This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county level minimum wage … or large profit margin increase employment, while those with low wages or small profit margin downsize. The increase in … the monopsony rent of firms.Our results provide evidence for the theoretical predictions of the positive minimum wage-employment …

This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county level minimum wage … or large profit margin increase employment, while those with low wages or small profit margin downsize. The increase in … enforcement of China’s minimum wage in 2004 has since amplified this heterogeneity, which implies that labor regulation may reduce …

This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … negative impact on employment, with an estimated elasticity of -0.1. Furthermore, we find a heterogeneous effect of the minimum … wage on employment which depends on the firm's wage level. Specifically, the minimum wage has a greater negative impact on …

This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the … counties. We show that minimum wage increases have a significant negative impact on employment on an annual basis, with an … estimated employment elasticity of -0.116. By contrast, the employment response to minimum wage hikes was minuscule before 2004 …

This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county level minimum wage … or large profit margin increase employment, while those with low wages or small profit margin downsize. The increase in … enforcement of China’s minimum wage in 2004 has since amplified this heterogeneity, which implies that labor regulation may reduce …

We study how the 2004 reform of minimum wage rules in China has affected the survival, average wage, employment and … repercussions on employment. The main explanation for this finding is that productivity significantly improved, allowing firms to … absorb the cost shock without hurting their employment nor their profitability. At the city-level, our results show that …

This paper studies how minimum wage policies affect firm employment in China using a unique county level minimum wage … or large profit margin increase employment, while those with low wages or small profit margin downsize. The increase in … enforcement of China’s minimum wage in 2004 has since amplified this heterogeneity, which implies that labor regulation may reduce …

to exporters. Indeed, China’s VAT system is not neutral, in particular because the exporters may not receive complete … performance in China. Our empirical analysis relies on export volume data at the HS6 product level over the 2003-12 period. To … understand the strong resistance of China’s exports amid the global recession. …

to exporters. Indeed, China's VAT system is not neutral, in particular because the exporters may not receive complete … performance in China. Our empirical analysis relies on export volume data at the HS6 product level over the 2003-12 period. To … understand the strong resistance of China's exports amid the global recession. …

Compared to most countries, China’s value-added tax (VAT) system is not neutral and makes it less advantageous to … been led China to be accused of providing its firms with an unfair advantage in global trade. We use city-specific export …