Published Papers:

The International Empirics of Management
D. Scur + 27 authors
PNAS, 2024 | Article 

Personnel Management and School Productivity: Evidence from India
R. Lemos, K. Muralidharan, D. Scur
The Economic Journal, 2024 | Article | Working Paper

The World Management Survey at 18: lessons and the way forward
D. Scur, R. Sadun, J. Van Reenen, R. Lemos, N. Bloom
Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2021| Working Paper

Healthy Business? Managerial Education and Management in Healthcare
N. Bloom, R. Lemos, R. Sadun, J. Van Reenen
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2020 | Article | Working Paper

Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work
O. Bandiera, R. Lemos, A. Prat, R. Sadun
Review of Financial Studies, 2018 | Article | Working Paper

International Data on Measuring Management Practices
N. Bloom, R. Lemos, R. Sadun, D. Scur, J. Van Reenen
American Economic Review P&P, 2016 | Article | Working Paper

Does Management Matter for Schools?
N. Bloom, R. Lemos, R. Sadun, J. Van Reenen
The Economic Journal (Conference Volume), 2015| Article| Working Paper
Media Coverage: The Economist, LiveMint, World Bank blog

The New Empirical Economics of Management
N. Bloom, R. Lemos, R. Sadun, D. Scur, J. Van Reenen
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014 | Article | Working Paper

Working Papers:

Measuring and Explaining Management in Schools: New Approaches using Public Data
C. Leaver, R. Lemos, D. Scur | Working Paper
R&R at Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics

Investing in Human Capital during Wartime: Experimental Evidence from Ukraine
L. Dinarte-Diaz, J. Gresham, R. Lemos, H. A. Patrinos, R. Rodriguez-Ramirez | Working Paper
Coverage: World Bank’s Development Impact blog

The Ties that Bind: Implicit Contracts and the Adoption of Management Technology in the Firm
R. Lemos, D. Scur, S. Quinn | Working Paper
Coverage: World Bank’s Development Impact blog, The Economist, LSE Business Review, VoxDev

Developing Management: An Expanded Evaluation Tool for Developing Countries
R. Lemos, D. Scur | Working Paper

Management in Pakistan: First Evidence from Punjab
R. Lemos, A. Choudhary, J. Van Reenen, N. Bloom | Working Paper

Management in Pakistan: Performance and Conflict
A. Choudhary, R. Lemos, J. Van Reenen | Working Paper

Selected Work in Progress:

Mental Health and Education: Psychosocial Support for Refugee and Host Children in Armenian Schools
L. Dinarte-Diaz, R. Lemos, R. Ramirez-Rodriguez| In the field

School Management and Government Support During an Emergency
C. Avitabile, L. Dinarte-Diaz, R. Lemos | Draft available soon

Management Consultancy in the Public Sector: Evidence from Greece
A. Fenizia, R. Lemos, I. Pantelaiou| Draft available upon request

Reducing Gender Gaps in Access to Management Positions: Experimental Evidence from Peru
C. Avitabile, A.M. Munoz, J. M.V. Davis, R. Lemos| Draft available upon request

Management of Healthcare Facilities and Patient Attendance During Major Disruptions: Evidence from Kenya
K. Andrews, F. Dal-Ri, R. Gatti, M. Macis, R. Lemos, L. Nakhone| Draft available upon request

Manager Selection, Sorting, and Demotion in the Public Sector
R. Lemos, C. Piza, R. Santarrosa, D. Scur | Draft available soon

Day-to-day Disasters and Local Government Capacity
M. Best, V. Gupta, R. Lemos, D. Scur | Draft available upon request