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International Joint Ventures and Internal vs. External Technology Transfer : Evidence from China

Jiang, Kun - 2018

We study the economics of international joint ventures with administrative data for China exploiting the change in … foreign direct investment policy as China entered the WTO in the year 2002. Accounting for a quarter of all international …). As China has dropped joint venture requirements and shifted towards wholly foreign-owned FDI as part of becoming a member …

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Local Protectionism, Market Structure, and Social Welfare : China's Automobile Market

Barwick, Panle Jia - 2017

While China has made great strides in transforming its centrally-planned economy to a market-oriented economy, there … competition and social welfare in the context of China's automobile market. This market exhibits a salient feature that vehicle …

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Observational Learning : Evidence from a Randomized Natural Field Experiment

Cai, Hongbin - 2007

We present results about the effects of observing others' choices, called observational learning, on individuals' behavior and subjective well-being in the context of restaurant dining from a randomized natural field experiment. Our experimental design aims to distinguish observational learning...

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Universities, Joint Ventures, and Success in the Advanced Technology Program

Darby, Michael R. - 2013

America's most innovative firms participate in the U.S. Commerce Department's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) those that participated at least once accounted for over 40 percent of U.S. patents to U.S. entities during 1988-1996. Many firms are repeat participants. ATP participation has...

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International Joint Ventures and the Boundaries of the Firm

Desai, Mihir A.; Foley, C. Fritz; Hines Jr., James R. - 2021

This paper analyzes the determinants of partial ownership of the foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational firms and, in particular, why partial ownership has declined markedly over the last 20 years. The evidence indicates that whole ownership is most common when firms coordinate integrated...

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Why Do Multinational Firms Seek Out Joint Ventures?

Blomstrom, Magnus; Zejan, Mario - 2021

This paper uses a model of dichotomous choice to distinguish the characteristics of Swedish multinational firms that seek out joint ventures from those that do not. The findings suggest that firms with little experience of foreign production and highly diversified product lines are the most...

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Technology Transfer and Spillovers? Does Local Participation with Multinationals Matter?

Blomstrom, Magnus; Sjoholm, Fredrik - 2021

This paper examines the effects on technology transfer and spillovers deriving from ownership sharing of foreign multinational affiliates. More specifically, we try to answer two questions, using unpublished Indonesian micro data. Firstly, do establishments with minority and majority ownership...

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R&D Sourcing, Joint Ventures and Innovation : A Multiple Indicators Approach

Adams, James D.; Marcu, Mircea - 2021

This paper reexamines the limits of the firm in Research and Development (R&D). Using evidence drawn from industrial laboratories we study the causes and effects of R&D sourcing. We begin with the causes of sourcing, finding that Research Joint Ventures (RJVs), the option to purchase and...

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Excessive Entry and Exit in Export Markets

Kasahara, Hiroyuki - 2019

Using transaction-level data for all Chinese firms exporting between 2000 and 2006, we find that on average 78% of exporters to a country in a given year were new exporters. Among these new exporters, an average of 60% stopped serving the same country the following year. These rates are higher...

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Quid Pro Quo, Knowledge Spillover, and Industrial Quality Upgrading : Evidence from the Chinese Auto Industry

Bai, Jie; Barwick, Panle Jia; Cao, Shengmao; Li, Shanjun - 2022

While there is a vast body of research on the benefits of FDI in developing countries, whether and how the form of FDI matters have received limited attention. This paper studies the impact of FDI via quid pro quo (technology for market access) on facilitating knowledge spillover and quality...

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