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Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment
Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016
Using a specially designed survey instrument in combination with a representative sample of Vietnamese enterprises, we explore firm-level efficiency effects of corporate social responsibility. We find a positive relationship between adoption of corporate social responsibility initiatives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440958
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Linked in by foreign direct investment : the role of firm-level relationships in knowledge transfers in Africa and Asia
Newman, Carol; Page, John M.; Rand, John; Shimeles, Abebe; … - 2018
This study combines evidence from interviews in seven countries with (i) government institutions responsible for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), (ii) 102 multinational enterprises (MNEs), and (iii) 226 domestic firms linked to these foreign affiliates as suppliers, customers, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011947035
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Comparing estimated and self-reported mark-ups for formal and informal firms in an emerging market context
Rand, John - 2017
Using a 10-year panel survey covering Vietnamese manufacturing firms, we consistently obtain firm-specific mark-up estimates and relate these to firm-level formality. The average firm-specific mark-up using a trans-log revenue production function specification is estimated to be 1,445, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011776490
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A Hybrid Legal and Economic Development Model that Balances Intellectual Property Protection and Economic Growth : A Case Study of India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Halydier, Garrett - 2022
industries in India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam to show that implementing an improper level of IPR protections during certain … continue to struggle to maintain once promising domestic pharmaceutical industries. Vietnam currently stands on the cusp of … rapid economic transition. This paper provides recommendations for the creation of an IPR regime in Vietnam that will foster …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013403304
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Inter-sectoral Interdependence and Growth in Vietnam: A Comparative Analysis with Indonesia and Malaysia
Akita, Takahiro; Hau, Chu Thi Trung - Graduate School of International Relations, … - 2006
This study examines the sources of output growth in Vietnam during 1996-2000 using the national input-output (I … comparative analysis of Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. The major source of Vietnam's output growth was the expansion of exports …. The secondary sector played a key role in Vietnam's output growth, as its demand effects induced more than half of total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010627434
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Effects of Trade Liberalization on Non-farm Household Enterprises in Vietnam
Trung, Tran Quoc; Tung, Nguyen Thanh - Development and Policies Research Center (Depocen) - 2008
during the transition period in Vietnam based on the industry and enterprise panel data. The paper shows that NFHEs in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004968678
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Service sector productivity and economic growth in Asia
Lee, Jong-Wha; McKibbin, Warwick J. - 2014
This paper explores the impacts of more rapid growth in labor productivity in the service sector in Asia based on an empirical general equilibrium model. The model allows for input-output linkages and capital movements across industries and economies, and consumption and investment dynamics. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011310986
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The middle-income transition around the globe: Characteristics of graduation and slowdown
Vandenberg, Paul; Poot, Lilibeth; Miyamoto, Jeffrey - 2015
The paper investigates the situation of middle-income economies around the world. Since 1965, only 18 economies with a population of more than 3 million and not dependent on oil exports have made the transition to being high income. Many more have not been able to move beyond the middle-income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011311014
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The Republic of Korea's economic growth and catch-up: Implications for the People's Republic of China
Lee, Jong-Wha - 2016
This study investigates the economic growth and catch-up of the Republic of Korea over the past half-century. The gap of output per worker between the Republic of Korea and United States has decreased rapidly, as the Republic of Korea's lower per capita income, relative to its potential level,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653773
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Comparing estimated and self-reported mark-ups for formal and informal firms in an emerging market context
Rand, John - 2017
Using a 10-year panel survey covering Vietnamese manufacturing firms, we consistently obtain firm-specific mark-up estimates and relate these to firm-level formality. The average firm-specific mark-up using a trans-log revenue production function specification is estimated to be 1,445, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943763