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FDI and Wages: Evidence from Firm-Level and Linked Employer-Employee Data in Hungary, 1986-2008
Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Álmos; Antal, Gábor - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
strong cross-firm association of FDI wage premia with similar differentials in productivity. …We estimate the wage effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) with universal firm-level and linked employer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884343
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Geographic Proximity, Trade and International Conflict/Cooperation
Robst, John; Polachek, Solomon; Chang, Yuan-Ching - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This paper examines the interactive effect of distance and trade on international conflict and cooperation. The effect of geographic distance depends on trade, while the effect of trade varies with geographic distance. Trade reduces conflict to a greater extent when dyads are geographically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822632
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Reforms, Entry and Productivity: Some Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566382
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Understanding the Technology of Computer Technology Diffusion: Explaining Computer Adoption Patterns and Implications for the Wage Structure
Borghans, Lex; ter Weel, Bas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
We review the empirical literature about the implications of the computerization of the labor market to see whether it can explain observed computer adoption patterns and (long-term) changes in the wage structure. Evidence from empirical micro studies turns out to be inconsistent with macro...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822227
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Engineers, Innovative Capacity and Development in the Americas
Maloney, William F.; Caicedo, Felipe Valencia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Using newly collected national and sub-national data and historical case studies, this paper argues that differences in innovative capacity, captured by the density of engineers at the dawn of the Second Industrial Revolution, are important to explaining present income differences, and, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790517
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North-South Technology Spillovers: The Relative Impact of Openness and Foreign R&D
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
larger productivity gains from trade liberalization than previously thought. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763872
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North-South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion: Virtuous Growth Cycles in Latin America
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper examines the impact on TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and in other developing countries (DEV) of trade-related foreign R&D (NRD), education and governance. The measures of NRD are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South trade patterns, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568276
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Brain Drain and Productivity Growth: Are Small States Different?
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This paper examines the impact of North-South trade-related technology diffusion on TFP growth in small and large states in the South. The main findings are: i) TFP growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion, with education, and with the interaction between the two, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703441
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Education, Governance and Trade-Related Technology Diffusion in Latin America
Schiff, Maurice; Wang, Yanling - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper examines the impact on TFP of North-South trade-related technology diffusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). North-South R&D flows are constructed based on industry-specific R&D in the North, North-South trade patterns, and input-output relations in the South. The main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703569
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Globalization and Income Inequality
Vivarelli, Marco; Meschi, Elena - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper discusses the distributive consequences of trade flows in developing countries (DCs). On the theoretical side, we argue that the interplays between international openness and technology adoption may constitute an important mechanism leading to a possible increase of income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822668