Working Paper
Does managerial personality matter?
Using novel data from micro, small, and medium firms in Vietnam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers—risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness—and firm-level decisions. We extend the...
Journal Article
Does managerial personality matter?
Using novel data from micro, small and medium firms in Vietnam, we estimate the relationship between behavioural and personality traits of owners/managers – risk attitudes, locus of control, and innovativeness – and firm-level decisions. We extend...
News
Evidence based policy making in Myanmar – New four-year programme in collaboration with the Central Statistical Organization launched
UNU-WIDER and the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) from the Ministry of Planning and Finance of Myanmar launched today, in Naypyidaw, a four-year collaboration that will strengthen evidence based policy making and analysis, and help underpin...
Seminar
Characteristics of the Vietnamese business environment: evidence from a SME Survey in 2015
Wed, 9 November 2016
Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM),
68 Phan Dinh Phung, Ba Dinh district,
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Presentation
Launching Ceremony of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Qualitative Study Report (2018)
On 26 March the results and outcomes of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Qualitative Study Report (2018), SAM engagement, and four in-depth Studies were presented at a launching ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The meeting brought...
Tue, 26 March 2019
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) Office,
Naypyitaw,
Myanmar (Burma)
Past event
Database
Viet Nam data
Viet Nam’s contemporary similarities to a large number of developing countries make its experiences highly relevant for many regional and extra-regional stakeholders. On this page you will find in-depth and high quality reports on firm-level competitiveness and technology, Small and Medium Enterprises data, Viet Nam Access to Resources Household Survey data, and the Social Accounting Matrices for Viet Nam.
Policy seminar
Enterprise development: How are Mozambican manufacturing firms doing? Findings from 2017
On 23 April 2018, the Inclusive Growth in Mozambique project hosted a public forum to share the results of its report on the business landscape for Mozambican manufacturing firms. The event sheds light on the current challenges faced by micro-, small...
Mon, 23 April 2018
Polana Serena Hotel,
Julius Nyerere Avenue, 1380,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Working Paper
The missing middle
We study the exporting and subcontracting decisions, mark-ups, market concentration, and growth of a panel of Vietnamese private micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Our main findings are as follows. First, we find that among subcontractors...
Working Paper
Differentials in market constraints and value addition among micro, small, and medium enterprises in Vietnam
This paper analyses the differentials of productive values in Vietnamese micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and how market constraints have hindered their performance. Quantitative analyses suggest substantial differences in value addition...
Presentation
Maria Jouste on Tax for Development
Maria Jouste, UNU-WIDER Research Associate, will give a presentation at the Tax for Development webinar series on 17 November 2020 (CET). The webinar series is hosted by Chr. Michelsen Institute. The topic of Jouste's presentation will be 'Do tax...
Tue, 17 November 2020
Past event
Journal Article
On the link between managerial attributes and firm access to formal credit in Myanmar
Using a survey of enterprises in Myanmar, we examine demand for formal credit and the extent to which firms are self-constrained by not applying for credit or if they apply and are constrained by bank’s rejections. We have information about firm...
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