members, whereas in civil-law countries, only older members enjoy higher wages. The authors also contrast wage premia with …

-price producers in China and India, has created a new economic environment for other emerging economies. The most advantageous way for … costs are used as an exogenous measure of import competition. The authors find a positive and robust effect of import … that increased import competition from less advanced economies is the major cause for the positive impact on quality …

productivity growth in Chile between 1992 and 2004. The authors estimate an extended production function where plant output growth …

every corner of Chinese life and no organization has been left untouched. Yet industrial organization in China-especially in …"Since the early 1980s, China has begun gradually integrating with the global system. In doing so the country has moved … in China within the context of urban development and examines the interplay of broad reform strategy with local …

"Rapid development, a widening regional gap, and growing concentration of activities have characterized the Chinese … different stages of development from a geographic approach in the case of China. It aims at offering empirical supports on (1 …