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Trade liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters

Khandelwal, Amit; Schott, Peter K.; Wei, Shang-Jin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

-liberalization quota allocation is not based on firm productivity. Removing this misallocation accounts for a substantial share of the … overall productivity gains associated with the quota removal. …

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Growth in a Dual Economy

Blomström, Magnus; Wolff, Edward N - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

. Examining the sources of labour productivity growth in Mexican manufacturing, however, does not provide support for this … conclusion. Although we find that labour productivity levels vary almost in direct relation to establishment size, labour … productivity growth shows no systematic variation by size class. In fact, small establishments have had the same rate of labour …

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Economic Growth and the Swedish Model

Henrekson, Magnus; Jonung, Lars; Stymne, Joakim - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

productivity catch-up is rejected. A number of potential `ultimate' causes behind the slowdown are explored. An increasingly …

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Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows, and Global Imbalances

Alfaro, Laura; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Volosovych, Vadym - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

The paper presents new stylized facts on the direction of capital flows. We find (i) international capital flows net of government debt and/or official aid are positively correlated with growth; (ii) sovereign debt flows are negatively correlated with growth only if debt is financed by another...

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Productivity volatility and the misallocation of resources in developing economies

Asker, John; Collard-Wexler, Allan; De Loecker, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

total factor productivity (TFP) and static measures of capital misallocation within a country. Using data on 5 … time-series volatility of productivity are also characterized by greater cross-sectional dispersion in productivity …. Volatility in TFP explains one quarter to one third of cross-country productivity dispersion. We document a similar relationship …

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The Output Cost of Gender Discrimination: A Model-Based Macroeconomic Estimate

Cavalcanti, Tiago; Tavares, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Gender-based discrimination is a pervasive and costly phenomenon. To a greater or lesser extent, all economies present a gender wage gap, associated with lower female labour force participation rates and higher fertility. This paper presents a growth model where saving, fertility and labour...

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How Corruption Hits People When They Are Down

Hunt, Jennifer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

Using cross-country and Peruvian data, I show that victims of misfortune, particularly crime victims, are much more likely than non-victims to bribe public officials. Misfortune increases victims' demand for public services, raising bribery indirectly, and also increases victims' propensity to...

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Peer Effects, Teacher Incentives, and the Impact of Tracking: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Kenya

Duflo, Esther; Dupas, Pascaline; Kremer, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

To the extent that students benefit from high-achieving peers, tracking will help strong students and hurt weak ones. However, all students may benefit if tracking allows teachers to present material at a more appropriate level. Lower-achieving pupils are particularly likely to benefit from...

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Ruling out Indeterminacy: the Role of Heterogeneity

Herrendorf, Berthold; Valentinyi, Akos; Waldmann, Robert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

Models with externalities have become increasingly popular for studying both long-term growth and business-cycle fluctuations. Externalities can lead to indeterminacy, allowing self-fulfilling expectations to determine the equilibrium. This paper argues that the importance of indeterminacy might...

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Unemployment, Investment and Sectoral Reallocation

Chadha, Bankim; Coricelli, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper presents a model of development of an economy comprised of a rural-agricultural sector and an urban-industrial sector. The interaction of investment with unemployment creates a channel for potentially divergent long-run outcomes. If the urban-industrial capital stock falls short of a...

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