John Rand

Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow

John Rand is a professor of development economics at the University of Copenhagen. His research focus includes: industrial policy and firm dynamics; quantitative impact evaluation of development projects; and macroeconomics of international capital flows. Professor Rand has significant country experience from Vietnam and Mozambique (resident advisor in 2001 and 2008, respectively) and research experience through project involvement in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda.

Currently, he is Co-Editor of the European Journal of Development Research, member of the Steering Committee of the Joint MFS II Evaluations Programme in Holland, and since 2019, also Deputy Director of the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

A Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, Professor Rand is involved in the project Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development. Specifically, he is co-organizing the project’s sub-component focusing on enterprise development for job creation and growth in South Africa.

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Email john.rand@econ.ku.dk

Twitter @JRdk22

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    Journal Article
    Differential bunching impacts across the income distribution: evidence from tax administrative data

    We investigate the behavioural responses of individual taxpayers to changes in marginal personal income tax rates applying empirical bunching methodology to tax administrative data from Zambia over the period from 2014 to 2021. We find evidence for...

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    Imports, supply chains and firm productivity

    This study explores how competition-induced productivity gains from imports in intermediate producing sectors transmit through the supply chain. Based on firm-level panel data from Vietnam, we show that in addition to the productivity premium...

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    Differential bunching impacts across the income distribution

    We investigate the behavioural responses of individual taxpayers to changes in marginal personal income tax rates applying empirical bunching methodology to tax administrative data from Zambia over the period from 2014 to 2021. We find evidence for...

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    Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector

    We investigate the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar. The data show that micro, small, and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in...

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    Inquérito às Indústrias Manufactureiras Moçambicanas 2022

    Este relatório documenta os principais resultados do Inquérito às Indústrias Manufactureiras Moçambicanas 2022 (IIM 2022). O inquérito foi realizado em 2022 no âmbito do programa Crescimento inclusivo em Moçambique (IGM) com apoio do Ministério dos...

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    Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms 2022

    This report documents the main findings of the Survey of Mozambican Manufacturing Firms 2022 (IIM 2022). The survey was implemented in 2022 under the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme with the support from the Finnish Ministry for...

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    Local governance quality and law compliance

    In sub-Saharan Africa, many micro and small enterprises do not (or at least only partially) comply with official rules and regulations. Given that low compliance rates impede economic growth and human development, it is essential to identify...

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    Spillovers from extractive industries

    Extractive industries form an important part of the economy for many developing countries, but their impact on growth and welfare remains understudied. With global efforts to transition to net-zero carbon emissions in the coming decades...

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    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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    Tariffs, productivity, and resource misallocation

    An often-neglected potential negative consequence of tariffs is the impact they may have on the misallocation of factor inputs. Trade protection can provide space for domestic firms to increase prices and mark-ups, allowing low-productivity firms to...

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    Local governance quality and law compliance

    Using panel data of manufacturing enterprises in Mozambique between 2012 and 2017, we investigate how changes in perceived quality of governance are related to firms’ law compliance. Controlling for firm-level unobserved heterogeneity, we look at...

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    Business Practice Intervention Survey

    Myanmar’s manufacturing sector is at the heart of the country’s commercial landscape. From garment production for the international market to diverse food, furniture, gemstones, and metal provision, the more than 70,000 micro, small, and medium firms...

    Working Paper
    Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector

    We look into the relationship between business practices and enterprise productivity using panel data with matched employer and employee information from Myanmar. The data show that micro, small, and medium-size enterprises in Myanmar typically do...

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    Traditional and modern employee benefits in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector

    Employer-provided benefits are independent elements in the compensation packages that make up firms’ payment strategies. Such benefits are aimed at attracting and retaining preferred employees and improving incentives. In Myanmar, there are two...

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    Economic complexity and structural transformation: the case of Mozambique

    Mozambique is among the world’s least complex economies. By systematically accounting for both supply- and demand-side factors, we identify new products and sectors that can help to diversify and upgrade its economy. In a supply-side analysis, we use...

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    Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment

    Using a representative sample of more than 5,000 Vietnamese enterprises, we explore the firm-level productivity effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The data enables us to create 12 quantitative CSR measures, which can be grouped into...

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