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The ability to cooperate in collective action problems is one reason for championing community-based approaches to development. However, several studies have found that people decide their cooperative behavior based on what others do–people will cooperate when others cooperate. This idea suggests that informal norms of cooperation are fundamental in coordinating collective action.
In segmented labor markets, personal connections can be very important for obtaining well-paying jobs. There is abundant empirical evidence showing the positive impact of social networks on labor market outcomes. Anecdotal evidence from developing countries suggests that a political connection confers an advantage in the labor market, but empirical estimates of the impact are scarce.
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In light of the continuing importance, but declining dynamism, of the manufacturing sector, this paper investigates trends in productivity at the firm level. It finds that labor productivity has been either stagnant or falling in labor-intensive manufacturing. The paper uses firm-level cross-sectional and time series data and employs GMM techniques to estimate determinants of productivity.
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