We present a novel approach for measuring democracy based on Support Vector Machines, a mathematical algorithm for … pattern recognition. The Support Vector Machines Democracy Index (SVMDI) is continuously on the 0-1-interval and enables a … very detailed measurement of democracy for 188 countries between 1981 and 2011. Application of the SVMDI highlights a …

results quantify the role of regional factor markets in firm productivity and location. Considering modern China as a large …

: extended institutional and governance quality, democracy, voice and accountability, a well functioning system of law and order …

This paper assesses sources of productivity spillovers in China’s electric and electronic manufacturing industry using … important reliance on technology. In particular, the paper focuses on the role of other firms’ productivity as well as … productivity shifters in affecting own firm-level total factor productivity. In addition, this paper examines the possible …

This paper assesses the role of intra-sectoral spillovers in total factor productivity across Chinese producers in the … as a function of skilled and unskilled labor, capital, materials, and total factor productivity, which is broadly defined …, the extent of accumulated intangible assets, and unobservable total factor productivity. Despite the richness of our data …