This paper studies the regional treatment effects of infrastructure projects on employment and transport volumes by combining the quantitative econometric method with qualitative case studies. The quantitative method that we use is synthetic control, which allows us to analyze the causal effects...

This paper develops an approach that allows constructing regional proxies of government effectiveness at a highly dis-aggregated level. Our idea builds on the well documented interdependence between institutions and exports, which allows estimating the latent government effectiveness using...

This paper investigates the role of local governments' efficiency on exports in China. We argue that firms located in provinces characterized by high governmental efficiency export more due to a positive productivity effect that lowers transaction costs. The analysis builds on NBS firm-level...

Einleitung -- Der Markup -- Die Profitabilität -- Die Konzentration -- Zusammenhang mit der Lohnquote -- Zusammenhang mit der Produktivität und der Technologie -- Der WTO-Eintritt Chinas -- Export -- Geografie, Regionalökonomie und Infrastruktur -- Zoll und Steuern -- Ausländische...