This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and … China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of … productivity. In both countries, and in a variety of industry groups, indicators of poor investment climate, especially delays in …

This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and … China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of … productivity. In both countries, and in a variety of industry groups, indicators of poor investment climate, especially delays in …

Drawing on recently completed firm-level surveys in Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Pakistan … of these costs, the obstacles are lower in China than in the South Asian or Latin American countries. There is also … China has been so successful over the past decade, both in terms of integration and of rapid growth, while other countries …

Drawing on recently completed firm-level surveys in Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Pakistan … get a telephone line, sales lost to power outages). For many of these costs, the obstacles are lower in China than in the … for investment and production. This paper helps explain why China has been so successful over the past decade, both in …