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Productivity and Product Markets in Korea : Evidence from Advanced Economies
Swiston, Andrew J.; Tam, Stella - 2022
This paper constructs an industry-level dataset of productivity across advanced economies, showing that Korea’s labor …-level productivity gaps in Korea with respect to the global frontier, especially in market-oriented services. Using the OECD’s Product … exposed to regulation. The results confirm the potential for Korea to boost overall productivity and growth through PMR …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014236304
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Effects of Timeliness on the Trade Pattern between Primary and Processed Goods
Baniya, Suprabha - 2017
This paper investigates the effect of timeliness in accessing the intermediate inputs on the trade pattern. In particular, any country that has a higher ability to transport goods on time has a comparative advantage in industries that place a higher value on the timely delivery of their inputs,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957844
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Trade Linkages and International Business Cycle Comovement : Evidence from Korean Industry Data
Lee, Dongyeol - 2019
Through the 2000s, Korea's export and import linkages to advanced and emerging markets increased significantly. At the … same time, the correlation of output growth between Korea and these economies rose. This paper investigates the nature of … through trade to Korea and/or a few industries that are highly interconnected to other industries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012868264
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The Effect of Tariffs in Global Value Chains
Eugster, Johannes L.; Jaumotte, Florence; MacDonald, Margaux - 2022
This paper empirically investigates the impact of tariffs when production is organized in global value chains. Using global input-output matrices, we construct four different tariff measures that capture the direct and indirect exposure to tariffs at different stages of the production chain for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013295005
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Korea's Growth Prospects : Overcoming Demographics and COVID-19
Swiston, Andrew J. - 2022
Korea’s economy has leaped to high-income status thanks to several decades of sustained high growth. However …, population aging and shifts in global demand provide headwinds for future growth and Korea now faces the effects of COVID-19 on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013302780
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China's Path to Consumer-Based Growth : Reorienting Investment and Enhancing Efficiency
Lee, Il Houng - 2013
This paper proposes a possible framework for identifying excessive investment. Based on this method, it finds evidence that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private consumption has on average become more dependent on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082858
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Structural Transformation and the Volatility of Aggregate Output in OECD Countries
Lonkeng Ngouana, Constant - 2013
This paper finds a negative relationship between the employment share of the service sector and the volatility of aggregate output in the OECD — after controlling for the level of financial development. This result reflects volatility differentials across sectors: labor productivity is more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013085618
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Quality Upgrading and Export Performance in the Asian Growth Miracle
Papageorgiou, Chris - 2020
: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Thailand. We focus on measuring the impact of quality upgrading on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843384
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Informality and Aggregate Productivity : The Case of Mexico
Alvarez, Jorge - 2020
We assess the aggregate productivity impact of distortions arising from labor regulations in Mexico and how they interact with informality. Using employment surveys and a firm-level economic census, we document a number of novel features about informal firms in Mexico. We then construct and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843518
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E-Commerce as a Potential New Engine for Growth in Asia
Kinda, Tidiane - 2019
The use of e-commerce around the world has accelerated in recent years, with Asia, led by China, spearheading the rise. Using cross-country enterprise survey data, this paper shows that firms engaged in e-commerce have higher productivity and generate a larger share of their revenues from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865837