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FDI and Inequality in Vietnam : An Approach with Census Data
McLaren, John - 2016
We investigate the effects of inward FDI on income distribution and absolute living standards in Vietnam using census … data from 1989-2009. We compute the number of employees of foreign establishments in each of Vietnam's provinces for each … of FDI on household welfare is more difficult than measuring the effect of trade policy, and may pose a difficulty for …
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Execution Risk
Engle, Robert F. - 2010
execution and the risk is a result of price movements during a more gradual trading. The paper shows that the trade-off between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012761661
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Productivity Measurement for a Distribution Firm
Diewert, W. Erwin - 2010
The paper derives a consistent accounting framework for the treatment of inventories when measuring the productivity of a distribution firm. The average purchase price of an inventory item during an accounting period must be distinguished from its average selling price and these two average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763569
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Patent Trading Flows of Small and Large Firms
Figueroa, Nicolas - 2015
This article presents the results of an analysis of the patent trading flows of small and large firms and the determinants of these firm's patent sale and acquisition decisions. We also examine whether these transactions lead to an excessive concentration of patent rights. We show that small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013035692
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How You Export Matters : Export Mode, Learning and Productivity in China
Bai, Xue - 2015
This paper shows that how firms export (directly or indirectly via intermediaries) matters. We develop and estimate a dynamic discrete choice model that allows learning-by-exporting on the cost and demand side as well as sunk/fixed costs to differ by export mode. We find that demand and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022601
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Skill Acquisition, Credit Constraints, and Trade
Chesnokova, Tatyana - 2006
wealth. We use a two factor general equilibrium model and assume credit markets are absent. We explore the effects of trade … that developed countries need to ensure access to education when liberalizing trade to ensure they reap the potential gains … from trade …
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A Gains from Trade Perspective on Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Beaudry, Paul - 2011
Business cycles reflect changes over time in the amount of trade between individuals. In this paper we show that … incorporating explicitly intra-temporal gains from trade between individuals into a macroeconomic model can provide new insight into … "gains from trade" approach can easily explain why changes in perceptions about the future (including "news" about the future …
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Playing with Fire : Cigarettes, Taxes and Competition from the Internet
Goolsbee, Austan - 2010
This paper documents the rise of the Internet as a source of state-tax-free cigarettes and its impact on taxed sales elasticities. Using data on cigarette tax rates, taxable cigarette sales and individual smoking rates by state from 1980 to 2005 merged with data on Internet penetration, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013149648
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Collective Reputation in Trade : Evidence from the Chinese Dairy Industry
Bai, Jie; Gazze, Ludovica; Wang, Yukun - 2022
noninspected firms. These findings highlight the importance of collective reputation in international trade and the challenges …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013323446
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Is the Japanese Distribution System Really Inefficient?
Ito, Takatoshi; Maruyama, Masayoshi - 2022
This paper investigates the efficiency of the Japanese distribution system, measured by the distribution margin. Most of the discussions on the Japanese distribution system have so far relied on institutional descriptions and anecdotal evidence, failing to substantiate the case. The present...
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