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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- Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
- Assistant Professor of Economics
- Postdoctoral Fellow | Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence Lab
- Adams Distinguished Professor of Management and Professor of Finance
- Former Faculty Director
- Senior Fellow | Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI)
- John H. Scully Professor of Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior
- Associate Professor of Operations and Information Technology
- Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Associate Professor of Political Economy
- Landau Professor in Economics Policy
- Assistant Professor of Management Science and Engineering
- Former Affiliated Researcher
- Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations
- Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor of Health Policy
- Assistant Professor of Political Science
Related Working Papers
- Miller, G., Biswas, D., Mahajan, A., Babiarz, K., Brooks, N., Brunner, J., Ashraf, S., Shane, J., Maithel, S., Ahmed, S., Mahzab, M., Uddin, M. R., Rahman, M., & Luby, S. (2024). A Business Case for Human Rights at Work? Experimental Evidence on Labor Trafficking and Child Labor at Brick Kilns in Bangladesh.
- Dupas, P., Fafchamps, M., & Hernandez-Nunez, L. (2024). Keeping Up Appearances: An Experimental Investigation on Relative Rank Signaling.
- Adhami, M., Bils, M., Jones, C., & Klenow, P. (2023). Population and Welfare: The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number.