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Reform and competitive selection in China: An analysis of firm exits

Yang, Qing Gong; Temple, Paul - In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 23 (2012) 3, pp. 286-299

This paper considers aspects of the competitive selection process in China – firm entry, survival, and exit – in an important sector of manufacturing, looking in particular for changes resulting from the process of reform. Using industry census data from a province in North-East China, we...

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Duration of new firms: The role of startup financial conditions, industry and aggregate factors

Huynh, Kim P.; Petrunia, Robert J.; Voia, Marcel - In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 23 (2012) 4, pp. 354-362

during the period 1985–1996. In addition to leverage, we find that: firm characteristics such as size and labour productivity …

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The impact of a universal class-size reduction policy: Evidence from Florida's statewide mandate

Chingos, Matthew M. - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 5, pp. 543-562

Class-size reduction (CSR) mandates presuppose that resources provided to reduce class size will have a larger impact on student outcomes than resources that districts can spend as they see fit. I estimate the impact of Florida's statewide CSR policy by comparing the deviations from prior...

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Strategic pay reform: A student outcomes-based evaluation of Denver's ProComp teacher pay initiative

Goldhaber, Dan; Walch, Joe - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 6, pp. 1067-1083

Denver Public Schools utilizes one of the nation's highest profile alternative teacher compensation systems, and a key element of Denver's Professional Compensation System for Teachers (ProComp) is pay for performance. This study analyzes the student achievement implications of ProComp utilizing...

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The impact of educational mismatch on firm productivity: Evidence from linked panel data

Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 6, pp. 918-931

We provide first evidence regarding the direct impact of educational mismatch on firm productivity. To do so, we rely … productivity, we find that: (i) a higher level of required education exerts a significantly positive influence on firm productivity …, (ii) additional years of over-education (both among young and older workers) are beneficial for firm productivity, and …

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The importance of managerial capacity in fundraising: Evidence from land conservation charities

Sieg, Holger; Zhang, Jipeng - In: International Journal of Industrial Organization 30 (2012) 6, pp. 724-734

The objective of this paper is to show the importance of incorporating managerial capacity into the empirical analysis of the determinants of donations to charitable organizations. We adopt a production function approach to model the outcome of the fundraising process. The empirical findings...

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The impact of financial stress on sectoral productivity

Efthyvoulou, Georgios - In: Economics Letters 116 (2012) 2, pp. 240-243

This paper examines the impact of financial stress on labour productivity in two broad sectors: production and market …

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Trade costs and productivity in services sectors

Miroudot, Sébastien; Sauvage, Jehan; Shepherd, Ben - In: Economics Letters 114 (2012) 1, pp. 36-38

This paper provides the first evidence linking lower international trade costs with higher productivity in services … sectors. On average, lowering trade costs by 10% is associated with a gain in total factor productivity of around 0.5%, which …

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Long term implications of the ICT revolution: Applying the lessons of growth theory and growth accounting

Oulton, Nicholas - In: Economic Modelling 29 (2012) 5, pp. 1722-1736

How big a boost to long run growth can countries expect from the ICT revolution? I use the results of growth accounting and the insights from a two-sector growth model to answer this question. A two-sector rather than a one-sector model is required because of the very rapid rate at which the...

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Statistical inference for DEA estimators of directional distances

Simar, Léopold; Vanhems, Anne; Wilson, Paul W. - In: European Journal of Operational Research 220 (2012) 3, pp. 853-864

In productivity and efficiency analysis, the technical efficiency of a production unit is measured through its distance …

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