agglomeration and congestion. The main finding is that the negative effect of congestion on productivity is highly likely to … outweigh the positive productivity effect of agglomeration economies within the STIPs but not among high-tech firms outside the … STIPs. The paper also finds that the productivity of high-tech firms, whether within or outside the STIPs, are positively …

This paper investigates firm-level dynamics of labour productivity in China's manufacturing sector over the 1998 …-2007. Underlying the aggregate evidence of dramatic growth of labour productivity, one observes a large, even if shrinking, intra … effect of the characteristics of firms according to the ownership and governance structure upon the productivity …

of foreign entry on the productivity growth of domestic firms. In the face of foreign entry, domestic firms exhibit … technological distance from their foreign counterparts tend to experience faster productivity growth, while firms with larger …

with a focus on the spillover-induced productivity and efficiency change. The results show that spillovers as a result of … productivity effects vary across regions. Our analysis also indicates that highly skewed distribution of FDI leads to a less …

This paper investigates the relationship between industry relatedness and firm productivity and the role of firms … firm productivity and that the relationship is driven by Marshallian-based sources – better access to goods, people and … productivity and the importance of absorptive capacity during China's gradual and spatially uneven economic transitioning process …

economy. This paper uses the data on Chinese industrial enterprises to estimate the productivity performance of enterprises … industries enterprises. By using a simple methodology and OLS regression analysis on the estimation of total factor productivity …

achieve this goal, the plan seeks to boost labor productivity through an increased use of robots and through network …-based upgrading of the entire industrial value chain and related services. How might the projected increase in labor productivity …