This paper examines whether credit constraints affect Chinese firms' absorption of productivity spillovers from foreign …

ventures in China from 1998 to 2007 - roughly a quarter of all international joint ventures in the world - we find, first, that … virtually absent in broad sectors that include economic activities for which China's FDI policy has prohibited joint ventures. …

and sheds light on the effects of productivity growth. On the basis of a Geometric Brownian motion, three different … productivity scenarios are considered (no growth, deterministic growth, uncertain growth) and opposed to each other. The … introduction of productivity growth increases the likeliness of first time market entry through FDI. If the firm is confronted with …

We investigate the link between productivity of firms and their sourcing behavior. Following Antràs & Helpman (2004) we … productivity premia associated with the different sourcing strategies. We find strong empirical support for the predictions of the … model. -- productivity ; outsourcing ; intra-firm trade ; foreign direct investment ; incomplete contracts ; firm-level data …

similar control plants exist. The results indicate that divestment is associated with a drop in total factor productivity …

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 …

raises China's aggregate total factor productivity by 5%, of which spillovers from multinationals account for 19%. … firms in China over 2004-2007, we find that foreign affiliates from countries with a more gender-equal culture tend to … productivity, gender biases, and learning, we perform counterfactual exercises. Hypothetically eliminating firms' gender biases …

with respect to entry modes and sectoral distribution. On the basis of a panel dataset covering 30 provinces in China from …