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Ashantha Ranasinghe

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Terminal Degree:2012 Department of Economics; University of Toronto (from RePEc Genealogy)

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Department of Economics
University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada
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Working papers

  1. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2023. "Gender Specific Distortions, Entrepreneurship and Misallocation," Working Papers 2023-1, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 27 Jul 2023.
  2. Ranasinghe, Ashantha & Su, Xuejuan, 2021. "When Social Assistance Meets Market Power: A Mixed Duopoly View of Health Insurance in the United States," Working Papers 2021-1, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 18 May 2022.
  3. Bento, Pedro & Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2021. "Financial Frictions, Equity Constraints, and Average Firm Size Across Countries," Working Papers 2021-7, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
  4. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Misallocation across Establishment Gender," Working Papers 2020-2, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
  5. Bento, Pedro & Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Financial Frictions, Borrowing Costs, and Firm Size Across Sectors," Working Papers 2020-7, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
  6. Ashantha Ranasinghe & Diego Restuccia, 2018. "Financial Frictions and the Rule of Law," NBER Working Papers 24546, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2015. "Property Rights, Extortion and the Misallocation of Talent," MPRA Paper 71926, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Jun 2015.
  8. Oguzoglu, Umut & Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2015. "Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America," IZA Discussion Papers 9209, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

Articles

  1. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2024. "Misallocation across establishment gender," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(1), pages 183-206.
  2. Ashantha Ranasinghe & Xuejuan Su, 2023. "When social assistance meets market power: A mixed duopoly view of health insurance in the United States," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 61(4), pages 851-869, October.
  3. Ranasinghe, Ashantha & Restuccia, Diego, 2018. "Financial frictions and the rule of law," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 248-271.
  4. Oguzoglu Umut & Ranasinghe Ashantha, 2017. "Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 17(4), pages 1-17, October.
  5. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2017. "Property rights, extortion and the misallocation of talent," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 86-110.
  6. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2017. "Innovation, firm size and the Canada-U.S. productivity gap," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 46-58.
  7. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2014. "Impact of policy distortions on firm-level innovation, productivity dynamics and TFP," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 114-129.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Misallocation across Establishment Gender," Working Papers 2020-2, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Kumari, Ranpati Dewage Thilini Sumudu & Chen, Shawn Xiaoguang & Li, Bei & Tang, Sam Hak Kan, 2023. "Can land misallocation be a greater barrier to development than capital? Evidence from manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
    2. Miguel Angel, 2023. "Differences in the labor market by gender and aggregate income," Sobre México. Revista de Economía, Sobre México. Temas en economía, vol. 1(7), pages 84-114.
    3. Cao, Wenbin & Duan, Xiaoman & Niu, Xu, 2023. "Access to finance, bureaucracy, and capital allocation efficiency," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 125.
    4. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2023. "Gender Specific Distortions, Entrepreneurship and Misallocation," Working Papers 2023-1, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 27 Jul 2023.

  2. Bento, Pedro & Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Financial Frictions, Borrowing Costs, and Firm Size Across Sectors," Working Papers 2020-7, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Maria Elkina, 2021. "Financial Repression and Financial Sector Efficiency in a General Equilibrium Model [Финансовая Репрессия И Эффективность Финансового Рынка В Модели Общего Равновесия]," Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, vol. 3, pages 44-81, June.

  3. Ashantha Ranasinghe & Diego Restuccia, 2018. "Financial Frictions and the Rule of Law," NBER Working Papers 24546, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

    Cited by:

    1. Mutarindwa, Samuel & Schäfer, Dorothea & Stephan, Andreas, 2020. "Central banks' supervisory guidance on corporate governance and bank stability: Evidence from African countries," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 43.
    2. Jeremy Greenwood & Juan M. Sanchez & Cheng Wang, 2010. "Quantifying the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Development," Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports 17, Economie d'Avant Garde.
    3. Kumari, Ranpati Dewage Thilini Sumudu & Chen, Shawn Xiaoguang & Li, Bei & Tang, Sam Hak Kan, 2023. "Can land misallocation be a greater barrier to development than capital? Evidence from manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 126(C).
    4. Diego Restuccia, 2018. "Misallocation and Aggregate Productivity across Time and Space," Working Papers tecipa-596, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    5. Franz Hamann & Fernando Arias-Rodríguez & Jesus Bejarano & Margarita Gafaro & Juan C. Mendez-Vizcaino & Andrea Paola Poveda-Olarte, 2019. "Productividad total de los factores y eficiencia en el uso de los recursos productivos en Colombia," Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, issue 89, pages 1-54, February.
    6. Juan Cándido Gómez‐Gallego & María del Rocío Moreno‐Enguix & María Gómez‐Gallego, 2022. "The relation between the index of economic freedom and good governance with efficiency of the European Structural Funds," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(2), pages 327-349, April.
    7. Oguzoglu Umut & Ranasinghe Ashantha, 2017. "Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 17(4), pages 1-17, October.
    8. Merlin, Giovanni Tondin, 2018. "Entrepreneurship, financial frictions and the welfare gains of business cycles," Textos para discussão 484, FGV EESP - Escola de Economia de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil).
    9. López-Martín Bernabé & Pérez-Reyna David, 2019. "Contracts, Firm Dynamics and Aggregate Productivity," Working Papers 2019-07, Banco de México.
    10. Merlin, Giovanni Tondin, 2018. "Credit subsidies: bad idea or misuse?," Textos para discussão 483, FGV EESP - Escola de Economia de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil).
    11. Mascarúa Lara Miguel A., 2022. "Imperfect Law Enforcement, Informality, and Organized Crime," Working Papers 2022-16, Banco de México.
    12. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2023. "Gender Specific Distortions, Entrepreneurship and Misallocation," Working Papers 2023-1, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 27 Jul 2023.
    13. Méndez-Vizcaíno, Juan Camilo & Moreno-Arias, Nicolás, 2023. "Constraints or Opportunities?: Labor Informality and Public Investment in Shaping Debt Limits," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 13049, Inter-American Development Bank.
    14. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Misallocation across Establishment Gender," Working Papers 2020-2, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

  4. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2015. "Property Rights, Extortion and the Misallocation of Talent," MPRA Paper 71926, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Jun 2015.

    Cited by:

    1. Diego Restuccia, 2013. "Factor Misallocation and Development," Working Papers tecipa-502, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    2. Tamkoc,Mehmet Nazim, 2022. "Bribery, Plant Size and Size Dependent Distortions," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10159, The World Bank.
    3. Jeremy Greenwood & Juan M. Sanchez & Cheng Wang, 2010. "Quantifying the Impact of Financial Development on Economic Development," Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports 17, Economie d'Avant Garde.
    4. Diego Restuccia, 2013. "The Latin American Development Problem: An Interpretation," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Spring 20), pages 69-108, January.
    5. Lavinia Piemontese, 2020. "Uncovering Illegal and Underground Economies: The Case of Mafia Extortion Racketeering," Working Papers 2025, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon.
    6. Ashantha Ranasinghe & Diego Restuccia, 2016. "Financial Frictions and the Rule of Law," Working Papers tecipa-554, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    7. Diego Restuccia, 2011. "Recent developments in economic growth," Economic Quarterly, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 97(3Q), pages 329-357.
    8. Xu Dong & Yali Yang & Qinqin Zhuang & Weili Xie & Xiaomeng Zhao, 2022. "Does Environmental Regulation Help Mitigate Factor Misallocation?—Theoretical Simulations Based on a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model and the Perspective of TFP," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-21, March.
    9. Oguzoglu Umut & Ranasinghe Ashantha, 2017. "Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 17(4), pages 1-17, October.
    10. Bhattacharya, Dhritiman & Guner, Nezih & Ventura, Gustavo, 2011. "Distortions, Endogenous Managerial Skills and Productivity Differences," IZA Discussion Papers 5963, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    11. Miguel Angel, 2023. "Differences in the labor market by gender and aggregate income," Sobre México. Revista de Economía, Sobre México. Temas en economía, vol. 1(7), pages 84-114.
    12. Birkholz, Carlo & Asatryan, Zareh & Baskaran, Thushyanthan & Gomtsyan, David, 2022. "Favoritism and Firms: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications," VfS Annual Conference 2022 (Basel): Big Data in Economics 264055, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    13. López-Martín Bernabé & Pérez-Reyna David, 2019. "Contracts, Firm Dynamics and Aggregate Productivity," Working Papers 2019-07, Banco de México.
    14. Maribel Guerrero & David Urbano, 2020. "Institutional conditions and social innovations in emerging economies: insights from Mexican enterprises’ initiatives for protecting/preventing the effect of violent events," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 45(4), pages 929-957, August.
    15. Mascarúa Lara Miguel A., 2022. "Imperfect Law Enforcement, Informality, and Organized Crime," Working Papers 2022-16, Banco de México.
    16. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2023. "Gender Specific Distortions, Entrepreneurship and Misallocation," Working Papers 2023-1, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 27 Jul 2023.
    17. Lavinia Piemontese, 2021. "Uncovering Illegal and Underground Economies: The Case of Mafia Extortion Racketeering," Working Papers halshs-02928546, HAL.
    18. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Misallocation across Establishment Gender," Working Papers 2020-2, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.
    19. Alain Gabler & Markus Poschke, 2013. "Experimentation by Firms, Distortions, and Aggregate Productivity," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 16(1), pages 26-38, January.

  5. Oguzoglu, Umut & Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2015. "Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America," IZA Discussion Papers 9209, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

    Cited by:

    1. Pengfei Jia & King Yoong Lim, 2021. "The stabilization role of police spending in a neo‐Keynesian economy with credit market imperfections," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 68(1), pages 103-125, February.
    2. Ashantha Ranasinghe & Diego Restuccia, 2016. "Financial Frictions and the Rule of Law," Working Papers tecipa-554, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    3. Sorin M. S. Krammer & Addisu A. Lashitew & Jonathan P. Doh & Hari Bapuji, 2023. "Income inequality, social cohesion, and crime against businesses: Evidence from a global sample of firms," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 54(2), pages 385-400, March.
    4. Mascarúa Lara Miguel A., 2022. "Imperfect Law Enforcement, Informality, and Organized Crime," Working Papers 2022-16, Banco de México.
    5. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2020. "Misallocation across Establishment Gender," Working Papers 2020-2, University of Alberta, Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2024. "Misallocation across establishment gender," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(1), pages 183-206.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Ranasinghe, Ashantha & Restuccia, Diego, 2018. "Financial frictions and the rule of law," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 248-271.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  3. Oguzoglu Umut & Ranasinghe Ashantha, 2017. "Crime and Establishment Size: Evidence from South America," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 17(4), pages 1-17, October.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2017. "Property rights, extortion and the misallocation of talent," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 98(C), pages 86-110.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2017. "Innovation, firm size and the Canada-U.S. productivity gap," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 46-58.

    Cited by:

    1. Piguillem Facundo & Rubini Loris, 2019. "Barriers to firm growth in open economies," The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter, vol. 19(1), pages 1-36, January.
    2. Morgan, Horatio M., 2024. "An Integrative Institutional Framework on the Canada-U.S. Business Performance Gap," MPRA Paper 119739, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Stephanie Prada-Villamizar & Esther Sánchez-Peinado, 2021. "Entrepreneurship, innovation, and internationalization: The moderating role of the institutions," Estudios Gerenciales, Universidad Icesi, vol. 37(160), pages 506-517, August.
    4. Sung, Bongsuk & Soh, Jin Young & Park, Chun Gun, 2022. "Comparing government support, firm heterogeneity, and inter-firm spillovers for productivity enhancement: Evidence from the Korean solar energy technology industry," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    5. Lin Shao & Rongsheng Tang, 2021. "Allocative Efficiency and Aggregate Productivity Growth in Canada and the United States," Staff Working Papers 21-1, Bank of Canada.

  6. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2014. "Impact of policy distortions on firm-level innovation, productivity dynamics and TFP," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 114-129.

    Cited by:

    1. Ashantha Ranasinghe, 2012. "Property Rights, Extortion and the Misallocation of Talent," 2012 Meeting Papers 293, Society for Economic Dynamics.
    2. Piguillem Facundo & Rubini Loris, 2019. "Barriers to firm growth in open economies," The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter, vol. 19(1), pages 1-36, January.
    3. Da-Rocha, José-María & Restuccia, Diego & Tavares, Marina M., 2023. "Policy distortions and aggregate productivity with endogenous establishment-level productivity," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    4. Diego Restuccia, 2013. "Factor Misallocation and Development," Working Papers tecipa-502, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    5. García-Santana, Manuel & Pijoan-Mas, Josep, 2014. "The reservation laws in India and the misallocation of production factors," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 193-209.
    6. Dai, Xiaoyong & Cheng, Liwei, 2016. "Market distortions and aggregate productivity: Evidence from Chinese energy enterprises," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 304-313.
    7. Minjie Deng & Chang Liu, 2021. "Sovereign Risk and Intangible Investment," Discussion Papers dp21-16, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University.
    8. Alicia H. Dang & Roberto Samaniego, 2022. "R&D, Industrial Policy and Growth," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-42, August.
    9. Wijesiri, Mahinda, 2016. "Weathering the storm: ownership structure and performance of microfinance institutions in the wake of the global financial crisis," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 238-247.
    10. Diego Restuccia, 2018. "Misallocation and Aggregate Productivity across Time and Space," Working Papers tecipa-596, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    11. Zaourak,Gabriel Roberto, 2020. "Rent-Seeking Activities, Misallocation, and Innovation in Argentina," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9293, The World Bank.
    12. Diego Restuccia, 2011. "Recent developments in economic growth," Economic Quarterly, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 97(3Q), pages 329-357.
    13. Chunhua Lu & Hong Li, 2023. "Have China’s Regional Carbon Emissions Trading Schemes Promoted Industrial Resource Allocation Efficiency? The Evidence from Heavily Polluted Industries at the Provincial Level," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-20, February.
    14. Pedro Bento & Diego Restuccia, 2014. "Misallocation, Establishment Size, and Productivity," Working Papers tecipa-517, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    15. Bhattacharya, Dhritiman & Guner, Nezih & Ventura, Gustavo, 2011. "Distortions, Endogenous Managerial Skills and Productivity Differences," IZA Discussion Papers 5963, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    16. López-Martín Bernabé & Pérez-Reyna David, 2019. "Contracts, Firm Dynamics and Aggregate Productivity," Working Papers 2019-07, Banco de México.
    17. Federico S. Mandelman & Mehra dup Mishita & Hewei Shen, 2024. "Skilled Immigration Frictions as a Barrier for Young Firms," FRB Atlanta Working Paper 2024-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
    18. Fang Wang & Xiaoyong Dai, 2020. "Regulation and product innovation: the intermediate role of resource reallocation," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 30(4), pages 1035-1061, September.
    19. Li, Zhen & Wu, Baijun & Wang, Danyang & Tang, Maogang, 2022. "Government mandatory energy-biased technological progress and enterprises' environmental performance: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment of cleaner production standards in China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 162(C).
    20. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2017. "Innovation, firm size and the Canada-U.S. productivity gap," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 46-58.
    21. Ranasinghe, Ashantha, 2023. "Gender Specific Distortions, Entrepreneurship and Misallocation," Working Papers 2023-1, University of Alberta, Department of Economics, revised 27 Jul 2023.
    22. Li, Kun & Azacis, Helmuts & Luintel, Kul B, 2023. "Resource Misallocation in the Presence of R&D Spillovers," Cardiff Economics Working Papers E2023/24, Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, Economics Section.
    23. Alain Gabler & Markus Poschke, 2013. "Experimentation by Firms, Distortions, and Aggregate Productivity," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 16(1), pages 26-38, January.
    24. Qiao, Sen & Zhao, Dong Hao & Guo, Zi Xin & Tao, Zhang, 2022. "Factor price distortions, environmental regulation and innovation efficiency: An empirical study on China's power enterprises," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).

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  1. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (5) 2013-01-19 2016-06-18 2020-06-15 2021-09-13 2023-02-06. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (4) 2016-01-18 2018-04-30 2018-05-21 2020-06-15
  3. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (4) 2018-04-30 2018-05-21 2020-06-15 2021-09-13
  4. NEP-SBM: Small Business Management (3) 2020-06-15 2021-09-13 2023-02-06
  5. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (2) 2020-06-15 2021-09-13
  6. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (2) 2020-04-06 2023-02-06
  7. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2021-06-28
  8. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (1) 2020-06-15
  9. NEP-GEN: Gender (1) 2020-04-06
  10. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2021-06-28
  11. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (1) 2021-06-28
  12. NEP-IFN: International Finance (1) 2018-05-21
  13. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 2021-06-28
  14. NEP-ISF: Islamic Finance (1) 2021-09-13
  15. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2015-08-19

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