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The causal effects of an industrial policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; Van … - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282152
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The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; Van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro … positive program treatment effect on employment, investment and net entry but not on TFP. OLS underestimates program effects … for larger firms (e.g. over 150 employees). We also find the policy raises area level manufacturing employment mainly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646287
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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs; Hadj Amor Essid, Thouraya - 2013
stagnant export shares. The limited export competitiveness has hampered external demand, growth and employment. Applying, for … fast growing emerging markets could also raise countries' external competitiveness. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328966
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The Real Exchange Rate and External Competitiveness in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Brixiova, Zuzana; Égert, Balázs; Hadj Amor Essid, Thouraya - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
stagnant export shares. The limited export competitiveness has hampered external demand, growth and employment. Applying, for … fast growing emerging markets could also raise countries' external competitiveness. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011271994
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Labor market adjustments after a large import shock: evidence from the German clothing industry and the multi-fibre arrangement
Braakmann, Nils; Wagner, Joachim - 2009
This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement. Using the German shoe industry as a control group and administrative data, we study adjustments on the individual and firm level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269526
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Intra-industry adjustment to import competition: theory and application to the German clothing industry
Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - 2009
This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import competition. The model predicts that in the short run the least efficient firms in the industry become inactive, surviving firms face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271260
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Labor Market Adjustments after a Large Import Shock: Evidence from the German Clothing Industry and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement
Braakmann, Nils; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by the phasing out of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement. Using the German shoe industry as a control group and administrative data, we study adjustments on the individual and firm level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008558932
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Intra-Industry Adjustment to Import Competition: Theory and Application to the German Clothing Industry
Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import competition. The model predicts that in the short run the least efficient firms in the industry become inactive, surviving firms face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497005
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The Past and Future of Manufacturing in Central and Eastern Europe: Ready for Industry 4.0?
Naudé, Wim; Surdej, Aleksander; Cameron, Martin - 2019
In this paper we determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs): Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. We outline the nature of manufacturing in the region, describe three distinct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012005842
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A model for industrial development of the federal region of Kurdistan: science and technology policy, instruments and institutions
Heshmati, Almas - 2007
their survival, productivity and competitiveness. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268872