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This paper studies insider privatization in transition economies. We show theoretically that the underperformance of insider-privatized firms could be due to the manager-cum-owner's lack of incentives after privatization. A screening theory predicts that a firm's postprivatization incentives...
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This paper studies insider privatization in rural China and provides an explanation of why some firms have performed … the buyout price and postprivatization incentives. Drawing on data we collected in China, we find evidence supporting the …
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randomized controlled trial involving 1,418 disadvantaged (economically poor) students in rural China, we find that the promise …
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Using rural household panel data from three Chinese provinces, this paper identifies determinants of long-term poverty and tests the duration dependence on the probability to leave poverty. Special emphasis is given to the selection of the poverty line and inter-regional differences across...
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a randomized experiment evaluating the effects of a home-based parenting program delivered by cadres in China's Family …
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especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China employing the … technical innovation in China's livestock sector, technical efficiency improvement has been relatively slow. …
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We present evidence from a randomized experiment testing the impacts of a six-month early childhood home-visiting program on child outcomes at school entry. Two and a half years after completion of the program, we find persistent effects on child working memory - a key skill of executive...
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