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The post 1990 Brazilian trade liberalization and the performance of large manufacturing firms : productivity, market share and profits
Hay, Donald A. - 2015
This paper analyses the effects of the 1990 Brazilian trade liberalization on the total factor productivity, market … 1986/94 indicates very large total factor productivity gains in the period to 1994, which were accompanied by large falls …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011997236
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Accounting for the evolution of China's production and trade patterns
Huang, Hanwei; Ju, Jiandong; Yue, Vivian Z. - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529582
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Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity : evidence from China
Defever, Fabrice; Imbruno, Michele; Kneller, Richard - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012180914
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Technological deversification
Koren, Miklós (contributor); Tenreyro, Silvana (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003546371
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Robotizing to compete? : firm-level evidence
Bastos, Paulo; Flach, Lisandra; Keller, Klaus - 2023
We investigate the impact of product market competition on firms’ automation investments. We use a rich combination of micro-data on Portuguese exporters and exploit a novel source of variation in the degree of competition they face – a tariff liberalization between the European Union and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014487176
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Import-competition, market power and productivity change
Traca, Daniel A. - 1997
We explore how the competitive pressure of imports affects productivity, at the firm level. There are two conflicting … effects of import-competition: the pro-competitive effect fosters productivity, while the direct effect hinders it. The pro … productivity gap, the firm shuts down. Here, a temporary tariff sways the firm to fight, and ensures survival, which is welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417806
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Economic incentives and international trade
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - 1997
This paper studies the importance of incentives as a determinant of international trade flows. We argue that barter, countertrade and foreign direct investment can be seen as efficient institutions that mitigate contractual hazards which arise in technology trade, marketing and imperfect capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011417816
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Heterogeneous firms and trade
Melitz, Marc J.; Redding, Stephen - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009745488
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Trapped factors and China's impact on global growth
Bloom, Nicholas; Romer, Paul Michael; Terry, Stephen; … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010340169
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Dynamic selection : an idea flows theory of entry, trade and growth
Sampson, Thomas - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465108