Did joint ventures help China's automobile industry? Foreign direct investment, via 'quid pro quo', facilitated knowledge spillovers and quality upgrades in the Chinese automobile industry... Firms Jie Bai Panle Jia Barwick Shengmao Cao Shanjun Li Published 01.02.23
Removing local barriers to entry can boost productivity growth: Evidence from Peru Removing local barriers to entry can be a cost-efficient way to boost aggregate productivity growth in developing countries... Firms James Sampi Marc Schiffbauer Javier Coronado Published 31.01.23
How import competition can increase quality upgrading and exporting: Evidence from Peru Trade-induced competition on final goods drove firms in the Peruvian apparel industry to upgrade the quality of their products and export more... Firms Pamela Medina Published 30.01.23
Creative destruction and catch-up growth in India Selectively supporting transformative firms is a viable strategy to promote growth where there is less creative destruction... Firms Michael Peters Fabrizio Zilibotti Published 27.01.23
Does trade increase firms’ market power over workers? Evidence from Brazil Opening to trade can substantially increase local labour market concentration, but whether local firms exploit this to underpay workers depends on workers’ ability to substitute across versus within labour markets... Firms Mayara Felix Published 12.12.22
Responsible sourcing? Theory and evidence from Costa Rica In theory, responsible sourcing has ambiguous effects on workers; empirically, exposed workers benefit but with adverse knock-on effects... Firms Alonso Alfaro Ureña Benjamin Faber Cecile Gaubert Isabela Manelici Jose P. Vasquez Published 23.09.22
How financial need affects pricing: Evidence from small businesses in Ghana Poorer business owners settle for lower prices when bargaining with buyers... Firms Morgan Hardy Gisella Kagy Lena Song Published 12.09.22
Barriers to upgrading in developing countries Upgrading within firms in developing countries is driven by increased know-how and certain buyer types... Firms Eric Verhoogen Published 02.09.22
Innovation versus imitation: Where all that Chinese R&D is going The productivity of innovation could be enhanced by reducing distortions in the economy; increasing R&D expenditure is no guarantee of growth... Firms Michael König Zheng (Michael) Song Kjetil Storesletten Fabrizio Zilibotti Published 29.08.22
