Work, Entrepreneurship, and Finance

In emerging economies, entrepreneurship and access to finance are important components in stimulating economic growth. Efficient firms that create productive jobs are crucial in building healthy, sustainable economies and alleviating poverty. The King Center's affiliated faculty, students, and researchers examine business and financial innovations that can improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and access to decent work.
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Undergraduate research assistants help expand entrepreneurial opportunities for refugees
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Q&A with King Center Postdoctoral Fellow Karmini Sharma
Sharma describes her research, which primarily focuses on the economics of gender, and talks about why she would recommend the King Center's Postdoctoral Fellows Program.
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Examining barriers to communication in Pakistan
Mark Walsh received support from the King Center for his experiment studying why people are reluctant to share information about new technologies.
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- Professor of Economics
- Professor of Political Science
- Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
- Postdoctoral Fellow | Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence Lab
- Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance
- Faculty Director and the Kleinheinz Family Professor of International Studies
- Senior Fellow | Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI)
- Associate Professor of Political Economy
- Landau Professor in Economics Policy
- Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering
- Postdoctoral Fellow | Woods Institute for the Environment
- Professor of Political Science
- Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor, School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
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- Ribar, M. (2023). Who Wants Property Rights? Conjoint Evidence from Senegal.
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- Buchmann, N., Dupas, P., & Ziparo, R. (2023). The Good Wife? Reputation Dynamics and Financial Decision-Making Inside the Household.