While there is a vast body of research on the benefits of FDI in developing countries, whether and
how the form of FDI matters have…
It is well known that various forms of non-tariff trade barriers exist within a country. Empirically,
it is difficult to measure these…
We assess the impact of a transparency and accountability program designed to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes in…
The Chinese government has repeatedly embraced a goal of developing and deploying electric vehicles (EVs) as it attempts to transition its…
There are only a limited number of strategies that North Korea could use to achieve sustained rapid economic development and all require…
A successful US-Japan agreement on structural reforms three decades ago could potentially serve as a useful model for the current China-US…
China’s post 1978 economic reforms have frequently been described with Deng Xiaoping’s phrase about “crossing the river while feeling the…
This article tests whether firm growth reduces corruption, using data from over 10,000 Vietnamese firms. We employ instrumental variables…
We explore the impact of allowing for outsourcing service delivery to the private sector within Indonesia’s largest targeted transfer…