The World Bank, USA
IZA World of Labor role
Author
Current position
Lead Economist, The World Bank, USA
Research interest
Consumer and household finance, behavioral economics, entrepreneurship, supply chain finance, financial institutions
Positions/functions as a policy advisor
Senior Economist, The World Bank (2002–2011); Economist, The World Bank (1998–2002)
Qualifications
PhD Financial Economics, Stern School of Business New York University, 1998
Selected publications
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“Incentivizing calculated risk-taking: Evidence from an experiment with commercial bank loan officers.” Journal of Finance 70:2 (2015): 537–575 (with S. Cole and M. Kanz).
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“New firm registration and the business cycle.” International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal 11:2 (2015): 287–306 (with I. Love and D. Randall).
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“Bargaining power and trade credit.” Journal of Corporate Finance 41:5 (2014): 66–80 (with D. Fabbri).
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“Measuring financial inclusion: Explaining variation across and within countries.” Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2013) (with A. Demirguc-Kunt).
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“Trade credit contracts.” Review of Financial Studies 25:3 (2012): 838–867 (with L. Laeven and R. Rajan).
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How digital payments can benefit entrepreneurs
Digital payments can increase firms’ profits by allowing more efficient and cost-effective financial transactions
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