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Does Institutional Quality Affect Firm Performance? Insights from a Semi-Parametric Approach
Bhaumik, Sumon; Dimova, Ralitza; Kumbhakar, Subal C.; … - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2012
Using a novel modeling approach, and cross-country firm level data for the textiles industry, we examine the impact of institutional quality on firm performance. Our methodology allows us to estimate the marginal impact of institutional quality on productivity of each firm. Our results bring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010545915
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Does Institutional Quality Affect Firm Performance? Insights from a Semi-Parametric Approach
Bhaumik, Sumon; Dimova, Ralitza; Kumbhakar, Subal C.; … - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2012
Using a novel modeling approach, and cross-country firm level data for the textiles industry, we examine the impact of institutional quality on firm performance. Our methodology allows us to estimate the marginal impact of institutional quality on productivity of each firm. Our results bring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552177
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Economic Reform and Changing Patterns of Labor Force Participation in Urban and Rural China
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Hughes, James; Zhang, Dandan - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
In this project, we employ data from the Chinese population censuses of 1982, 1990, and 2000 to examine reform-era changes in the patterns of male and female labor force participation and in the distribution of men’s and women’s occupational attainment. Very marked patterns of change in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677410
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A Comparison of Reform-Era Labor Force Participation Rates of China’s Ethnic Minorities and Han Majority
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Hughes, James W.; Zhang, Dandan - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
Previous research suggests that minorities are not faring well in China’s transition—both income and occupational … employ data from the three most recent population censuses of China to explore differences in the labor force participation … rates of a number of China’s important ethnic groups. We estimate urban labor force participation rates using probit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677493
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How has Economic Restructuring Affected China’s Urban Workers?*
Giles, John; Park, Albert; Cai, Fang - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2003
Using data from the China Urban Labor Survey conducted in five large Chinese cities at year end 2001, we quantify the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677732