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The Structure and Formation of Business Groups : Evidence from Korean Chaebols
Almeida, Heitor - 2009
In this paper we study the determinants of business groups' ownership structure using unique panel data on Korean chaebols. In particular, we attempt to understand how pyramids form over time. We find that chaebols grow vertically (that is, pyramidally) as the family uses well-established group...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463666
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Patent Citations and International Knowledge Flow : The Cases of Korea and Taiwan
Hu, Albert G.Z. - 2001
This paper examines patterns of knowledge diffusion from US and Japan to Korea and Taiwan using patent citations as an … knowledge diffusion over time, we have found that knowledge diffusion from US and Japan to Korea and Taiwan exhibits quite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012470190
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Trade and Growth : Import-Led or Export-Led? Evidence From Japan and Korea
Lawrence, Robert Z. - 1999
competitive firms. The results in our paper suggest that when it comes to TFP growth, this view of Japan is seriously erroneous …. We find that lower tariffs and higher import volumes would have been particularly beneficial for Japan during the period … productivity growth. Our findings on Japan suggest that the salutary impact of imports stems more from their contribution to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471526
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R&D, Production Structure and Productivity Growth : A Comparison of the US, Japanese and Korean Manufacturing Sectors
Nadiri, M. Ishaq - 1996
We estimate and compare the production structures of the US, Japanese, and Korean total manufacturing sectors for the 1974-1990 period. We employ a translog variable cost function that includes such inputs as labor, materials, physical and R&D capital with the physical and R&D capital treated as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012473353
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Relative Returns on Equities in Pacific Basin Countries
Engel, Charles - 1994
We examine the factors that determine the differences in ex ante returns on equities in eleven Pacific Basin countries. Our concern is whether real return differentials are primarily caused by nominal return differentials or expected changes in real exchange rates. We find that nominal return...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012474281
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Bonuses, Overtime, and Employment : Korea vs. Japan
Ito, Takatoshi - 1989
economic conditions much more than their counterparts in Japan. This finding may reflect the fact that the Korean labor market … is apparently insensitive to economic conditions in Korea, unlike in Japan (Freemand and Weitzinan). When "overtime …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012476036
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COVID-19 and SME Failures
Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier - 2020
We estimate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on business failures among small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in seventeen countries using a large representative firm-level database. We use a simple model of firm cost-minimization and measure each firm's liquidity shortfall during and after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012481180
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East Asian Financial and Economic Development
Morck, Randall - 2017
Japan, an isolated, backward country in the 1860s, industrialized rapidly to become a major industrial power by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012453866
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A Cross-Country Comparison of Old Age Financial Readiness in Asian Countries vs. the United States : The Case of Japan and the Republic of Korea
Ehrlich, Isaac; Yin, Yong - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We pursue a cross-country comparison of relative financial readiness of older households in Japan and the Republic of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814424
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Exports and Manufacturing Productivity in East Asia : A Comparative Analysis with Firm-Level Data
Hallward-Driemeier, Mary - 2002
This paper uses new firm level data from five East Asian countries to explore the patterns of manufacturing productivity across the region. One of the striking patterns that emerges is how the extent of openness and the competitiveness of markets affects the relative productivity of firms across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469820