Over the last decade the World Management Survey (WMS) has collected firm-level
management practices data across multiple sectors and countries. We developed the survey …

What state capacity is and how to strengthen it remain open questions, as the underlying
incentives of the state, its citizens, and its agents align in some areas of state activity and …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

In the last three decades, the methods and conclusions of macroeconomics have
deteriorated to the point that much of the work in this area no longer qualifies as scientific …

Understanding how differences in management 'best practices' affect organizational
outcomes has been a focus of both theoretical and empirical work in the fields of …

A growing body of research suggests that authoritarian regimes are responsive to societal
actors, but our understanding of the sources of authoritarian responsiveness remains limited …

Governments play a major role in the development process, and constantly introduce
reforms and policies to achieve developmental objectives. Many of these interventions have …

Recent research in political science has stressed the importance of the state in curbing
violence and promoting social and economic development, resulting in an explosion of …

State capacity is a core concept in political science research, and it is widely recognized that
state institutions exert considerable influence on outcomes such as economic development …

I study the overstatement of economic growth in autocracies by comparing self-reported
GDP figures to night-time light recorded by satellites from outer space. I show that the night …