Addisu A. Lashitew

TL;DR: In this article, the authors use a mixed research method that combines cross-country data of adoption rates and an in-depth case study of a successful mobile money innovation to understand the factors that affect the development and diffusion of mobile money services, and reveal the power and interest dynamics of key actors in the innovation system can shape the emergence of inclusive innovations that aim to address social issues.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that firms' export performance will depend both upon their firm-specific capabilities and their home institutional environments, and they test these hypotheses using a dataset of more than 16,000 firms from the four BRIC economies (i.e., Brazil, Russia, China and India).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied a telecom firm in Kenya that successfully extended financial services across the country through a number of mobile banking innovations and found that strong embeddedness enhanced the pragmatic and ethical imperative for internalizing social issues, but also provided access to diverse resources for implementing and legitimizing social innovations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the direct effect of resources on developmental outcomes vis-a-vis their indirect effect through the weakening of political institutions using a 3SLS instrumental variable setup that simultaneously estimates development outcomes and institutions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify policy-relevant correlates of diversification at the national level, including the acquisition of human capital, public and intellectual capital, and firm dynamism, and conclude by identifying policy lessons and future research directions.