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New papers

"Household-Level Consumption in Urban Ethiopia: The Impact of Food Price Inflation and Idiosyncratic Shocks ," March 2010 (with Yonas Alem). University of Gothenburg.

Pursuing the Wrong Options? Adjustment Costs and the Relationship between Uncertainty and Capital Accumulation ,” February 2010 (with Steve Bond and Guiying Wu). University of Gothenburg. The Online Appendix can be obtained here . Submitted. 

"African firms in the global economy ," February 2010 (with Arne Bigsten). Review of Market Integration, conditionally accepted.

"A Rural Urban Comparison of Manufacturing Enterprise Performance in Ethiopia ," World Development, forthcoming, Fall 2010 (with Josef Loening and Bob Rijkers).

Gradual Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance in Ethiopia ,” November 2009 (with Arne Bigsten and Mulu Gebreeyesus). University of Gothenburg. Submitted.

Conditional Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivities and Financing Constraints ,” August 2009 (with Steve Bond). Resubmitted to Journal of the European Economic Association. Appendix. An earlier version of the paper (from 2006) can be obtained here.

Work in progress

"The diffusion of technology and contractual practices among African manufacturing firms," joint with Marcel Fafchamps. First draft to appear very soon. To view the abstract, click here .

Market Integration and Structural Transformation in a Poor Rural Economy ," March 2009, Policy Research Working Paper 4856 (with Bob Rijkers). Washington D.C: The World Bank. Submitted.

“Who Benefits from Improved Property Rights? Heterogeneous Titling Effects on Housing Investment in Urban Peru,” new version coming soon (with Oswaldo Molina).

Agglomeration Effects in Ethiopian Manufacturing ,” October 2008 (with Arne Bigsten and Mulu Gebreeyesus).

A Structural Estimation of the Effects of Uncertainty on Capital Accumulation with Heterogeneous Firms ,” October 2008 (with Steve Bond and Guiying Wu).

“Non-farm Enterprise Performance in Risky and Remote Areas,” September 2008 (with Bob Rijkers).

“Nonfarm Microenterprise Performance and the Investment Climate: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia,” Policy Research Working Paper 4577, March 2008. Washington D.C: The World Bank (with Josef Loening and Bob Rijkers).

“Uncertainty and Capital Accumulation: Empirical Evidence for African and Asian Firms,” October 2007 (with Steve Bond and Guiying Wu).

“Investment and Financial Constraints: Empirical Evidence for Firms in Brazil and China,” October 2007 (with Steve Bond and Guiying Wu).

"Identification and Estimation of Cobb-Douglas Production Parameters from Micro Data,” July 2006 (with Steve Bond.) This is a revised version of “Adjustment Costs and the Identification of Cobb Douglas Production Functions,” IFS Working Paper WP05/04 (with Steve Bond). London: The Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Journal publications

"African firms in the global economy," Review of Market Integration, conditionally accepted (with Arne Bigsten).

"A Rural Urban Comparison of Manufacturing Enterprise Performance in Ethiopia," World Development, forthcoming, Fall 2010 (with Josef Loening and Bob Rijkers).

“Job Sorting in African Labor Markets,” 2009, Journal of African Economies 18, pp. 824-868 (with Marcel Fafchamps and Najy Benhassine).

“Post-Conflict Risks,” 2008, Journal of Peace Research 45:4, pp. 461-478 (with Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler).

“Exporting from Manufacturing Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa,” 2006, Journal of African Economies 15:4, pp.671-687 (with Neil Rankin and Francis Teal).

“What Have We Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Surveys in Africa?” 2006, World Bank Research Observer 21:2, pp. 241-265 (with Arne Bigsten).

“The Dynamics of Returns to Education in Kenyan and Tanzanian Manufacturing,” 2006, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 68:3, pp. 261-288 (with Francis Teal, Anthony Wambugu and Godius Kahyarara).

“Wages and Labor Management in African Manufacturing,” 2006, Journal of Human Resources 41:2, pp. 346-379 (with Marcel Fafchamps). 

“The Determinants of Survival Among African Manufacturing Firms,” 2006, Economic Development and Cultural Change 54:3, pp. 533-556 (with Alan Harding and Francis Teal).

“Adjustment Costs, Irreversibility and Investment Patterns in African Manufacturing,” 2005, The B.E. Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy: Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy 4:1 Article 12, pp. 1–27 (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo and Francis Teal).

“Unobserved Heterogeneity and the Relation between Earnings and Firm Size: Evidence from Two Developing Countries,” 2005, Economics Letters 87, pp. 153-159 (with Francis Teal and Anthony Wambugu).

“Size and Efficiency in African Manufacturing Firms: Evidence from Firm-Level Panel Data,” 2004, Journal of Development Economics 73, pp. 369-394 (with Francis Teal).

“On the Duration of Civil War,” 2004, Journal of Peace Research 41:3, pp. 253-273 (with Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler).

“Do African Manufacturing Firm Learn from Exporting?” 2004, Journal of Development Studies 40:3, pp. 115-141 (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

“Risk Sharing in Labour Markets,” 2003,World Bank Economic Review 17:3, pp. 349-366 (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

“Are manufacturing exports the key to economic success in Africa?” 2003, Journal of African Economies 12:1, pp. 1-29 (with Francis Teal).

“Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa,” 2003, Journal of African Economies 12:1, pp. 104-125 (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

“Skills, Investment and Exports from Manufacturing Firms in Africa,” 2000, Journal of Development Studies 37(2), pp. 13-43 (with Francis Teal).

“Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector,” 2000, Economic Development and Cultural Change 48(4), pp. 801-827 (with Simon Appleton, Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

“Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing,” 2000, Journal of Development Studies 36(4), pp. 1-37, (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

“Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: a Four Country Panel Data Analysis,” 1999, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 61(4), pp. 489-512 (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Anders Isaksson, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Michel Sylvain, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

“The Export Orientation of African Manufacturing: a Firm Level Analysis,” 1999, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 8(1), pp. 53-71 (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack).

Book chapters

"The Manufacturing Sector ," Chapter 10 in (ed.) C. Adam, P. Collier and N. Ndung'u. Kenya: Policies for Prosperity. Oxford University Press and Central Bank of Kenya (with Arne Bigsten and Peter Kimuyu; forthcoming).

“Is Education a Path to Gender Equality in the Labour Market? Evidence from Pakistan”, (with Monazza Aslam and Geeta Kingdon), forthcoming in Tembon, M. and L. Fort (eds.) Educating Girls for the 21st Century: Gender Equality, Empowerment and Economic Growth. Washington D.C: The World Bank.

”How can policy towards manufacturing in Africa reduce poverty? A review of the current evidence from cross-country firm studies,” 2004, (with Francis Teal), in Wohlmuth, K, A. Gutowski, T. Knedlik, M. Meyn and S. Pitamber (eds.) African Development Perspectives Yearbook 2002/03. African Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development. Muenster, Germany: Lit-Verlag.

“Investment Behaviour,” 2002, Chapter 7 in Structure and Performance of Manufacturing in Kenya (Eds. Arne Bigsten and Peter Kimuyu), Palgrave.

“Exporting and Efficiency in African Manufacturing,” 2001, in Policies to Promote Competitiveness in Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa (Eds. A. K. Fosu, S. M. Nsouli, A. Varoudakis), (with Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Francis Teal, and Albert Zeufack). Paris: IMF, AERC and Development Centre of the OECD.

Book reviews

Review of Pathways Out of Poverty: Private Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries, Fields, Gary S. and Guy Pfeffermann (eds.), 2003, London, Boston: Kluwer. The World Economy, 2005, 28(8), pp. 1192-93.

Other publications and working papers that are unlikely to progress 

“Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Pakistan,” Education Working Paper Series, no. 11, May 2008 (with Geeta Kingdon). Washington D.C: The World Bank.

“Education, Skills, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Ghana,” Education Working Paper Series, no. 12, May 2008 (with Geeta Kingdon). Washington D.C: The World Bank.

”Vad krävs för att tillverkningsindustrin i Afrika ska växa?” 2007, Ekonomisk Debatt 7, pp. 44-55 (with Arne Bigsten). In Swedish (”How can the manufacturing sector in Africa grow?”).

“Competition and Exports Key for Manufacturing,” Daily Brief Article for Oxford Analytica, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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