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The role of environmental regulations and innovation in TFP convergence : evidence from manufacturing SMEs in Viet Nam

Nguyen, Huu Thanh Tam; Minh, Nguyen-Khac; Quoc, Tran-Nam - 2017

. It examines the impacts of environmental compliance, and its combination with innovation, on TFP convergence of … environmental treatment - are only significant through their interaction with innovation. The β-convergence in firms' TFP is …

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Can domestic institutions affect exports and innovation? : mediation effects of institutional quality on manufacturing sector exports and innovation in developing countries

Koswatta, Achinthya - 2022

Studies show that when exports go up, innovation goes up as well. But what is the mediating effect of domestic … institutions in the association between exports and innovation? If any, which institutions are more likely to improve exports and … innovation in developing countries, and how? To address this lacuna, this study employs estimations of industry fixed effects for …

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Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development : Local content in Zambia - a faltering experience?

Lombe, Wilfred C. - 2018

This paper traces the role of local content in Zambia's mining sector in supporting industrialization and economic diversification. It assesses productive linkages and manufacturing competitiveness during import-substitution industrialization and post-1991 liberalization and privatization, and...

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Productivity-enhancing manufacturing clusters : evidence from Vietnam

Howard, Emma; Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn - 2014

In this paper we explore the extent to which firms experience productivity spillovers from clustering using a rich data source from Vietnam for 2002 to 2007, a period of significant transition. We address issues of simultaneity, self-selection and endogenous location choice of firms in an...

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Firm-level employment growth in South Africa : the role of innovation and exports

Naidoo, Karmen - 2019

This paper investigates the effect of innovation on employment growth at the firm level in South Africa. Innovation is …, the link between innovation and employment is more ambiguous. R&D targeted towards product innovation has been typically … demand for labour. This paper aims to isolate the impact of innovation on export performance to understand the direct and …

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Digital technologies and "value" capture in global value chains : empirical evidence from Indian manufacturing firms

Banga, Karishma - 2019

This paper examines whether digitalization can be a driver of "upgrading" in global value chains and help developing countries move into higher value-added activities. In particular, the paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of digital capabilities on product upgrading in Indian...

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Exporting and productivity : the role of ownership and innovation in the case of Vietnam

Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Nguyen Thi Tue Anh - 2014

In this paper, we investigate the relationship between exporting and productivity in the case of Vietnam using an extensive firm level panel dataset for the period 2005-11. We separate out productivity effects of exporting due to self-selection allowing us to identify the extent to which firms...

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From productivity to exporting or vice versa? : evidence from the Tunisian manufacturing sector

Ayadi, Mohamed; Mattoussi, Wided - 2014

link between innovation (as a channel linking productivity to exporting) and exporting. The analysis has been conducted on …

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The effects of Chinese import penetration on firm innovation : evidence from the Vietnamese manufacturing sector

Dang, Duc Anh - 2017

This paper evaluates the impact of Chinese import penetration on the innovation of Vietnamese manufacturing firms from …

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Mozambique's industrialization

Cruz, António; Guambe, Dina; Marrengula, Constantino Pedro - 2014

After the Second World War, Mozambique went through a series of transformations, from an incipient industrializing colonial society to an independent country with a central planned economy, plus a regional and internal war, and finally from 1994 onwards, a multi-party democracy with a mix of...

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