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Assessing the impact of the investment climate on productivity using firm-level data : methodology and the cases of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua

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  1. World Bank, 2009. "Ethiopia - Toward the Competitive Frontier : Strategies for Improving Ethiopia’s Investment Climate," World Bank Publications - Reports 3076, The World Bank Group.
  2. Alvaro Escribano & J. Luis Guasch & Manuel De Orte & Jorge Pena, 2009. "Investment Climate Assessment In Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines And Thailand: Results From Pooling Firm-Level Data," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 54(03), pages 335-366.
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  6. Amitabh Chandra & Amy Finkelstein & Adam Sacarny & Chad Syverson, 2016. "Health Care Exceptionalism? Performance and Allocation in the US Health Care Sector," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(8), pages 2110-2144, August.
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  8. Oznur Ozdamar & Eleftherios Giovanis & Sahizer Samuk, 2020. "State business relations and the dynamics of job flows in Egypt and Turkey," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 10(4), pages 519-558, December.
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  10. World Bank, 2009. "Mozambique - Investment Climate Assessment - 2009 : Sustaining and Broadening Growth," World Bank Publications - Reports 3158, The World Bank Group.
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  13. Fatma Nur Karaman Kabadurmus, 2021. "Innovation Challenges in South Asia: Evidence from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India," Journal of South Asian Development, , vol. 16(1), pages 100-129, April.
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  17. Escribano, Álvaro & Guasch, J. Luis, 2008. "Robust methodology for investment climate assessment on productivity: application to investment climate surveys from Central America," UC3M Working papers. Economics we081911, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
  18. Stephane Straub, 2011. "Infrastructure and Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Macro-level Literature," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(5), pages 683-708.
  19. Correa, Paulo & Dayoub, Mariam & Francisco, Manuela, 2007. "Identifying supply-side constraints to export performance in Ecuador : an exercise with Investment Climate Survey data," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4179, The World Bank.
  20. Saidi, Samir & Mani, Venkatesh & Mefteh, Haifa & Shahbaz, Muhammad & Akhtar, Pervaiz, 2020. "Dynamic linkages between transport, logistics, foreign direct Investment, and economic growth: Empirical evidence from developing countries," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 277-293.
  21. Dairabayeva Karlygash & Carayannis Elias, 2014. "Targeted Trade-Related Policies and Manufacturing Firm Productivity in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Effect of Corruption," Global Economy Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 14(2), pages 1-22, April.
  22. World Bank, 2007. "Chile : Investment Climate Assessment, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Policy Recommendations," World Bank Publications - Reports 7695, The World Bank Group.
  23. Lall, Somik V. & Mengistae, Taye, 2005. "The impact of business environment and economic geography on plant-level productivity : an analysis of Indian industry," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3664, The World Bank.
  24. World Bank, 2010. "Bhutan Investment Climate Assessment Report : Vitalizing the Private Sector, Creating Jobs, Volume 2," World Bank Publications - Reports 12872, The World Bank Group.
  25. World Bank Group, 2014. "West Bank and Gaza Investment Climate Assessment : Fragmentation and Uncertainty," World Bank Publications - Reports 20268, The World Bank Group.
  26. Anos-Casero, Paloma & Udomsaph, Charles, 2009. "What drives firm productivity growth ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4841, The World Bank.
  27. Deininger, Klaus & Jin, Songqing & Sur, Mona, 2007. "Sri Lanka's Rural Non-Farm Economy: Removing Constraints to Pro-Poor Growth," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 2056-2078, December.
  28. Escribano, Álvaro & Guasch, J. Luis & Orte, Manuel De & Pena, Jorge, 2008. "Investment climate assessment based on demean Olley and Pakes decompositions: methodology and application to Turkey's investment climate survey," UC3M Working papers. Economics we082012, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
  29. World Bank, 2007. "Chile : Investment Climate Assessment, Volume 2. Background Chapters," World Bank Publications - Reports 7716, The World Bank Group.
  30. Eric Manes, 2009. "Pakistan's Investment Climate : Laying the Foundation for Growth, Volume 2. Annexes," World Bank Publications - Reports 12411, The World Bank Group.
  31. Subramanian, Uma & Anderson, William P. & Lee, Kihoon, 2005. "Measuring the impact of the investment climate on total factor productivity : the cases of China and Brazil," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3792, The World Bank.
  32. Souksavanh VIXATHEP, 2014. "Entrepreneurship, Government Policy and Performance of SMEs in Laos," GSICS Working Paper Series 28, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University.
  33. Jensen, Nathan M. & Li, Quan & Rahman, Aminur, 2007. "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter : understanding corruption using cross-national firm-level surveys," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4413, The World Bank.
  34. Escribano, Álvaro & Guasch, J. Luis & Pena, Jorge, 2019. "Investment Climate Effects on Alternative Firm-Level Productivity Measures," UC3M Working papers. Economics 28639, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
  35. Eifert, Benn & Gelb, Alan & Ramachandran, Vijaya, 2008. "The Cost of Doing Business in Africa: Evidence from Enterprise Survey Data," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 36(9), pages 1531-1546, September.
  36. Rajesh Raj S.N. & Kunal Sen, 2017. "Does Institutional Quality Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from India," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 18(2), pages 184-213, September.
  37. Diagne, Youssoupha S, 2013. "Impact of business environment on investment and output of manufacturing firms in Senegal," MPRA Paper 54227, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  38. Jan, Sajjad Ahmad & Chani, Muhammad Irfan & Pervaiz, Zahid & Chaudhary, Amatul R., 2012. "Physical infrastructure and economic development in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 37785, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  39. Caroline Freund & Mary Hallward-Driemeier & Bob Rijkers, 2016. "Deals and Delays: Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 30(2), pages 354-382.
  40. Stephane Straub, 2008. "Infrastructure and Growth in Developing Countries: Recent Advances and Research Challenges," Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series 179, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh.
  41. World Bank, 2009. "Cambodia - A Better Investment Climate to Sustain Growth : Second Investment Climate Assessment," World Bank Publications - Reports 3141, The World Bank Group.
  42. Amitabh Chandra & Amy Finkelstein & Adam Sacarny & Chad Syverson, 2013. "Healthcare Exceptionalism? Productivity and Allocation in the U.S. Healthcare Sector," NBER Working Papers 19200, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  43. World Bank, 2007. "Economic Performance in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Microeconomic Perspective, Volume 1. Main Findings," World Bank Publications - Reports 7851, The World Bank Group.
  44. World Bank, 2007. "Tanzania - Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment : Stimulating Non-Farm Microenterprise Growth," World Bank Publications - Reports 7798, The World Bank Group.
  45. World Bank, 2007. "Lao PDR - Private Sector and Investment Climate Assessment : Reducing Investment Climate Constraints to Higher Growth," World Bank Publications - Reports 7707, The World Bank Group.
  46. World Bank, 2007. "Zanzibar - The Effect of the Investment Climate on Performance of Micro and Small Enterprise in Zanzibar : A Comparison with Mainland Tanzania and Other Countries," World Bank Publications - Reports 7708, The World Bank Group.
  47. Samir, Saidi & Shahbaz, Muhammad & Akhtar, Pervaiz, 2018. "The Long-Run Relationship between Transport Energy Consumption and Transport Infrastructure on Economic Growth in MENA Countries," MPRA Paper 85037, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 06 Mar 2018.
  48. Rijkers, Bob & Söderbom, Måns & Loening, Josef L., 2010. "A Rural-Urban Comparison of Manufacturing Enterprise Performance in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 38(9), pages 1278-1296, September.
  49. Baptist, Simon & Teal, Francis J., 2015. "Why Do South Korean Firms Produce So Much More Output per Worker than Ghanaian Ones?," IZA Discussion Papers 9157, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  50. Independent Evaluation Group, 2009. "Earnings Growth and Employment Creation," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 24116, December.
  51. Mai Huong Giang & Bui Huy Trung & Yuichiro Yoshida & Tran Dang Xuan & Mai Thanh Que, 2019. "The Causal Effect of Access to Finance on Productivity of Small and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-19, October.
  52. Rabinder Singh & Rajani Kumari Sarangal & Gurmeet Singh, 2022. "The Impact of Micro and Macro Environment on Entrepreneurial Success: Case of J&K MSMEs," FIIB Business Review, , vol. 11(1), pages 94-106, March.
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  54. Berulava George, 2011. "Services Inputs and Export Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Transition Economies," EERC Working Paper Series 11/17e, EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS.
  55. Escribano, Álvaro & Guasch, J. Luis, 2012. "Robust investment climate effects on alternative firm-level productivity measures," UC3M Working papers. Economics we1201, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
  56. Rijkers, Bob & Soderbom, Mans & Loening, Josef, 2009. "Mind the gap ? a rural-urban comparison of manufacturing firms," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4946, The World Bank.
  57. Edwards, Lawrence & Balchin, Neil, 2008. "Trade related business climate and manufacturing export performance in Africa: A firm-level analysis," MPRA Paper 32863, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  58. World Bank, 2008. "Local Gains from Global Opportunities : Improving Central America's Investment Climate," World Bank Publications - Reports 7959, The World Bank Group.
  59. Judy S. Yang, 2017. "The governance environment and innovative SMEs," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 48(3), pages 525-541, March.
  60. Escribano, Álvaro & Pena, Jorge, 2009. "Empirical econometric evaluation of alternative methods of dealing with missing values in Investment Climate surveys," UC3M Working papers. Economics we098750, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Departamento de Economía.
  61. World Bank, 2011. "Republic of Tajikistan - Country Economic Memorandum : Tajikistan’s Quest for Growth: Stimulating Private Investment," World Bank Publications - Reports 2761, The World Bank Group.
  62. Souksavanh VIXATHEP, 2017. "Entrepreneurship, Human and Social Capital, and Government Policy in Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Laos," Japan Social Innovation Journal, University of Hyogo Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation, vol. 7(1), pages 1-33, March.
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  64. Mengyin Li & Phillip H. Phan & Xian Sun, 2021. "Business Friendliness: A Double-Edged Sword," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-22, February.
  65. Jordan Schwartz & José Luis Guasch & Gordon Wilmsmeier, 2009. "Logistics, Transport and Food Prices in LAC: Policy Guidance for Improving Efficiency and Reducing Costs," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 9324, Inter-American Development Bank.
  66. Clarke, George, 2012. "Manufacturing firms in Africa: Some stylized facts about wages and productivity," MPRA Paper 36122, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  67. Souksavanh VIXATHEP & Nobuaki MATSUNAGA, 2015. "Entrepreneurial Human and Social Capital in Small Businesses in Vietnam - An Extended Analysis -," GSICS Working Paper Series 29, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University.
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