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Growth and Regional Inequality in China During the Reform Era

Jones, Derek C.; Li, Cheng; Owen, Ann L. - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2003

Chinese city-level data indicate that differences in growth rates are far more severe than indicated in previous studies which typically use data at higher levels of aggregation. We estimate growth equations using city-level data and find that the policy of awarding a special economic zone...

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Returns to Schooling in China Under Planning and Reform

Fleisher, Belton M.; Wang, Xiaojun - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

We estimate returns to schooling using a retrospective work history survey covering more than 4,000 workers over the period 1950 to 1994, with particular emphasis to the returns to schooling for workers who attended institutes of higher education and who graduated from college. We find evidence...

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The Effects of Market Liberalization on the Relative Earnings of Chinese Women

Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Hughes, James - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

liberalization on the size and composition of gender wages gaps in China's urban labor markets. We use enterprise-ownership type …

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Network Triads: Transitivity, Referral and Venture Capital Decisions in China and Russia

BATJARGAL, BAT - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005

institutional, social and cultural differences between China and Russia have minimal effects on referrals. Interpersonal trust has …

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Dual Track Liberalization: With and Without Losers

Che, Jiahua; Facchini, Giovanni - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

Dual track liberalization, relying upon the continued enforcement of existing contracts and the simultaneous creation of a free market sector, represents a powerful mechanism in economic reform. If not anticipated, the reform implements an outcome that is both Pareto improving and e±ciency...

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Joint Liability Lending and the Rise and Fall of China's Township and Village Enterprises

Park, Albert; Shen, Minggao - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001

Using data from a recent survey of bank and enterprise managers and government officials in southern China, we present …

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Dual Track Liberalization: With and Without Losers

Che, Jiahua; Facchini, Giovanni - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

The success of the Chinese economic reforms has been linked by many observers to the implementation of a dual track liberalization mechanism. This approach, relying upon the continued enforcement of existing contracts and the simultaneous creation of a free market sector, represents a powerful...

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Enterprise Restructuring and Firm Performance: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Enterprises in Jiangsu Province

Dong, Xiao-yuan; Putterman, Louis; Unel, Bulent - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004

We examine the contrast in the experience of ownership reforms between urban SOEs and rural TVEs using a panel of industrial enterprises in Nanjing municipality for the period from 1994 to 2001. Our objectives are twofold. First, we study how the reform program of “grasp the large and let go...

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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF GERMAN COMPANIES INTO THE CHINESE MARKET - AN EVENT STUDY ON THE CONSEQUENCES ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FROM A RBV PERSPECTIVE

Bausch, Andreas; Tri, Duc Linh Van - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

After its economic opening in 1978, China has become more and more attractive for foreign direct investments and has … internationalization of German firms into China between 1978 and 2005. The event study methodology is used to measure the German stock … firms internationalizing into China. …

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Urban Demand for Dairy Products in China: Evidence from New Survey Data

Beghin, John; Fuller, Frank H.; Rozelle, Scott - Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute … - 2004

behaviors influencing the consumption of fresh milk, yogurt, ice cream, and powered milk in urban areas of China. The data …

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