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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 … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572568
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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
. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity, size, etc., we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681216
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A Touch of Sophistication: FDI and Unit Values of Exports
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - CESifo - 2009
The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more “sophisticated” products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of many countries. This study presents evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572518
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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 large proportion of its labor force remains employed in the informal sector. Since one of the main objectives of the maquiladora program was to increase formal employment, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009391722
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Foreign Ownership and the Extensive Margins of Exports: Evidence for Manufacturing Enterprises in Germany
Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - CESifo - 2013
, productivity and industry affiliation. These differences between foreign-owned firms and domestically controlled firms are highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681225
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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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Firm-Specific Characteristics and the Timing of Foreign Direct Investment Projects
Raff, Horst; Ryan, Michael - CESifo - 2006
how firm-specific characteristics affect each decision. We find that total factor productivity is a significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181328
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Off-Shoring and Productivity Growth in the Italian Manufacturing Industries
Daveri, Francesco; Jona-Lasinio, Cecilia - CESifo - 2008
We study the relation between the off-shoring of intermediates and services and productivity growth in the Italian … off-shoring”) is beneficial for productivity growth, while the off-shoring of services is not. We also find that the way … productivity growth is there with our direct measures based on input-output data but disappears when either a broad measure or the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181530
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Does China Still Have a Labor Cost Advantage?
Ceglowski, Janet; Golub, Stephen - CESifo - 2011
In recent years wages in China have been rising and the yuan has appreciated, potentially eroding China’s cost advantage in manufactures. This paper explores the evolution of China’s relative unit labor costs in manufacturing over 1998-2009. Between 1998 and 2003 China’s unit labor costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323303
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Intra- and Inter-Industry Productivity Spillovers in OECD Manufacturing: A Spatial Econometric Perspective
Badinger, Harald; Egger, Peter - CESifo - 2008
We adopt a spatial econometric approach to estimate intra- and inter-industry productivity spillovers in total factor … productivity transmitted through input-output relations in a sample of 13 OECD countries and 15 manufacturing industries. Both R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406424