We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … capital, and infrastructure capital; the infusion of new technology and its regional spread; and market reforms, with a major … growth before 1994 than after, and we attribute this to emergence of other channels of technology transfer when marketization …

productivity (TFP) growth of 30 Chinese provinces during the period of 1993 to 2003. The random effects model with heteroscedastic …, estimates of TFP growth could be obtained and its determinants were examined using regression analysis. The parametric TFP … growth measure is compared with the non-parametric Solow residual. TFP has recorded positive growth for all provinces during …

, education and infrastructure funding, and governments decide optimally on budget size (tax rate) and its allocation across the … two outlays. Productivity of government infrastructure spending can differ across regions. This assumption follows well … revenue and expenditure decisions is the optimal fiscal arrangement for the country when infrastructure spending productivity …

), infrastructure indicators (telephone density, electricity consumption), telecommunications pricing measures, and regulatory quality … generally very similar. Our results suggest that public investment in human capital, telecommunications infrastructure, and the … regulatory infrastructure can mitigate the gap in PC and Internet use. …

security and self-sufficiency is followed by a presentation of infrastructure organizations and their cooperation to implement …

We use data from over 20,000 firms in 60 countries to identify constraints on the growth of firms. We interpret …