intuitively appealing explanation for the job gains and losses caused by privatization in China during its transition. The model …It is generally agreed that privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) improves economic efficiency, but it is … a theoretical model of the macroeconomic relationships between privatization, efficiency, output, and employment. The …

With rapid industrial upgrading along the global value chain of manufactured goods, China has transformed, within one … the world. This article identifies the pattern of China's industrial upgrading and compares it with those of other … successfully industrialized economies and the failed ones. We find that (i) China (since 1978) followed essentially the same path …

Ethiopia’s formal request to join the WTO was submitted on 13 January 2003, following more than a decade long …-oriented economy. Joining the WTO was considered as an additional step forward fully consistent with the country’s gradual economic … transition process. However, more than eleven years down the line, Ethiopia is still nowhere near joining the WTO. Sixteen …