Japan, Korea, and China, while at the same time illuminating the mechanism that has driven the narrowing in the productivity …Utilizing the firm-level dataset, this study aims to explore differences in firm-level productivity and growth between …

in the past few years has created an unfavourable operating environment for real estate developers in Mainland China …, research into the factors that influence the competitiveness of the real estate market in China has been limited. Therefore, a … survey of 58 real estate actitioners, experts and academics in China was conducted to probe opinion on the factors that …

Abstract: There is a growing body of literature analyzing empirically the evolution of productivity dispersion at the …-2003.Our results can be summarized as follows. First, we confirm that there was an overallincrease in both labor productivity … and total factor productivity dispersion, especially in the manufacturing sector from 1998 onward. Second, in the case of …

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

Beschäftigungsverhältnissen in der verarbeitenden Industrie nicht beeinflusst, geht es einher mit einer Zunahme der Beschäftigungsstabilität im … rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …

'transformation' also takes into account the existence of China's otherspecific challenges including the many small scale mines, poor … argues thatthe policy of simply closing down mines in China is impractical and ineffective, and that a better alternative is …Rio Tinto-ANU China Partnership, ANU-PKU exchange program, Vice-Chancellor's travel grant …