The paper enquires into the short run effect (2001-2005) of China’s entry into the WTO on its economic growth. We conclude there is no economic hazard with a …nding that China’s economy would enjoy a higher survival probability of economic growth rate and better protection of consumer...

Die ökonomische Theorie konstatiert einen engen Zusammenhang zwischen der Qualität des Managements in privatwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen und der Größe dieser Unternehmen. Die mikroökonomische Theorie vertritt die These, dass die talentiertesten Manager in den größten Unternehmen zu finden...

This paper considers the relation between management quality, firm size, and managerial compensation. Exploring a German (SOEP) and a British (BHPS) data set we show that the impact of firm size on pay, which is consistently found in the management literature, vanishes (to a large extent) if it...