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Demand forces of technical change : evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry
Beerli, Andreas; Weiss, Franziska; Zilibotti, Fabrizio; … - 2018
This paper investigates the effect of domestic market size on innovation activities across different durable good industries in the Chinese manufacturing sector. We address the endogeneity of market size by an IV strategy, based on a measure of potential market size, which is driven only by...
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Analysis of the world market for steam coal using a complementarity model
Haftendorn, Clemens (contributor);  … - 2008
With its resource availability and the prospect of climate friendly technology, coal continues to play an important role in the global energy sector. We develop a complementarity model of the international market for steam coal. We want to analyze the level of competition in this market which is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779155
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International trade and retail market performance and structure : theory and empirical evidence
Meinen, Philipp; Raff, Horst - 2018
local retail market concentration. Overall, we obtain support for the model's predictions and argue that the observed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011860576
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International trade and retail market performance and structure : theory and empirical evidence
Meinen, Philipp; Raff, Horst - 2018
local retail market concentration. Overall, we obtain support for the model’s predictions and argue that the observed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863627
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Financial development and export concentration
Unger, Florian - 2023
This paper analyzes the impact of financial development on export concentration. I incorporate credit constraints into … production costs instead of investments suggests a negative impact of financial development on export concentration as smaller … support for the predictions of the investment model that higher financial development increases export concentration among top …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014228271
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Trade, labor share, and productivity in India's industries
Maiti, Dibyendu - 2019
This paper explores whether trade can explain a part of the sharp decline in the labor share of Indian formal industries from around 30% in 1980 to less than 10% in 2014. Decline in strikes and lockouts, reduced labor time lost from disputes per factory and increased use of contract workers in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011979223
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Firm performance and trade with low-income countries : evidence from China
Schmerer, Hans-Jörg; Wang, Luhang - 2014
Do firms in developing countries shift trade towards developed economies as a result of high economic growth? The matched customs-manufacturing firm data used in this study confront this hypothesized link with empirical evidence. Our analysis reveals a rising low-income country trade share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010391833
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Global supply chains in Chinese industrialization : impact on waste scavenging in developing countries
Medina, Martín Fernando - 2011
China has undergone remarkable economic growth spearheaded by industrialization. Chinese industry demands a wide variety of raw materials in increasing amounts in order to manufacture all kinds of products. Industrial demand exceeds domestic supply for several materials. Thus, China needs to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009381953
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The distribution of firm size in India : what can survey data tell us?
Hasan, Rana; Jandoc, Karl Robert L. - 2010
We use establishment-level data from Indian manufacturing to describe the distribution of firm size in terms of employment, and discuss implications for public policy. A unique feature of our analysis is the use of nationally representative establishment-level data from both the registered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658797
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Reforms, entry and productivity : some evidence from the Indian manufacturing sector
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor);  … - 2006
It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable. Traditional research in the context of entry has explored...
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