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The end of cheap labour : are foreign investors leaving China?
Donaubauer, Julian; Dreger, Christian - 2016
paper, we raise the hypothesis that soaring wages negatively affect FDI inflows to China and alter the distribution of FDI … direction of FDI inflows. By performing panel models with spatial effects for both Chinese provinces and developing ASEAN … the distribution of FDI within China. In addition, we show that the changes in China's economic strategy improve the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517943
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Migration and globalization : what's in it for developing countries?
Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and emerging economies. It documents the role of diaspora networks in enhancing cross-border flows of goods, capital, and knowledge, eventually contributing to efficient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518125
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Capital fundamentalism and structural transformation
Tohari, Achmad; Parsons, Christopher R.; Rammohan, Anu - 2021
We revisit the role of Capital Fundamentalism, in the context of the Government of Indonesia's Inpres Desa Tertinggal (IDT or Left Behind Village) Program, which injected capital into poor village economies. We evaluate the impact of the program on village welfare and structural transformation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012549818
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The effects of FDI liberalization on structural transformation and demographic change : evidence from China
Erten, Bilge; Leight, Jessica; Zhu, Lianming - 2023
How does foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization shape structural transformation and demographic change in …, exploiting quasi-exogenous variation in FDI liberalization induced by multiple waves of regulatory relaxation. We find that … services for both men and women. Exposure to FDI liberalization also reduces the probability of marriage, and induces a decline …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250561
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Changes in the structure of earnings during the Polish transition
Keane, Michael P.; Prasad, Eswar S. - 2002
We document changes in the structure of earnings during the economic transition in Poland. We find that inequality in labor earnings increased substantially from 1988 to 1996. A common view is that the reallocation of workers from a public sector with a compressed wage distribution, to a private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411426
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Structural change and the Kaldor facts of economic growth
Foellmi, Reto; Zweimüller, Josef - 2002
We present a model in which two of the most important features of the long-run growth process are reconciled: the massive changes in the structure of production and employment; and the Kaldor facts of economic growth. We assume that households expand their consumption along a hierarchy of needs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410954
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Stages of diversification in a neoclassical world
Batista, Catia; Potin, Jacques - 2013
Recent research has documented a U-shaped industrial concentration curve over an economy's development path. How far can neoclassical trade theory take us in explaining this pattern? We estimate the production side of the Heckscher-Ohlin model using industry data on 44 developed and developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010221543
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The welfare costs of job loss and decarbonization - evidence from Germany's coal phase out
Haywood, Luke; Janser, Markus; Koch, Nikolas - 2021
Decarbonizing economies is an enormous task. Public debate often focuses on the job loss of workers in fossil industries. Why is job loss costly? Who is most affected? Can delaying transition reduce welfare costs? What other policy instruments may be available? We present a simple job search...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550225
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A cohort analysis of labor participation in Mexico, 1987 - 2009
Duval-Hernández, Robert; Orraca Romano, Pedro - 2009
This paper conducts a cohort analysis of labor participation in urban Mexico in recent decades. The rates analyzed are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894407
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Remittances and income smoothing
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - 2011
Due to inadequate savings and binding borrowing constraints, income volatility can make households in developing countries particularly susceptible to economic hardship. We examine the role of remittances in either alleviating or increasing household income volatility using Mexican household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009233941