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From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival
Falck, Oliver; Guenther, Christina; Heblich, Stephan; … - Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE - 2011
Germany was divided after World War II, many firms in the machine tool industry fled the Soviet occupied zone to prevent … expropriation. We show that the regional location decisions of these firms upon moving to western Germany were driven by non … effects are due to increased competition for local resources. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009277014
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From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; Kerr, William; … - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2010
Germany was divided after World War II, many firms in the machine tool industry fled the Soviet occupied zone to prevent … expropriation. We show that the regional location decisions of these firms upon moving to western Germany were driven by non … effects are due to increased competition for local resources. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602677
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From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Surv ival
Heblich, Stephan; Falck, Oliver; Guenther, Christina; … - Department of Economics, University of Stirling - 2011
Germany was divided after World War II, many firms in the machine tool industry fled the Soviet occupied zone to prevent … expropriation. We show that the regional location decisions of these firms upon moving to western Germany were driven by non … effects are due to increased competition for local resourc es. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421450
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What Do We Learn From Schumpeterian Growth Theory?
Aghion, Philippe; Akcigit, Ufuk; Howitt, Peter - In: Handbook of Economic Growth
alternative theories. In this survey, we focus on four important aspects, namely: (i) the role of competition and market structure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010869049
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What Do We Learn From Schumpeterian Growth Theory?
Aghion, Philippe; Akcigit, Ufuk; Howitt, Peter - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2013
addressed by alternative theories. In this survey, we focus on four important aspects, namely: (i) the role of competition and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741440
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Is India’s Manufacturing Sector Moving Away From Cities?
Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William; Goswami, Arti Grover - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2012
This paper investigates the urbanization of the Indian manufacturing sector by combining enterprise data from formal and informal sectors. We find that plants in the formal sector are moving away from urban and into rural locations, while the informal sector is moving from rural to urban...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010540907
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Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing
Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William; Goswami, Grover - Harvard Business School, Harvard University - 2012
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation strategy to compare non-nodal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010852329
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Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing
Ghani, Ejaz; Goswami, Arti Grover; Kerr, William R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
We investigate the impact of the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) highway project on the Indian organized manufacturing sector using enterprise data. The GQ project upgraded the quality and width of 5,846 km of roads in India. We use a difference-in-difference estimation strategy to compare non-nodal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950745
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Political Reservations and Women's Entrepreneurship in India
Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William R.; O'Connell, Stephen D. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
We quantify the link between the timing of state-level implementations of political reservations for women in India with the role of women in India's manufacturing sector. While overall employment of women in manufacturing does not increase after the reforms, we find significant evidence that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950817
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Spatial Determinants of Entrepreneurship in India
Ghani, Ejaz; Kerr, William R.; O'Connell, Stephen D. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
, with labor laws and household banking quality also playing important roles. Looking at the district-industry level, we find … extensive evidence of agglomeration economies among manufacturing industries. In particular, supportive incumbent industrial … evidence for the Chinitz effect where small local incumbent suppliers encourage entry. The importance of agglomeration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325523