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We document the structural transformation of innovation using historical patent data since the 1850s, along with R&D expenditure and TFP growth for the post-war period. Over time, innovation has shifted from agricultural sectors to manufacturing, and, more recently, to services. We develop and...
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in China in the years around the privatizations of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Innovation increases after SOE …
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Consistent with reduced expected corruption adding value overall, Chinese shares rise sharply on the December 4th 2012 launch of major anti-corruption reforms, which started by curtailing extravagant spending by or for Party cadres. SOEs gain broadly, consistent with the reform cutting their top...
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Starting in the late 1990s, China undertook a dramatic transformation of the large number of firms under state control …
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We study the efficiency of capital allocations at state-controlled and privately owned business groups in China. Using …
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reason for this stark difference appears to be that some of the most dominant firms in China are state-owned enterprises …
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This paper uses a firm level multi-industry data set covering 456 Chinese manufacturing sectors to assess the implications of Renminbi (RMB) real exchange rate appreciation for adjustments in employment and wage rates. We stress differences in both industry and firm characteristics within...
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This paper studies dynamic labor demand by private and public manufacturing plants in China. It contributes along two …
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China's high corporate savings rate is commonly claimed to be a key driver for the country's large current account …
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Because China's economic structure is different from that in OECD countries, using conventional neo … fully representative of modern China, but it does go some way beyond simple competitive models used elsewhere and points to … exchange rate have more impact on China's welfare than tariff liberalization. Policies of RMB appreciation and increasing China …
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