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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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The Global History of Corporate Governance : An Introduction

Steier, Lloyd - 2013

This paper presents a synopsis of recent NBER studies of the history of corporate governance in Canada, China, France …, Germany, Japan, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Together, the studies …

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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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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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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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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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Don't Spread Yourself Too Thin : The Impact of Task Juggling on Workers' Speed of Job Completion

Coviello, Decio - 2011

We show that task juggling, i.e., the spreading of effort across too many active projects, decreases the performance of workers, raising the chances of low throughput, long duration of projects and exploding backlogs. Individual speed of job completion cannot be explained only in terms of...

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Does Menstruation Explain Gender Gaps in Work Absenteeism?

Rockoff, Jonah E. - 2010

Ichino and Moretti (2009) find that menstruation may contribute to gender gaps in absenteeism and earnings, based on evidence that absences of young female Italian bank employees follow a 28-day cycle. We analyze absenteeism of teachers and find no evidence of increased female absenteeism on a...

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