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Maquiladoras and Informality: A Mixed Blessing
Heid, Benedikt; Larch, Mario; Riaño, Alejandro - CESifo - 2011
Mexico experienced a tremendous expansion of its export-processing maquila sector during the 1990s. At the same time, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009391722
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World Market Access of Emerging-Market Firms: The Role of Foreign Ownership and Access to External Finance
Raff, Horst; Trofimenko, Natalia - CESifo - 2013
ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import … firm will export or import. Foreign ownership has a large positive impact on the likelihood to engage in direct trade but a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681216
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Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports: Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany
Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - CESifo - 2013
theoretical predictions we find that foreign-owned firms do export more goods to more countries after controlling for firm size …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681225
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Global Sourcing Decisions and Firm Productivity: Evidence from Spain
Kohler, Wilhelm; Smolka, Marcel - CESifo - 2009
We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we distinguish between domestic and foreign sourcing, as well as between outsourcing and vertical integration. A firm’s choice is driven by a hold-up problem caused by lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572568
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The Multinational Wage Premium and Wage Dynamics
Orefice, Gianluca; Sly, Nicholas; Toubal, Farid - CESifo - 2015
Using detailed administrative data linking French firms and workers over the years 2002-2007, we document a distinct U-shaped pattern in worker-level wages surrounding the time their employer is acquired by a foreign firm, with a dip in earnings observed for several years before domestic firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011205373
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Uncertain Productivity Growth and the Choice between FDI and Export
Yalcin, Erdal - CESifo - 2009
between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534026
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Heterogeneous Firms in a Product Fragmentation World
Gao, Yue; Whalley, John - CESifo - 2013
, those with intermediate productivity will export, and those with higher productivity will choose fragmentation. Among the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010652445
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Decomposing China's Export Growth into Extensive Margin, Export Quality and Quantity Effects
Gao, Yue; Whalley, John; Ren, Yonglei - CESifo - 2013
This paper decomposes the growth of China’s export into three parts: growth in the extensive margin, increased quantity … and increased prices; we perform a series of empirical analyses using China’s export data at HS-6 digit to analyze the … characteristics of China’s export growth. From 1995 to 2010, China’s export growth was mainly driven by quantity growth with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010660134
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The Invisible Hand Plays Dice: Eventualities in Religious Markets
Poutvaara, Panu; Wagener, Andreas - CESifo - 2004
Religious participation is much more widespread in the United States than in Europe, while Europeans tend to view sects more suspiciously than Americans. We propose an explanation for these patterns without assuming differences in preferences or market fundamentals. Religious markets may have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181566
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Spatial Concentration of Manufacturing Firms in China
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Zhao, Zhao - CESifo - 2014
Applying the methodology developed by Duranton and Overman (2005, 2008), we analyze localization and dispersion of firms in China. Using a unique and detailed dataset on manufacturing firms in China, we are able to follow the changes in location patterns of firms between 2002 and 2008. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877721