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Schmiele, Anja - 2009

This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities …’s competitive environment and the influence of innovation obstacles in the home country. In particular, the role of the potential … used to observe their impact on the decision to locate innovation activities in various countries and regions (China …

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The effect of institutional ownership on firm innovation : evidence from Chinese listed firms

Rong, Zhao; Wu, Xiaokai; Boeing, Philipp - 2017

Monitoring by institutional investors can act as an important mechanism to promote firm innovation. By investigating … innovation. Consistent with the monitoring view, we further find that (1) the effect of institutional investors on firm patenting … robust when innovation quality is examined. …

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The effects of Chinese import penetration on firm innovation : evidence from the Vietnamese manufacturing sector

Dang, Duc Anh - 2017

This paper evaluates the impact of Chinese import penetration on the innovation of Vietnamese manufacturing firms from …

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The changing nature of work and earnings inequality in China

Xing, Chunbing - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021

This paper examines the evolution of China's industrial and occupational structure in the last two decades and its impact on wage inequality. We find that non-routine cognitive and interpersonal tasks have increased, while routine cognitive tasks first increased and then declined. Occupation...

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Wage growth and inequality in urban China 1988-2013

Gustafsson, Björn; Wan, Haiyuan - 2018

We investigate the evolution of wage levels, wage inequality, and wage determinants among urban residents in China using China Household Income Project data from 1988, 1995, 2002, 2007, and 2013. Average wage grew impressively between each pair of years. Wage inequality had long been on the...

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Structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth in China

Li, Yanan; Xing, Chunbing - 2020

In this paper, we analyse the relationship between China's structural transformation and the inclusiveness of its economic growth. China's economy has undergone significant structural changes since it initiated the economic reforms in 1978. Economic activities have shifted from the...

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China-Africa co-operation in structural transformation : ideas, opportunities, and finances

Lin, Justin Yifu; Wang, Yan - 2014

This paper examines China and Africa co-operation from the angle of structural transformation as a major driver of growth and job creation. Being a bit ahead in the structural transformation process, China can provide ideas, tacit knowledge, opportunities as well as development finances in...

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The effect of China's One Child Policy on sex selection, family size, and the school enrolment of daughters

Qian, Nancy - 2017

I first document that the introduction of the One Child Policy dramatically increased sex selection in certain regions, and that the Chinese government responded to this by allowing parents who had a daughter as their first child to try for a second child. Next, I show that the increase in...

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Measuring patent quality in international comparison : index development and application to China

Boeing, Philipp; Müller, Elisabeth - 2015

We develop an index that compares the quality of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications by considering citations generated by International Search Reports (ISRs). In its most restrictive variation, i.e. excluding citations from the home country and self-citations, the ISR index is not...

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China's R&D explosion : analyzing productivity effects across ownership types and over time

Boeing, Philipp; Müller, Elisabeth; Sandner, Philipp - 2015

In the past years Chinese firms increased their spending on R&D substantially and worked on achieving a higher quality level of R&D. We analyze whether different R&D activities show a positive influence on total factor productivity (TFP) for firms of different ownership types and across two time...

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