productivity catch-up is rejected. A number of potential `ultimate' causes behind the slowdown are explored. An increasingly …

overall production strategy and productivity trends. In the United States a strategy of standardized mass production led to … high levels of labour productivity and concentration on the development of managerial capabilities, but neglect of the …

In this paper we provide an overview of China’s human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two … decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China’s notable … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally …

indirect effects of foreign direct investment on measured firm level productivity depend on a number of firm specific features … higher in the special economic zone aimed at attracting foreign capital to fasten the development of China’s own high tech …

-liberalization quota allocation is not based on firm productivity. Removing this misallocation accounts for a substantial share of the … overall productivity gains associated with the quota removal. …

China’s policy-makers argued that WTO accession and the accompanying trade liberalization would have a beneficial … impact on the domestic economy. China’s import tariffs differed tremendously across industry in the earlier years, but … identify the impact of increased import competition on firm performance and its contribution to the significant productivity …