-owned enterprises. The results are corroborated by propensity score matching estimates, implying that the estimated gender productivity … could partially close the gender productivity gap. …

explore firm-level efficiency effects of corporate social responsibility. We find a positive relationship between adoption of … corporate social responsibility initiatives and firm efficiency, and reveal that the impact is stronger for firms in non …

In this paper, we estimate the efficiency of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana, and … investigate the impact of fiscal decentralization on the efficiency of local public goods and services delivery by MMDAs. Using … MMDAs' internally generated funds as a share of their total revenue has a positive influence on the efficiency of MMDAs …

household investment. Results show that land titling has a strong and statistically significant effect on household investment …

agricultural investment, land valuation and access to credit in Tanzania. Results show that while there are no detectable effects … of formal, private land property rights (written documentation of ownership) on agricultural investment, land ownership …

study examines the timing and type of own-generation investment decisions that are viable for 21 large companies, and the …

unanticipated shock to study the effect of the Land Law of 2013 on the investment behaviour of growers of annual crops. Using a … difference-in-differences design, we find that the Land Law of 2013 is associated with a higher likelihood of investment in … irrigation technology or soil and water conservation, but not other types of investment. Our results are robust to controlling …