Francesca de Nicola
Biographic Data
| ID | 6447302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesca de Nicola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesca |
| FAMILY NAME | de Nicola |
| SIGNATURE | DE NICOLA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9212-0725 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
High-growth firms’ contribution to aggregate productivity growth
This paper investigates the contribution of high-growth firms (HGFs) to aggregate productivity growth, using Hungarian firm-level data. Three stylized facts emerge. First, output-based HGFs substantially outperform employment-based ones in terms of their productivity contribution: on average, sales-based HGFs contribute 5 times as much as employment-based ones. Further, the contribution of employment-based HGFs is negative in 48-50% of industry-y…
Productivity loss and misallocation of resources in Southeast Asia
This article examines within-sector resource misallocation in three Southeast Asian countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The methodology accounts for measurement error in revenues and costs. The firm-level evidence suggests that measurement error is substantial, resulting in an overestimation of misallocation by as much as 30%. Nevertheless, resource misallocation across firms within a sector remains large, albeit declining. The findings i…
Politically connected firms and privileged access to credit
We use firm-level data from six Central and Eastern European economies to examine whether political connections ease financial constraints faced by firms. We show that politically connected firms are characterized by higher leverage, lower profitability, and lower productivity of capital than unconnected firms. However, we do not find any significant difference in investment rates between them. Politically connected firms, though less productive …
Spillovers from high growth firms
How do high-growth firms (HGFs) affect the rest of the economy? We explore this question using Hungarian administrative microdata. Relying on the Birch definition of HGFs, we find evidence for stronger productivity growth for firms operating in industries with more HGFs and for firms supplying industries with more HGFs. Knowledge spillovers or the surge of HGFs’ demand for intermediate inputs could explain these positive associations. Firms with …
Ex ante and ex post effects of hybrid index insurance in Bangladesh
This study assesses both the demand for and effectiveness of an index insurance product designed to help smallholder farmers in Bangladesh manage crop production risk during the monsoon season. Villages were randomized into either an insurance treatment or a comparison group, and discounts and rebates were randomly allocated across treatment villages to encourage insurance take-up and to allow for the estimation of the price-elasticity of insuran…
How accurate are recall data? Evidence from coastal India
How accurate are recall data? Evidence from coastal India
Ex ante and ex post effects of hybrid index insurance in Bangladesh
This study assesses both the demand for and effectiveness of an index insurance product designed to help smallholder farmers in Bangladesh manage crop production risk during the monsoon season. Villages were randomized into either an insurance treatment or a comparison group, and discounts and rebates were randomly allocated across treatment villages to encourage insurance take-up and to allow for the estimation of the price-elasticity of insuran…
How accurate are recall data? Evidence from coastal India
Ex ante and ex post effects of hybrid index insurance in Bangladesh
This study assesses both the demand for and effectiveness of an index insurance product designed to help smallholder farmers in Bangladesh manage crop production risk during the monsoon season. Villages were randomized into either an insurance treatment or a comparison group, and discounts and rebates were randomly allocated across treatment villages to encourage insurance take-up and to allow for the estimation of the price-elasticity of insuran…
Spillovers from high growth firms
How do high-growth firms (HGFs) affect the rest of the economy? We explore this question using Hungarian administrative microdata. Relying on the Birch definition of HGFs, we find evidence for stronger productivity growth for firms operating in industries with more HGFs and for firms supplying industries with more HGFs. Knowledge spillovers or the surge of HGFs’ demand for intermediate inputs could explain these positive associations. Firms with …
Politically connected firms and privileged access to credit
We use firm-level data from six Central and Eastern European economies to examine whether political connections ease financial constraints faced by firms. We show that politically connected firms are characterized by higher leverage, lower profitability, and lower productivity of capital than unconnected firms. However, we do not find any significant difference in investment rates between them. Politically connected firms, though less productive …
High-growth firms’ contribution to aggregate productivity growth
This paper investigates the contribution of high-growth firms (HGFs) to aggregate productivity growth, using Hungarian firm-level data. Three stylized facts emerge. First, output-based HGFs substantially outperform employment-based ones in terms of their productivity contribution: on average, sales-based HGFs contribute 5 times as much as employment-based ones. Further, the contribution of employment-based HGFs is negative in 48-50% of industry-y…
Productivity loss and misallocation of resources in Southeast Asia
This article examines within-sector resource misallocation in three Southeast Asian countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The methodology accounts for measurement error in revenues and costs. The firm-level evidence suggests that measurement error is substantial, resulting in an overestimation of misallocation by as much as 30%. Nevertheless, resource misallocation across firms within a sector remains large, albeit declining. The findings i…
Economics (6 works) · Productivity (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (3 works) · Macroeconomics (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Entrepreneurship (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (2 works)