La conferencia titulada “Acumulación de Riqueza y Factores que Explican el Éxito” dio inicio al encuentro que contó con la participación del destacado académico del MIT, Robert Townsend. El encuentro profundizó sobre la importancia de la realización de la primera Encuesta Longitudinal de Empresas (ELE...

Leading experts will discuss ways to improve survey design and data collection in developing economies when they meet Dec. 10-11 at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. for “Survey Design and Measurement in Development Economics,” a conference presented by the University of Chicago, the World Bank and...

"We actually are the ones being trained by the successful individuals who are out there -- we learn from them, from what they do, and how they overcome obstacles." That is the modest analysis offered by Professor Robert Townsend of the ambitious program over which he is presiding, funded by...

Published: Jan / Feb 2008 Along a narrow gravel road in central Thailand’s Lopburi province stands a two-story house with a corrugated-steel roof. On a hot day last August a family of three sat cross-legged on the cobalt-tiled floor and talked about their life and work with interviewers from the Thai...

Published: March 20, 2008 The John Templeton Foundation has provided a $3.3 million grant for a new project to focus on wealth creation and poverty reduction in developing countries by bringing together some of the nation’s leading economists and scholars to form The Enterprise Initiative, based at the...

Published: October 9, 2008 The most comprehensive set of data gathered on Thailand's developing economy is now available free online. The Townsend Thai Data, which economist Robert Townsend and his colleagues gathered, is available at http://dvn.iq.harvard.edu/dvn/dv/rtownsend . The site includes...

Entrepreneurs are considered a source of innovative ideas, unique perspectives and much-needed enterprise, but their role in a developing country is even more critical. The entrepreneur drives both growth and productivity. A close examination of financial access is essential to this discussion, as financial...