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Expropriation with hukou change : evidence from a quasi-natural experiment
Akgüç, Mehtap; Liu, Xingfei; Tani, Massimiliano - 2014
across a number of provinces in China. Using 2008 and 2009 RUMiC data pooling urban, rural and migrant samples, we find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010457407
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CEO turnover, firm performance and enterprise reform in China : evidence from new micro data
Kato, Takao (contributor); Long, Cheryl (contributor) - 2006
Using comprehensive financial and accounting data on China's listed firms from 1998 to 2002, augmented by unique data … listing suspension mechanism, i.e., the ST designation, adopted by China's securities regulatory agency appears to be … literature on economic transition, our findings suggest that any fundamental improvement in China's corporate governance will …
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Explaining trends in adult height in China: 1950 to 1990
Chae, Minhee; Hatton, Timothy J.; Meng, Xin - 2021
This paper explores the changing trend of adult height in China for cohorts born in 1950-90. We use information on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012519333
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Labor market dynamics in urban China and the role of the state sector
Feng, Shuaizhang; Guo, Naijia - 2019
This paper studies the effect of state-owned enterprises on the dynamics of the Chinese urban labor market. Using longitudinal monthly panel data, we document very low dynamics in the labor market, especially in the state sector. We develop and calibrate an equilibrium search and matching model...
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The hukou impact on the Chinese wage structure
Dreger, Christian; Zhang, Yanqun - 2017
Faster urbanization plays a key role in the Chinese economic transformation. However, at the Lewis turning point, the hukou institution constitutes a serious risk to the process, as it restricts the access of migrants to public services offered by cities. To attract further migration, firms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641661
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Market orientation and gender wage gaps : an international study
Zweimüller, Martina (contributor);  … - 2007
Two very different approaches are used to explore the relation between market orientation and gender wage differentials in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in product and labor markets and the general absence of...
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The age of mass migration : economic and institutional determinants
Bertocchi, Graziella (contributor);  … - 2006
We study the determinants of 19th century mass migration with special attention to the role of institutional factors beside standard economic fundamentals. We find that economic forces associated with income and demographic differentials had a major role in the determination of this historical...
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Contractual dualism, market power and informality
Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2011
Two stylized representations are often found in the academic and policy literature on informality and formality in developing countries. The first is that the informal (or unregulated) sector is more competitive than the formal (or regulated) sector. The second is that contract enforcement is...
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Culture and institutions
Alesina, Alberto; Giuliano, Paola - 2015
A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture matters for a variety of economic outcomes. This paper focuses on one specific aspect of the relevance of culture: its relationship to institutions. We review work with a theoretical, empirical,...
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Rhineland exit?
Bovenberg, Ary Lans (contributor);  … - 2008
We argue in favour of the shareholder model of the firm for three main reasons. First, serving multiple stakeholders leads to ill-defined property rights. What sounds like a fair compromise between stakeholders can easily evolve in a permanent struggle between the stakeholders about the ultimate...
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