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The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry G.; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …
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In brief: Can industrial policy boost jobs?
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; … - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010549054
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Winners and Losers from a Commodities-for-Manufactures Trade Boom
Costa, Francisco; Garred, Jason; Pessoa, Joao Paulo - Centre for Economic Performance, LSE - 2014
A recent boom in commodities-for-manufactures trade between China and other developing countries has led to much concern about the losers from rising import competition in manufacturing, but little attention on the winners from growing Chinese demand for commodities. Using census data for...
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