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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Pricing health insurance in India
Faculty Affiliate Alessandra Voena co-authored an article in VoxDev on how governments should set premiums for health insurance, given the high costs of raising revenue.
September 12, 2024
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Do short-term contracts limit investments in training workers?
In rural Burundi, Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Swanson investigates why employers under-invest in training their employees in general skills.
June 28, 2024
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A blueprint for India’s potential for growth through improved management practices
Supported by King Center funding, Stanford Professor Nicholas Bloom and Megha Patnaik, PhD ’17, are pioneering a survey on management practices in India’s manufacturing sector.
June 25, 2024
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Related Working Papers
- Cefala, L., Naso, P., Ndayikeza, M., & Swanson, N. (2024). Under-training by Employers in Informal Labor Markets: Evidence from Burundi.
- 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.