Although a large literature seeks to explain the "missing middle" of mid-sized firms in developing countries, there is surprisingly little empirical backing for existence of the missing middle. Using microdata on the full distribution of both formal and informal sector manufacturing firms in...

Questo articolo, utilizzando fonti primarie e secondarie, mira a fornire un’analisi delle principali caratteristiche del distretto della giostra del Polesine, parte del più ampio distretto veneto della giostra, e a descriverne e comprenderne le principali traiettorie di cambiamento che lo...

El cine es sorprendente, incluso cuando introduce de tapadillo temas económicos. En Gilda, lo que parece ser un recurso cinematográfico, en realidad lleva detrás una buena investigación en asuntos que nada tienen que ver con la trama original de la cinta. ¿Por qué el protagonista es el...

If trade barriers are managed by inefficient institutions, trade liberalization can lead to greater-than-expected gains. We examine Chinese textile and clothing exports before and after the elimination of externally imposed export quotas. Both the surge in export volume and the decline in export...

What are the similarities and dissimilarities in the pattern of cluster development between contemporary developing countries and modern Japanese economic history? This study attempts to examine the relevance of the Sonobe–Otsuka model, which is designed to explain the long-term process of...

During the 1990s, anti-sweatshop activists campaigned to improve conditions for workers in developing countries. This paper analyzes the impact of anti-sweatshop campaigns in Indonesia on wages and employment. Identification is based on comparing the wage growth of workers in foreign-owned and...

China has large regional variations in both factor endowments and levels of economic development. In principle, some industrial enterprises will relocate to the inland regions from the coastal regions to take advantage of lower wage rates and land prices, provided that the regions are different...

The gaps in the export performance between Italian industry and its main competitors have (re)focused attention on the concept of "bazaar economy". In the specific case of Italy, the hypothesis of an economic model such as that of the bazaar economy would translate into significant impacts in...