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In an interactive online experiment framed as an employment contract, subjects from India and Africa follow intrinsic motivation and provide high effort more often, while US subjects follow self-interest more, from Elwyn Davies and Marcel Fafchamps nber.org/papers/w30372

New NBER working paper (w Marcel Fafchamps) on the impact of incentives on effort, using a set of online experiments conducted in the US, India and sub-Saharan African countries. In the US, incentives have a larger role to play, as participants are more guided by self-interest:

The World Bank's Development Research Group World Bank Research is hiring on the junior market again this year. Our JOE ad is now up: (aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph…). We are looking for research economists/social scientists working on important issues relevant for development. Deadline Nov 15

Micro, small and medium-size firms are the majority of firms in both developing and developed countries. They're responsible for ~60-70% of jobs, the entry door in the labor mkt to many workers, but many struggle to grow. (1/3)

Great JMP by Khoa Vu & co-author, who shows that establishing universities in Vietnam led to more skill formation, and subsequently more workers in skill-intensive services sectors as well as higher productivity of firms.

Don't forget to register for the BREAD/International Growth Centre virtual course on firms and development! Designed for PhD students, but all welcome. Intro lecture by David Atkin & Dave Donaldson. Featuring Eric Verhoogen, David McKenzie, Reka Juhasz & more! Jan12-Feb3. theigc.org/event/bread-ig…

An excellent ECA Talk by Ufuk Akcigit on #innovation, #education, career choice, and productivity. Watch the replay and the discussion by Harry A. Patrinos on our website: worldbank.org/en/events/2023….

Very thought provoking talk by Richard Baldwin on the potential of services during the World Bank retreat for private and financial sector staff. While manufacturing trade has "peaked", services trade hasn't:

Why are most firms and households in #Pakistan so unproductive? Distortive tax and industrial policies, trade restrictions, and gender norms are to blame. Great piece by Gonzalo Varela wrld.bg/1a8B50MRT2A

Unlocking the promise of services-led growth dlvr.it/SlLrRv

Women’s career advancement increases decision-making power in the household, the effect spills over to female staff who are exposed to the new female supervisors as role models.  Read Hannah Uckat’s results from her work in Bangladesh documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099…

We have some funding available to support African conference speakers (see full criteria). If awarded, funded participants will attend both a pre-conference workshop at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, & #OxCSAE2024. Find out more & submit your paper: csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-conferenc…

Yesterday's FT View editorial citing our World Bank report (by Dorsati Madani and myself) on how services sectors can help advance the success of manufacturing sectors: on.ft.com/46RxyXU Our study can be found here: worldbank.org/en/country/vie… World Bank East Asia Pacific World Bank Finance, Trade, and Competitiveness

🎉Episode 8⃣of the CSAE Research #Podcasts series is here! 🎙️Alex Copestake, Max Marczinek, Ashley Pople, & Katherine Stapleton discuss the project 'AI and Services-led Growth: Evidence from Indian Job Adverts'. 🎧csae.ox.ac.uk/ai-and-service…

#tradeXpresso: where would the EU industry be without #Mode5Services? Btw, did you know that if we slash tariffs on #Mode5Services, world trade would grow by over €500bn? A win-win for all WTO members and the surest way to put #MC13 back in business! kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle…

Training Microentrepreneurs by Zoom in Mexico and Guatemala: I summarize new work with Leonardo Iacovone, Elwyn Davies, & Peter Deffebach that looks at feasibility, cost, and effectiveness of training micro business owners in live Zoom sessions blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluati…

📢 NEW REPORT 📢 How can the services sector provide a pathway for long-term growth in Kenya? The new World Bank Kenya Country Economic Memorandum answers this question, focusing on five channels: shift, link, boost, trade & secure. Read the report here: worldbank.org/en/country/ken…

Now out in the JDE, a short paper on training microentrepreneurs in Mexico and Guatemala by Zoom (joint with Peter Deffebach, Elwyn Davies & Leonardo Iacovone). Free for the next 50 days at sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 1/8

Kahneman and Tversky proposed a theory of choice that was psychologically plausible and mathematically precise. They showed that a better kind of theory was possible. Rest in peace, Danny Kahneman.

.World Bank Research Africa Gender Innovation Lab is looking for a PhD level economist [*preferred] * Expertise in firms, labor markets, capital and/or agriculture * ET consultant position Apply by June 20th h/t Mike O'Sullivan #EconTwitter #Genderjobs worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite…