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Structural transformation and international trade : evidence from the China shock
Nedoncelle, Clément; Wolfersberger, Julien - 2023
plausibly exogenous variation in manufacturing imports from China. We find that the so-called 'China shock' largely slows down … decreases by 0.49 per cent on average for each additional per cent of manufacturing imports from China. It highlights a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014280617
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Potential switchovers in comparative advantage : patterns of industrial convergence
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - 2000
Although there exists a vast literature on convergence and divergence of income levels across countries or regions at the aggregate level, there is only little work on convergence and/or diver- gence processes of productivity and wage levels at the more disaggregated industrial level. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009750855
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The impact of competition with China in the US market on innovation in Mexican manufacturing firms
Meza González, Liliana; Sepulveda, Jaime Marie - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 28 (2019), pp. 1-21
Using data from 6378 Mexican firms for the 2012–2013 period, this paper estimates the effect of competition with China … several variables, we find a U-curve shaped relationship between foreign competition (measured by the China effect) and the … firms are fighting for a larger market share with China in the US. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012029643
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The effects of trade, aid, and investment on China's image in developing countries
Eichenauer, Vera; Fuchs, Andreas; Brückner, Lutz - 2018 - This version: March 2018
One goal of China's Go Out policy is to create goodwill in countries around the world. At the same time, China … attitudes of individuals in developing countries towards China at both the national and subnational level. Using repeated cross … investment from China to Latin America affect opinions on China within 18 Latin American countries over the 2002-2013 period. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011818445
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Unions and Economic Performance in Developing Countries : Case Studies from Latin America
Rios-Avila, Fernando - 2014
This paper analyzes the economic impact of unions on productivity in the manufacturing sector across six Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Using an augmented Cobb-Douglas production function, the paper finds that unions have positive, but mostly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010235243
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Unions and Economic Performance in Developing Countries : Case Studies from Latin America
Rios‐Avila, Fernando - 2014
This paper analyzes the economic impact of unions on productivity in the manufacturing sector across six Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay. Using an augmented Cobb-Douglas production function, the paper finds that unions have positive, but mostly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013059249
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In the Shadow of Violence : A New Perspective on Development
North, Douglass C. - 2015
This paper extends the North, Wallis, and Weingast (2009) framework for understanding the problems of development. Our approach distinguishes two development problems that are normally conflated. Most approaches to development focus on the second problem, namely, the transition of societies from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013016711
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Potential switchovers in comparative advantage: Patterns of industrial convergence
Landesmann, Michael; Stehrer, Robert - 2000
Although there exists a vast literature on convergence and divergence of income levels across countries or regions at the aggregate level, there is only little work on convergence and/or diver- gence processes of productivity and wage levels at the more disaggregated industrial level. These are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294574
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Specialization and Diverging Manufacturing Structures : The Aftermath of Trade Policy Reforms in Developing Countries
Estevadeordal, Antoni - 2010
Trade barriers have been declining around the world over the last five decades. Countries reduced their tariffs unilaterally as well as concertedly in the framework of regional integration agreements. As a consequence, trade flows among economies have substantially intensified. According to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012717340
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Model of the international competitiveness of SMNEs for Latin American developing countries
Peña-Vinces, Jesús C.; Acedo, Francisco J.; Roldán, … - In: European business review : EBR ; the official journal … 26 (2014) 6, pp. 552-567
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010433233