recommend flexible instruments on pollution control that capture the firm¿s differentials in characteristics and compliance …

regulation of industrial pollution in China and for controlling carbon emission in the world. … in the development of alternative energy and in controlling pollution. It also includes two proposals for improving the …

, we find that O-FDI in other countries enhances productivity in Taiwan, while O-FDI in China does not. We interpret the …-country productivity. Design/methodology/approach – A panel data set for 15 Taiwanese manufacturing industries over the period between 1991 … and 2007 is employed for a model in which productivity is regressed on a measure of O-FDI. Findings – The study finds no …

This paper estimates the impact of industrial agglomeration on firm-level productivity in Chinese manufacturing sectors … productivity-boosting effect, but agglomeration of urban population (i.e. urbanization) has no such effects. Additionally, the …

complexity and productivity which dominates the already known correlation between vertical integration and productivity. Results …

productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its predecessor, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement … productivity of Canadian industries, the persistence of structural differences between the two countries has prevented convergence … of aggregate labor productivity. While these findings seem to weigh against moving toward a monetary union, they also …

complexity and productivity which dominates the already known correlation between vertical integration and productivity. Results …

coordination reveal to be important drivers of productivity and dominate on choices of vertical integration. More in general, here … explain the endurance of productivity gaps across industries and countries and the phenomenon of Business Groups becomes even …