Using data from a recent national survey on the ownership reform of state-owned enterprises in China, we study the …

A void in the literature on the business environment is how it evolves over time. Focusing on China during its crucial … two decades of transition (from the early 1990s to the early 2010s), this paper documents how the country's business … better educated, with more diverse sectoral experience. Market competition increased over time, especially after China …

the government set up to shape the business environment of private firms. Focusing on China during its crucial two decades … of transition (from the early 1990s to the early 2010s), this paper documents how the country's business environment and … educated, with more diverse sectoral experiences. Market competition increased over time, especially after China's World Trade …

. Using a rich set of panel data about changes in China`s state-owned enterprises, Xu examines the static and dynamic effects … performance contracts - conventionally viewed as the most important reforms for China's state enterprises - did not improve …