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Does Additional Labor Benefit Microenterprises? Evidence from Sri Lanka

David McKenzie
Suresh de Mel
Christopher Woodruff
In Sri Lanka, researchers provided wage subsidies to randomly chosen microenterprises to determine if they would hire more workers, and whether the additional labor would benefit such firms. The study found that while firms increased employment during the subsidy period, there was no lasting impact...
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Energy Productivity and Energy Demand: Experimental Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Plants

Nick Ryan
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Leveraging Business Networks to Boost Women’s Entrepreneurship

Edward Asiedu
Monica Lambon-Quayefio
Francesca Truffa
Ashley Wong
Researchers investigated the role of online networking groups (via WhatsApp) and free legal aid on improving business innovation, practices, sales, and profits among growth-oriented women-owned firms in Ghana. They found that online networking groups meaningfully encouraged business innovation...
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Sick Leave Reminders and Worker Health in Bangladesh

Rachel M. Heath
Researchers working with a large apparel maker in Bangladesh are evaluating the impact of phone call reminders sharing information about their employer’s support for workers to use their company's paid sick leave to increase worker retention.
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Gender Differences in the Workplace: Evidence from a Tanzanian Factory

David Yang
In Tanzania, researchers are conducting a randomized evaluation to test the impact of factory employment and different compensation schemes on gender differences in labor market outcomes, taste for competition, and views on social and gender norms.