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- 2014
- Working Paper
Profits and Economic Development
By: Dan Schwab and Eric Werker
Are rents, or excess profits, good for development? Using industry-level manufacturing data, this paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that... View Details
Keywords: Firm Performance; Rent; Mark-up; Competition; Manufacturing; Development Economics; Profit; Economic Growth; Renting or Rental
Schwab, Dan, and Eric Werker. "Profits and Economic Development." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-087, March 2014. (Revised April 2014.)
- 02 May 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Profits and Economic Development
Keywords: by Dan Schwab & Eric Werker
- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
prices. Promote periodic price mark-up events. And, eventually, start a conversation about truly rationalized pricing, tied to the actual cost of input for the producers, including the labor of impoverished women in developing countries.... View Details
- 28 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship
multiple mark-ups in our portfolio, surpassed industry benchmarks for investing in diverse founders, and secured co-investments with leading funds! What has been the highlight of your HBS experience thus far? The highlight of my... View Details
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. The negative effect is strongest in poor countries, suggesting that high profits stymie economic development rather than enable it.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 25
and Economic Development By: Schwab, Dan, and Eric Werker Abstract—Using industry-level manufacturing data, this paper demonstrates a negative effect of rents, measured by the mark-up ratio, on productivity growth. This result is robust... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne