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Are oligarchs productive? Theory and evidence
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Grygorenko, Yegor - 2008
This paper develops a partial equilibrium model to account for stylized facts about the behavior of oligarchs, politically and economically strong conglomerates in transition and developing countries. The model predicts that oligarchs are more likely than other owners to invest in productivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268738
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Assessment of Medium-Term National Action Agenda for Productivity (MNAAP) for the Agriculture Sector
David, Cristina C.; Inocencio, Arlene B. - 2001
To attain productivity growth it is necessary to have proper diagnosis and analysis of the sources and causes of low or stagnant agricultural productivity. This paper highlights the major issues in agriculture, examines the MNAAP agenda on productivity and identify the remaining gaps. The paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429655
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Reallocating wealth? : insecure property rights and agricultural investment in rural China
Leight, Jessica - In: China economic review : an international journal 40 (2016), pp. 207-227
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011771819
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Property rights, extortion and the misallocation of talent
Ranasinghe, Ashantha - In: European economic review : EER 98 (2017), pp. 86-110
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011812039
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Property rights and misallocation : evidence from land certification in China
Gao, Xuwen; Shi, Xinjie; Fang, Shile - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 147 (2021), pp. 1-13
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013365176
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FDI and productivity convergence in central and eastern Europe: an industry-level investigation
Bijsterbosch, Martin; Kolasa, Marcin - 2009
This paper presents empirical evidence of the effect of FDI inflows on productivity convergence in central and eastern …, both at the country and at the industry level. Second, FDI inflow plays an important role in accounting for productivity … growth. Third, the impact of FDI on productivity critically depends on the absorptive capacity of recipient countries and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605038
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Exports, international investment, and plant performance: evidence from a non-parametric test
Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2003
This paper compares the performance of purely domestic plants, domestic exporters and domestic multinationals. For our empirical analysis we utilise a non-parametric approach based on the principle of first order stochastic dominance. We find that the distributions for multinationals dominate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265597
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Uncertain productivity growth and the choice between FDI and export
Yalcin, Erdal - 2009
between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … introduction of productivity growth increases the likeliness of first time market entry through FDI. If the firm is confronted with … uncertain productivity growth, market entry through FDI increases even further. Uncertainty is identified as a compounding force …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266060
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Technical change and total factor productivity growth for Chinese provinces: a panel data analysis
Shiu, Alice; Heshmati, Almas - 2006
compared with the western region. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and information and communication technology (ICT) investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267745
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The Asymmetries of a Small World: Entry Into and Withdrawal From International Markets by French Firms
Engel, Dirk; Procher, Vivien; Schmidt, Christoph M. - 2010
characteristic of companies deciding to engage in exporting or foreign direct investment (FDI). However, there does not seem to be a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269975