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Explaining differences in the returns to R&D in Argentina : the role of contextual factors and complementarities
Arza, Valeria; Cirera, Xavier; Colonna, Agustina; … - 2020
low and very heterogeneous returns to research and development activities on productivity. This paper uses novel microdata …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240585
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The transformative effects of privatization in China : a natural experiment based on politician career concern
Huang, Zhangkai; Liu, Jinyu; Ma, Guangrong; Xu, Lixin Colin - 2020
1990s. Relying on the regression discontinuity design, the analysis finds that privatizations led to productivity gains of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241239
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Using labor supply elasticities to learn about income inequality : the role of productivities versus preferences
Bergstrom, Katy; Dodds, William - 2020
This paper argues that labor supply elasticities encode information about the determinants of income inequality. In the theoretical framework, individuals choose labor supply conditional on productivities and preferences for consumption relative to leisure. The paper shows that reduced-form...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228176
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Do firms exit the formal economy after a minimum wage hike? : quasi-experimental evidence from Turkey
Acar, Aysenur; Bossavie, Laurent; Makovec, Mattia - 2019
found to be larger among firms with low productivity levels before the policy change, and in sectors where profit margins …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012007972
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Family firms and contractual institutions
Iacovone, Leonardo; Maloney, William F.; Tsivanidis, Nick - 2019
productivity by 21.6 percent. Family management rather than ownership drives these results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008335
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Productivity loss and misallocation of resources in Southeast Asia
De Nicola, Francesca; Nguyen, Ha; Loayza, Norman - 2020
. Private domestic firms and firms with higher productivity appear to face larger distortions that prevent them from expanding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434473
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Corporate market power in Romania : assessing recent trends, drivers, and implications for competition
Iootty, Mariana; Pop, Georgiana; Pena, Jorge - 2020
ownership. Further, the paper shows that additional productivity dividends are associated with increased competition in Romania … productivity growth, such as addressing regulations that restrict entry and rivalry in the retail trade sector, which concentrates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434494