers hal-02865559, HAL.
    53. F. Zhou & W.J.W. Botzen, 2017. "The Impact of Natural Disasters on Firm Growth in Vietnam:: Interaction with Financial Constraints," Working Papers 17-20, Utrecht School of Economics.

  2. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2009. "Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises," IZA Discussion Papers 3962, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

    Cited by:

    1. Jocelyn Olivari, 2016. "Entrepreneurial traits and firm innovation," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 6(3), pages 339-360, December.
    2. Shawn Cole & Martin Kanz & Leora Klapper, 2015. "Incentivizing Calculated Risk-Taking: Evidence from an Experiment with Commercial Bank Loan Officers," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 70(2), pages 537-575, April.
    3. McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2016. "Business Practices in Small Firms in Developing Countries," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 265, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
    4. Dalton, Patricio & Rüschenpöhler, Julius & Zia, Bilal, 2018. "Aspirations of Small-scale Entrepreneurs : Evidence from Urban Retailers in Indonesia," Other publications TiSEM bc573b53-32a8-497b-a67d-d, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    5. Goldbach, Stefan, 2012. "Innovation and Education: Is there a ‘Nerd Effect’?," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 56008, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL).
    6. Rachid Laaja & Karen Macours, 2021. "Measuring Skills in Developing Countries," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 56(4), pages 1254-1295.
    7. Sharma, Smriti & Tarp, Finn, 2018. "Does managerial personality matter? Evidence from firms in Vietnam," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 432-445.
    8. Girum Abebe, 2015. "State-inducement Versus Self-initiation: A Comparative Study of Micro and Small Enterprises in Ethiopia," Working Papers 013, Policy Studies Institute.
    9. Nguyen, Huu Chi & Nordman, Christophe Jalil, 2017. "Household Entrepreneurship and Social Networks: Panel Data Evidence from Vietnam," IZA Discussion Papers 10482, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    10. El Kalak, Izidin & Hudson, Robert, 2016. "The effect of size on the failure probabilities of SMEs: An empirical study on the US market using discrete hazard model," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 135-145.
    11. Šarlija, Nataša & Bilandžić, Ana, 2018. "Does Innovation Matter for SMEs' growth in Croatia?," 6th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship. New Business Models and Institutional Entrepreneurs: Leading Disruptive Change (Dubrovnik, 2018), in: 6th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship. New Business Models and Institutional Entrepreneurs: Leading Disrupt, pages 356-375, Governance Research and Development Centre (CIRU), Zagreb.
    12. John Gibson, 2015. "Expanded Social Protection May Do More Harm Than Good: A Pessimistic Review," Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 2(3), pages 652-659, September.
    13. Dalton,Patricio S. & Ruschenpohler,Julius & Zia,Bilal Husnain, 2018. "Determinants and dynamics of business aspirations : evidence from small-scale entrepreneurs in an emerging market," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8400, The World Bank.
    14. Rosas, Nina & Acevedo, Maria Cecilia & Zaldivar, Samantha, 2022. "Starting points matter: Cash plus training effects on youth entrepreneurship, skills, and resilience during an epidemic," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
    15. Almeida, Rita K. & Aterido, Reyes, 2010. "The investment in job training : why are SMEs lagging so much behind?," Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 54967, The World Bank.
    16. Barasa, L. & Kimuyu, P. & Vermeulen, P.A.M. & Knoben, J. & Kinyanjui, B., 2014. "Institutions, Resources and Innovation in Developng Countries : A Firm Level Approach," Other publications TiSEM 4150bffe-8365-4b51-a7e9-d, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    17. Ritter-Hayashi, D. & Vermeulen, P.A.M. & Knoben, Joris, 2016. "Gender Diversity and Innovation : The Role of Women’s Economic Opportunity in Developing Countries," Other publications TiSEM 77393131-1d40-490f-a63e-b, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    18. Antonella Biscione & Dorothée Boccanfuso & Raul Caruso & Annunziata Felice, 2022. "The innovation gender gap in transition countries," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 39(2), pages 493-516, July.
    19. Ortiz, Rodrigo & Fernandez, Viviana, 2022. "Business perception of obstacles to innovate: Evidence from Chile with pseudo-panel data analysis," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 59(C).
    20. Fu, Xiaolan & Mohnen, Pierre & Zanello, Giacomo, 2018. "Innovation and productivity in formal and informal firms in Ghana," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 315-325.
    21. Stéphane Goria, 2011. "Éléments de veille créative pour contribuer à l'innovation produit : la mise en œuvre de cartes d'affrontement de produits," Post-Print halshs-00633569, HAL.
    22. Ngoc Mai, Anh & Vu Van, Huong & Bui Xuan, Bien, 2019. "The lasting effects of innovation on firm profitability: Panel evidence from a transitional economy," MPRA Paper 98168, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2019.
    23. Anne-Marie Andreea HORDAU, 2015. "Increasing Employment Levels Through The Use Of Creative Jobs," SEA - Practical Application of Science, Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence, Editorial Department, issue 8, pages 311-319, June.
    24. Guimarães Barbosa, Evaldo, 2016. "Determinants of Small Business Survival: The Case of Very Small Enterprises of the Traditional Manufacturing Sectors in Brazil," MPRA Paper 72304, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    25. Megersa Debela Daksa & Molla Alemayehu Yismaw & Sisay Diriba Lemessa & Shemelis Kebede Hundie, 2018. "Enterprise innovation in developing countries: an evidence from Ethiopia," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-19, December.
    26. Yuri Ostrovsky & Garnett Picot, 2021. "Innovation in immigrant-owned firms," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 57(4), pages 1857-1874, December.
    27. Kearney Arthur & Harrington Denis & Kelliher Felicity, 2017. "Managerial capability for innovation for microfirms: integrating theory with empirical evidence," The Irish Journal of Management, Sciendo, vol. 36(1), pages 49-59.
    28. Agenor, Pierre-Richard & Canuto, Otaviano, 2014. "Access to finance, product innovation and middle-income traps," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6767, The World Bank.
    29. Dagmara Celik Katreniak & Alexey Khazanov & Omer Moav & Zvika Neeman & Hosny Zoabi, 2023. "Why Not Borrow, Invest, and Escape Poverty?," Papers 2305.02546, arXiv.org.
    30. Ayyagari, Meghana & Demirguc-Kunt, Asli & Maksimovic, Vojislav, 2010. "Are innovating firms victims or perpetrators ? tax evasion, bribe payments, and the role of external finance in developing countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5389, The World Bank.
    31. Khamis, Melanie, 2009. "A Note on Informality in the Labor Market," IZA Discussion Papers 4676, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    32. Michael Peters & Ufuk Akcigit, 2014. "Lack of Selection and Poor Management Practices: Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries," 2014 Meeting Papers 762, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    33. RPIR Prasanna & JMHM Upulwehera & BDTN Senarath & GAKNJ Abeyrathne & PSK Rajapakshe & JMSB Jayasundara & EMS Ekanayake & Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage, 2021. "Factors Determining the Competitive Strategic Positions of the SMEs in Asian Developing Nations: Case Study of SMEs in the Agricultural Sector in Sri Lanka," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-24, December.
    34. Rita Almeida & Reyes Aterido, 2015. "Investing in formal on-the-job training: are SMEs lagging much behind?," IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 4(1), pages 1-23, December.
    35. Gaglio, Cyrielle & Kraemer-Mbula, Erika & Lorenz, Edward, 2022. "The effects of digital transformation on innovation and productivity: Firm-level evidence of South African manufacturing micro and small enterprises," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 182(C).
    36. Fox, Louise & Sohnesen , Thomas Pave, 2012. "Household enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa : why they matter for growth, jobs, and livelihoods," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6184, The World Bank.
    37. Waheed, Abdul, 2011. "Size, competition, and innovative activities: a developing world perspective," MERIT Working Papers 2011-052, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    38. Stanley Kojo Dary & Haruna Issahaku, 2013. "Exploring Innovations in Microfinance Institutions in Northern Ghana," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 3(1), pages 442-460, June.
    39. Rita Almeida & Pedro Carneiro, Renata Narita, 2013. "Producing Higher Quality Jobs: Enforcement of Mandated Benefits across Brazilian Cities between 1996-2007," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2013_22, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP).
    40. Ahlin, Christian & Gulesci, Selim & Madestam, Andreas & Stryjan, Miri, 2020. "Loan contract structure and adverse selection: Survey evidence from Uganda," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 180-195.
    41. Anna Golejewska, 2018. "Innovativeness of Enterprises in Poland in the Regional Context," Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedzę i Naukę "Cognitione", vol. 14(1), pages 29-44.
    42. Magda Hassan & Jaideep Prabhu & Rajesh Chandy & Om Narasimhan, 2023. "When Bulldozers Loom: Informal Property Rights and Marketing Practice Innovation Among Emerging Market Microentrepreneurs," Marketing Science, INFORMS, vol. 42(1), pages 137-165, January.
    43. Moav, Omer & Khazanov, Alexey & Neeman, Zvika & Zoabi, Hosny, 2018. "The Microfinance Disappointment: An Explanation based on Risk Aversion," CEPR Discussion Papers 12659, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    44. Francesco Bogliacino & Giulio Perani & Mario Pianta & Stefano Supino, 2010. "Innovation and Development. The Evidence from Innovation Surveys," Working Papers of BETA 2010-13, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
    45. Nwakego Eyisi & Hyacinth E. Ichoku & Asma Kanwal, 2024. "Front-end Innovation and Top Income Inequality: Evidence from Emerging Markets," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 1437-1481, March.
    46. Sarath Divisekera & Van K Nguyen, 2018. "Drivers of innovation in tourism: An econometric study," Tourism Economics, , vol. 24(8), pages 998-1014, December.
    47. Renato Passaro & Giuseppe Scandurra & Antonio Thomas, 2017. "The Emergence of Innovative Entrepreneurship: Beyond the Intention — Investigating the Participants in an Academic SUC," International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management (IJITM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 14(05), pages 1-22, October.
    48. Dutz, Mark A. & O'Connell, Stephen D., 2013. "Productivity, innovation and growth in Sri Lanka : an empirical investigation," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6354, The World Bank.
    49. Tam Thanh Nguyen & Trinh Duc Chieu, 2018. "Slack resources and innovation in Vietnamese SMEs: A behavioural, stewardship, and institutional perspective," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-78, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    50. Lukman Raimi & Hassan Yusuf, 2020. "A Critical Discourse of EI and CA in Emerging Economies: The Place of Nigeria Within the Global Innovation Ecosystems," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 6(2), pages 295-314, July.
    51. Umut Akdugan & Nilhun Dogan, 2022. "Factors Affecting Innovation in OECD Countries," EKOIST Journal of Econometrics and Statistics, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 0(36), pages 111-136, June.
    52. Alvina Sabah Idrees & Saima Sarwar, 2021. "State effectiveness, property rights and entrepreneurial behaviour as determinants of National Innovation," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(3), pages 392-423, September.
    53. Jairaj Gupta & Andros Gregoriou & Jerome Healy, 2015. "Forecasting bankruptcy for SMEs using hazard function: To what extent does size matter?," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 45(4), pages 845-869, November.

  3. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2008. "Are women more credit constrained ? experimental evidence on gender and microenterprise returns," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4746, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Goldstein,Markus P. & Gonzalez Martinez,Paula Lorena & Papineni,Sreelakshmi & Wimpey,Joshua Seth, 2022. "Childcare, COVID-19 and Female Firm Exit : Impact of COVID-19 School Closure Policies onGlobal Gender Gaps in Business Outcomes," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10012, The World Bank.
    2. Beck, T.H.L. & Pamuk, Haki & Uras, Burak, 2017. "Entrepreneurial saving practices and reinvestment : Theory and evidence," Other publications TiSEM 76e099b1-6c7d-4593-9374-0, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    3. Simone Schaner, 2016. "The Persistent Power of Behavioral Change: Long-Run Impacts of Temporary Savings Subsidies for the Poor," NBER Working Papers 22534, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    4. Tolga Cebeci & Sammar Essmat, 2015. "Women-Led Enterprises in Turkey," World Bank Publications - Reports 25409, The World Bank Group.
    5. Doepke, Matthias & Tertilt, Michele, 2011. "Does female empowerment promote economic development ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5714, The World Bank.
    6. McKenzie, David & Paffhausen, Anna Luisa, 2017. "Small Firm Death in Developing Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 12401, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    7. Rahimi, Lutfi, 2015. "Does microfinance elevate poverty? Does family size matter in the provision of microcredit? Evidence from a randomised evaluation," MPRA Paper 73906, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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  3. Suresh de Mel & David McKenzie & Christopher Woodruff, 2009. "Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, vol. 1(3), pages 1-32, July.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. de Mel, Suresh & McKenzie, David & Woodruff, Christopher, 2008. "Mental health recovery and economic recovery after the tsunami: High-frequency longitudinal evidence from Sri Lankan small business owners," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 66(3), pages 582-595, February.

    Cited by:

    1. Patel, Pankaj C. & Rietveld, Cornelius A., 2020. "The impact of financial insecurity on the self-employed’s short-term psychological distress: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 14(C).
    2. Jishnu Das & Quy-Toan Do & Jed Friedman & David McKenzie, 2008. "Mental Health Patterns and Consequences: Results from Survey Data in Five Developing Countries," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 23(1), pages 31-55, August.
    3. Ute Stephan & Przemysław Zbierowski & Ana Pérez-Luño & Dominika Wach & Johan Wiklund & Marisleidy Alba Cabañas & Edgard Barki & Alexandre Benzari & Claudia Bernhard-Oettel & Janet A Boekhorst & Arobin, 2023. "Act or Wait-and-See? Adversity, Agility, and Entrepreneur Wellbeing across Countries during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Post-Print hal-04414075, HAL.
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    7. Baez, Javier E. & de la Fuente, Alejandro & Santos, Indhira, 2010. "Do Natural Disasters Affect Human Capital? An Assessment Based on Existing Empirical Evidence," IZA Discussion Papers 5164, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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  5. Isaac, Alan G. & de Mel, Suresh, 2001. "The real-interest-differential model after 20 years," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 473-495, August.

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    1. Ibhagui, Oyakhilome, 2019. "Eurozone Real Output and Covered Interest Parity Deviations: Can Stronger Real Output Lessen the Deviations?," MPRA Paper 92305, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 20 Feb 2019.
    2. Jennifer Castle & Takamitsu Kurita, 2019. "Modelling and forecasting the dollar-pound exchange rate in the presence of structural breaks," Economics Series Working Papers 866, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
    3. Yihui Lan, 2003. "The Long-Term Behaviour of Exchange Rates, Part II: Aspects of Exchange-Rate Economics," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 03-06, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.
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Chapters

  1. Suresh de Mel & David McKenzie & Christopher Woodruff, 2010. "Who are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman versus De Soto," NBER Chapters, in: International Differences in Entrepreneurship, pages 63-87, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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    2. Antonio Baez-Morales, 2015. "“Differences in efficiency between Formal and Informal Micro Firms in Mexico”," AQR Working Papers 201510, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised May 2015.
    3. Brian McCaig & Nina Pavcnik, 2015. "Informal Employment in a Growing and Globalizing Low-Income Country," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 105(5), pages 545-550, May.
    4. McKenzie, David & Sansone, Dario, 2019. "Predicting entrepreneurial success is hard: Evidence from a business plan competition in Nigeria," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    5. Fafchamps, Marcel & Woodruff, Christopher, 2014. "Identifying gazelles: expert panels vs. surveys as a means to identify firms with rapid growth potential," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 213, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
    6. Benhassine,Najy & Mckenzie,David J. & Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph & Santini,Massimiliano, 2015. "Finding a path to formalization in Benin : early results after the introduction of the entreprenant legal status," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7510, The World Bank.
    7. T. H. Gindling & Nadwa Mossaad & David Newhouse, 2016. "How Large are Earnings Penalties for Self-Employed and Informal Wage Workers?," IZA Journal of Labor & Development, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-39, December.
    8. Poschke, Markus, 2013. "The Decision to Become an Entrepreneur and the Firm Size Distribution: A Unifying Framework for Policy Analysis," IZA Discussion Papers 7757, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    9. Yoonyoung Cho, 2024. "Entrepreneurship for the poor in developing countries," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 167-167, April.
    10. Rachid Laaja & Karen Macours, 2021. "Measuring Skills in Developing Countries," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 56(4), pages 1254-1295.
    11. Benhassine,Najy & Mckenzie,David J. & Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph & Santini,Massimiliano & Benhassine,Najy & Mckenzie,David J. & Pouliquen,Victor Maurice Joseph & Santini,Massimiliano, 2016. "Can enhancing the benefits of formalization induce informal firms to become formal ? experimental evidence from Benin," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7900, The World Bank.
    12. Sharma, Smriti & Tarp, Finn, 2018. "Does managerial personality matter? Evidence from firms in Vietnam," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 432-445.
    13. Annamaria Lusardi, 2008. "Financial Literacy: An Essential Tool for Informed Consumer Choice?," NFI Working Papers 2008-WP-13, Indiana State University, Scott College of Business, Networks Financial Institute.
    14. Tenzin Yindok & Alexander Karaivanov, 2016. "Involuntary Entrepreneurship - Evidence from Thai Urban Data," 2016 Meeting Papers 598, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    15. Arráiz, Irani & Bruhn, Miriam & Stucchi, Rodolfo, 2015. "Psychometrics as a Tool to Improve Screening and Access to Credit," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 7266, Inter-American Development Bank.
    16. Shonchoy, Abu S. & Junankar, P. N. (Raja), 2014. "The informal labour market in India : transitory or permanent employment for migrants?," IDE Discussion Papers 461, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    17. Montenegro Calderon,Gabriela & Iacovone,Leonardo & Juarez,Laura, 2016. "Opportunity versus necessity : understanding the heterogeneity of female micro-entrepreneurs," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7636, The World Bank.
    18. Giacomo De Giorgi & Matthew Ploenzke & Aminur Rahman, 2015. "Small firms’ formalization: the stick treatment," Staff Reports 728, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
    19. Gu, Jiajia, 2021. "Financial intermediation and occupational choice," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    20. Irani Arráiz, 2018. "Time to share the load: gender differences in household responsibilities and business profitability," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 51(1), pages 57-84, June.
    21. Mohammad Amin & Cedric Okou, 2020. "Casting a shadow: Productivity of formal firms and informality," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(4), pages 1610-1630, November.
    22. Grimm, M. & Knorringa, P. & Lay, J., 2012. "Constrained gazelles. High potentials in West Africa’s informal economy," ISS Working Papers - General Series 537, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
    23. Gabriel, Cle-Anne, 2016. "What is challenging renewable energy entrepreneurs in developing countries?," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 64(C), pages 362-371.
    24. Drugov, Mikhail & Macchiavello, Rocco, 2008. "Learning and Microlending," CEPR Discussion Papers 7011, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    25. Gindling, T. H. & Mossaad, Nadwa & Newhouse, David, 2016. "Earnings Premiums and Penalties for Self-Employment and Informal Employees around the World," IZA Discussion Papers 9723, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    26. Sameeksha Desai, 2016. "Measuring entrepreneurship: Type, motivation, and growth," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 327-327, December.
    27. Maksimov, Vladislav & Wang, Stephanie Lu & Luo, Yadong, 2017. "Reducing poverty in the least developed countries: The role of small and medium enterprises," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 52(2), pages 244-257.
    28. Rosas, Nina & Acevedo, Maria Cecilia & Zaldivar, Samantha, 2022. "Starting points matter: Cash plus training effects on youth entrepreneurship, skills, and resilience during an epidemic," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
    29. Lafortune, Jeanne & Pugatch, Todd & Tessada, José & Ubfal, Diego, 2022. "Can interactive online training make high school students more entrepreneurial? Experimental evidence from Rwanda," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1041, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    30. Yanina Domenella & Julian C. Jamison & Abla Safir & Bilal Zia, 2021. "Can Business Grants Mitigate a Crisis? Evidence from Youth Entrepreneurs in Kenya during COVID-19," Discussion Papers 2110, University of Exeter, Department of Economics.
    31. Joshua Wassink, 2018. "Is Local Social Development Associated with Workforce Composition? A Municipal Analysis of Mexico, 1990–2015," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 37(6), pages 941-966, December.
    32. Ubfal, Diego & Arráiz, Irani & Beuermann, Diether & Frese, Michael & Maffioli, Alessandro & Verch, Daniel, 2020. "The Impact of Soft-Skills Training for Entrepreneurs in Jamaica," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 10399, Inter-American Development Bank.
    33. Premand, Patrick & Brodmann, Stefanie & Almeida, Rita & Grun, Rebekka & Barouni, Mahdi, 2012. "Entrepreneurship training and self-employment among university graduates : evidence from a randomized trial in Tunisia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6285, The World Bank.
    34. Bruhn, Miriam, 2013. "A tale of two species: Revisiting the effect of registration reform on informal business owners in Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 275-283.
    35. Paul,Saumik & Raju,Dhushyanth, 2021. "Barriers to Growth-Enhancing Structural Transformation : The Role of Subnational Differences in Intersectoral Productivity Gaps," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9683, The World Bank.
    36. Premand, Patrick & Brodmann, Stefanie & Almeida, Rita & Grun, Rebekka & Barouni, Mahdi, 2016. "Entrepreneurship Education and Entry into Self-Employment Among University Graduates," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 311-327.
    37. Feng Hu, 2014. "Risk Attitudes and Self-employment in China," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 22(3), pages 101-120, July.
    38. Brian McCaig & Nina Pavcnik, 2021. "Entry and Exit of Informal Firms and Development," IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan;International Monetary Fund, vol. 69(3), pages 540-575, September.
    39. Rahman, Aminur, 2014. "Investment climate reforms and job creation in developing countries : what do we know and what should we do ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7025, The World Bank.
    40. Amin, Mohammad & Islam, Asif, 2015. "Are Large Informal Firms More Productive than the Small Informal Firms? Evidence from Firm-Level Surveys in Africa," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 374-385.
    41. Benhassine, Najy & McKenzie, David & Pouliquen, Victor & Santini, Massimiliano, 2018. "Does inducing informal firms to formalize make sense? Experimental evidence from Benin," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 157(C), pages 1-14.
    42. Guimarães Barbosa, Evaldo, 2016. "Determinants of Small Business Survival: The Case of Very Small Enterprises of the Traditional Manufacturing Sectors in Brazil," MPRA Paper 72304, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    43. Marife M. Ballesteros & Aniceto C. Orbeta, Jr. & John Paul P. Corpus & Jenica A. Ancheta, 2018. "Assessment of Implementation Issues and Livelihood Success on the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the DSWD," Working Papers id:12862, eSocialSciences.
    44. Martin Koudstaal & Randolph Sloof & Mirjam Praag, 2019. "Entrepreneurs: intuitive or contemplative decision-makers?," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 53(4), pages 901-920, December.
    45. Isabelle Guérin & Bert D'Espallier & G. Venkatasubramanian, 2013. "Why does microfinance fail in rural south-India? The social regulation of self-employment," Working Papers CEB 13-034, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    46. Sahoo, Bimal & Neog, Bhaskar Jyoti, 2015. "Heterogeneity and participation in Informal employment among non-cultivator workers in India," MPRA Paper 68136, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    47. Alaref, Jumana & Brodmann, Stefanie & Premand, Patrick, 2020. "The medium-term impact of entrepreneurship education on labor market outcomes: Experimental evidence from university graduates in Tunisia," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
    48. Akay, Alpaslan & Khamis, Melanie, 2011. "The Persistence of Informality: Evidence from Panel Data," IZA Discussion Papers 6163, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    49. Christian S. Otchia, 2019. "On Promoting Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Kenya," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 39(2), pages 908-918.
    50. Olabimtan Adebowale & David Lawson, 2018. "Does access to formal finance matter for stimulating entrepreneurship in developing countries? Evidence from non-farm entrepreneurial activities in Nigeria," Global Development Institute Working Paper Series 262018, GDI, The University of Manchester.
    51. Pascaline Dupas & Jonathan Robinson, 2013. "Daily Needs, Income Targets and Labor Supply: Evidence from Kenya," NBER Working Papers 19264, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    52. Monserrat Serio & Pablo Mahnic, 2022. "Exploring the U-shaped relationship between education and entrepreneurial choice: a theoretical model and empirical findings for Latin America," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(6), pages 1-22, June.
    53. Dupas, Pascaline & Robinson, Jonathan & Saavedra, Santiago, 2020. "The daily grind: Cash needs and labor supply," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 399-414.
    54. Shamsuzzoha & Makoto Tanaka, 2021. "Formalization of manufacturing firms in Bangladesh," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(3), pages 1668-1694, August.
    55. Michael Kremer & Jonathan Robinson & Olga Rostapshova, 2014. "Success in Entrepreneurship: Doing the Math," NBER Chapters, in: African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, pages 281-303, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    56. Dang, Hai-Anh & Lanjouw, Peter & Luoto, Jill & McKenzie, David, 2011. "Using repeated cross-sections to explore movements in and out of poverty," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5550, The World Bank.
    57. Sarkar, Soumodip & Rufín, Carlos & Haughton, Jonathan, 2018. "Inequality and entrepreneurial thresholds," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 278-295.

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