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Can You Teach Old Dragons New Tricks? FDI and Innovation Activity in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises
Girma, Sourafel; Gong, Yundan; Görg, Holger - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
We investigate whether inward FDI, either at the firm or industry level, has any impact on product innovation by … that export, invest in human capital or R&D, or have prior innovation experience. We also find that SOEs with internal R …
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The Territorial Dynamics Of Innovation In China And India
Crescenzi, Riccardo; Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; Storper, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … between the provinces and states within both countries are quite different. In China, the concentration of innovation is …. Innovative areas in China, rather than generate knowledge spillovers, seem to produce strong backwash effects. In India, by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083752
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The Great Divide and Beyond - Financial Architecture in Transition
Berglöf, Erik; Bolton, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
A growing and deepening divide has opened up between countries where economic development has “taken off” and those caught in a vicious cycle of institutional backwardness and macroeconomic instability. This “Great Divide” is visible in almost every measure of economic performance, such...
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The Organization of Firms Across Countries
Bloom, Nicholas; Sadun, Raffaella; Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
We argue that social capital as proxied by regional trust and the Rule of Law can improve aggregate productivity through facilitating greater firm decentralization. We collect original data on the decentralization of investment, hiring, production and sales decisions from Corporate Head Quarters...
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Law and Economy in Traditional China: A "Legal Origin" Perspective on the Great Divergence
Ma, Debin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
hierarchy and intermediation within social-networks. By comparing the contrasting development of the legal professions in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024930
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Challenges and Opportunities for Resource Rich Economies
van der Ploeg, Frederick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
The political economy of resource rich countries is surveyed. The empirical evidence suggests that countries with a large share of primary exports in GNP have bad growth records and high inequality, especially if the quality of institutions and the rule of law are bad. The economic argument that...
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The land that Lean manufacturing forgot? Management practices in transition countries
Bloom, Nicholas; Schweiger, Helena; Van Reenen, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
below emerging countries such as Brazil, China and India. In contrast, the central European transition countries such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207520
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Do Locational Spillovers Pay? Empirical Evidence from German IPO Data
Audretsch, David B; Lehmann, Erik E - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This study examines the impact locational spillovers have on firm performance. Based on a uniquely created dataset consisting of high-technology start-ups publicly listed in Germany, this paper tests the proposition of locational spillovers positively affecting firm performance, as measured by...
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The Effect of Ownership and Competitive Pressure on Firm Performance in Transition Countries: Micro Evidence from Bulgaria, Romania and Poland
Angelucci, Manuela; Estrin, Saul; Konings, Jozef; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper uses a unique representative firm level data set to analyse the effect of domestic and international competitive pressure and ownership changes in three emerging economies, Bulgaria Poland and Romania. Our main findings can be summarized as follows: Domestic competitive pressure,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504242
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Corruption as a Barrier to Entry: Theory and Evidence
Campos, Nauro F; Estrin, Saul; Proto, Eugenio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
Conventional wisdom depicts corruption as a tax on incumbent firms. This paper challenges this view in two ways. First, by arguing that corruption matters not so much because of the value of the bribe ("tax"), but because of another less studied feature of corruption, namely bribe...
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