Since 1989, creditor countries have provided debt relief to developing countries worth more than 100 billion US dollars. Prominent lobby groups are campaigning for a further 400 billion US dollars in debt relief to be provided in the near future. How much could developing country’s gain...

We introduce a novel assignment model to understand patterns of firm growth and entrepreneurial (managerial) turnover. The economy is endowed with a measure of en- trepreneurs who are distinct in two dimensions: they vary in their skill e to operate a given technology and in their ability to...