Clarke, George R
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- Dissertation Research (BA 6199)
- Dissertation Research (BA 6399)
- Dissertation Research (BA 6699)
- Dissertation Research (BA 6999)
- Intermediate Microeconomics (ECO 4320)
- Managerial Economics (ECO 3320)
- Managerial Economics (ECO 5310)
- Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 2302)
- Seminar in Intnl Economics (ECO 6310)
RESEARCH
EDUCATION
- University of Rochester (Master of Arts)
- University of Rochester (Doctor of Philosophy)
- Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts)
PUBLICATIONS
The Rise of Asia: The ‘Flying Geese’ Theory of Tandem Growth and Regional Agglomeration by Terutomo Ozawa - International Trade Journal 2013
Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Africa: An Empirical Analysis - World Bank 2012
Challenges to Enterprise Performance in the Face of the Financial Crisis: Eastern Europe and Central Asia - World Bank 2011
An Assessment of the Investment Climate in South Africa - World Bank 2007
Reforming Water Supply in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: A Mild Reform in a Turbulent Environment - 2002
Determinants of Firm Performance during and after the 2008-09 Financial Crisis in Europe and Central Asia - 2013
Manufacturing Firms in Africa - 2012
Overview - 2012
The Role of ICT in Doing Business - 2006
Universal Service: Empirical Evidence on the Provision on Infrastructure Services to Rural and Poor Urban Consumers - 2003
A Transitory Regime Water Supply in Conakry, Guinea - 2002
The Political Determinants and Economic Effects of Bank Privatization in Argentina - 2001
On the Kindness of Strangers? The Impact of Foreign Entry on Domestic Banks in Argentina - 2000
Price Competition and Market Transparency: Evidence from a Random Response Technique
Finance and Income Inequality: What do the Data Tell Us?
Determinants of Inter-Firm Technology Licensing in the European Union
What do managers mean when they say firms like theirs pay bribes?
External Finance and Firm Survival in the Aftermath of the Crisis: Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Foreign Bank Participation and Access to Credit Across Firms in Developing Countries
Has the Internet Increased Trade? Developed and Developing Country Evidence
The Effect of Privatization and Government Policy on Competition in Transition Economies
Bank Lending to Small Businesses in Latin America: Does Bank Origin Matter?
Bank Privatization in Argentina: A Model of Political Constraints and Differential Outcomes
Bank Privatization in Developing Countries: A Summary of Lessons and Findings
Corporate Governance and Bank Performance: A Joint Analysis of the Static, Selection, and Dynamic Effects of Domestic, Foreign, and State Ownership
Introduction to the Special Issue on Bank Privatization
New Tools for Studying Network Industry Reforms in Developing Countries: The Telecommunications and Electricity Regulation Database
Privatization, Competition and Corruption: How Characteristics of Bribe Takers and Payers Affect Bribe Payments to Utilities
The Effect of Enterprise Ownership and Foreign Competition on Internet Diffusion in the Transition Economies
Foreign Bank Entry: Experience, Implications for Developing Countries, and Agenda for Further Research
The Effect of Medicaid on Cash Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Poor
How Institutional Quality and Economic Factors Impact Technological Deepening in Developing Countries
New Tools in Comparative Political Economy: The Database on Political Institutions
The Effect of Corruption on Competition for Government Contracts
Do Reticent Managers Misreport Data During Firm Surveys? Cross-Checking Reticent Managers’ Answers with Other Information
"Peter H. Lindert and Jeffrey G. Williamson. Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700."
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The Neo-Weberian Contingency Theory of Innovation.
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"Edward H. Alden. 2016. Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy."
Motivation and attitudes towards corruption: A study controlling for survey bias
Competition Policy and Innovation in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence
Are Managers' Perceptions of Constraints to Growth Reliable? Evidence from a Natural Experiment in South Africa
How Petty is Petty Corruption? Evidence from Firm Surveys in Africa
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The Direct and Indirect Impact of Bank Privatization and Foreign Entry on Access To Credit in Argentina’s Provinces.
Measuring the Welfare Effects of Reform: Urban Water Supply in Guinea
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Review of Morton Jerven. Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong
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Business Environment, Economic Agglomeration, and Job Creation around the World
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Political and Economic Determinants of the Likelihood of Privatizing Argentine Public Banks
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Identifying Constraints that Reduce Total Factor Productivity in Nigeria
The Internet as a General-Purpose Technology: Firm-Level Evidence from Around the World
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Lobbying and Hiding: Evidence for a Non-Linear Relationship Between Firm Size and Corruption
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Do Indirect Questions Reduce Lying about Corruption? Evidence from a Quasi-Field Experiment
Does Over-Regulation Lead to Corruption? Evidence from a Multi-Country Study
Bank Privatization in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Uganda Commercial Bank
Beyond Tariffs and Quotas: Why Don't African Manufacturers Export More?
Has Private Participation in Water and Sewerage Improved Coverage? Empirical Evidence from Latin America
Has the Internet Increased Exports for Firms From Low and Middle Income Countries?
Why Isn’t South Africa Growing Faster? Microeconomic Evidence From a Firm Survey
Firm Performance in the West Bank and Gaza
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Firm Characteristics, Bribes, and the Burden of Regulation in Developing Countries
Craig VanGrasstek. Trade and American Leadership: The Paradoxes of Power and Wealth from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump.
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Is Corruption a Greater Burden for Registered MSEs? Evidence from Zambia
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Using Severance to Facilitate Liquidation: How the World Bank Can Help - ECSPF Occasional Paper No. 1, World Bank 1997
South Africa: An Assessment of the Investment Climate (1 Volume and Summary Note) - World Bank 2006
Regulation and Taxation - Oxford University Press 2004
Investment Climate Assessment: Improving Enterprise Performance and Growth in Tanzania - World Bank 2004
Structural Adjustment in the Transition: Case Studies from Albania, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz Republic and Moldova - World Bank 2002
The Political Determinants and Economic Effects of Bank Privatization in Argentina - Crisis Financiera Y Respuesta de Política, Alfaomega Columbiana 2002
Assessing how the investment climate affects firm performance in Africa: Evidence from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys - World Bank 2011
Wages and productivity in manufacturing in Africa: Some stylized facts - World Bank 2011
A Window to the Construction Sector in Afghanistan: Initial Results froma Construction Survey - World Bank 2011
Nigeria 2011: An Assessment of the Investment Climate in 26 States - World Bank 2011
The Business Landscape for MSMEs and Large Enterprises in Zambia - World Bank 2010
The Profile and Productivity and Zambia Businesses - World Bank 2010
An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Uganda (2 Volumes) - World Bank 2009
2016 Malawi Investment Climate: A Review of Challenges Faced by the Private Sector. - World Bank 2016
On the Kindness of Strangers? The Impact of Foreign Entry on Domestic Banks in Argentina - Crisis Financiera Y Respuesta de Política, Alfaomega Columbiana 2002
Lesotho: An Assessment of the Investment Climate (1 Volume and Summary Note) - World Bank 2005
An Assessment of the Investment Climate in Tanzania (2 Volumes) - World Bank 2009
Investment Climate Assessment for Bulgaria (3 Volumes) - World Bank 2008
The Effect of the Investment Climate on Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Zanzibar: A Comparison With Mainland Tanzania And Other Countries - World Bank 2007
Botswana: An Assessment of the Investment Climate (2 Volumes and Summary Note) - World Bank 2007
Namibia: An Assessment of the Investment Climate (2 Volumes) - World Bank 2007
Swaziland: An Assessment of the Investment Climate (2 Volumes and Summary Note) - World Bank 2007
Cape Verde: Investment Climate Assessment (1 Volume and Summary Note) - World Bank 2006
GRANTS
EXHIBITS
AWARDS
2012 TAMIU Scholar of the Year - Texas A&M International University - 01-01-2013
2006 World Bank Africa Award for Excellence for South Africa Investment Climate Assessment - World Bank - 01-01-2006
1998 Georgescu-Roegen Prize - Southern Economic Association - 01-01-1998
1997 National Tax Association Outstanding Dissertation Award - National Tax Association - 01-01-1997
Alfred P. Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - 07-01-1995
Wallis Dissertation Fellowship - Department of Economics, University of Rochester - 09-01-1993
Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull University Fellowship - University of Rochester - 09-01-1992
Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull University Fellowship - University of Rochester - 09-01-1990