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Reforms, entry and productivity: some evidence from the Indian manufacturing sector

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis; … - 2006

It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable. Traditional research in the context of entry has explored...

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Brilliant Technologies and Brave Entrepreneurs: A New Narrative for African Manufacturing

Naudé, Wim - 2018

In this paper I argue that the manufacturing sector still has an important role to play in Africa's development. Despite failing to industrialize in the past, there may be a new window of opportunity. This is due to the convergence of what has been called 'brilliant' new technologies associated...

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A Model for Industrial Development of the Federal Region of Kurdistan: Science and Technology Policy, Instruments and Institutions

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This report introduces two of the most successful industrial development models of the modern time - the Japanese as a leader and the South Korean as its follower. The objective is to review the industrialization process in these two economies which have served as a model for development in many...

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Reforms, Entry and Productivity: Some Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector

Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

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Marshallian vs Jacobs Effects: Which One Is Stronger? Evidence for Russia Unemployment Dynamics

Demidova, Olga; Kolyagina, Alena; Pastore, Francesco - 2018

This paper is devoted to the study of diversification and specialization influence on one of the main indicators of … were empirically tested: 1) the dependence of the unemployment rate on the degree of concentration or diversification is … concentration or diversification on the level of unemployment depends on the time period. To test these hypotheses nonparametric …

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Liberalisation, Concentration and Diversification: Business Groups in India, 2000-2020

Commander, Simon; Estrin, Saul; Thomas, Naveen; … - 2024

concentration has been falling, a bloc of high concentration sectors remains. Further, diversification has been actively pursued …

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Who lives in the c-suite? Organizational structure and the division of labor in top management

Guadalupe, Maria; Li, Hongyi; Wulf, Julie M. - 2012

team composition, firm diversification, and IT investments - which arguably alter returns to exploiting synergies through …

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Trade Liberalization and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Indian Census

Azam, Mehtabul - 2022

We exploit the pre-reform employment composition of Indian districts and differential tariff cuts across industries introduced by the 1991 trade liberalization to examine the impact of liberalization on human capital accumulation measured by completion of different stages of schooling and...

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Migration and University Education: An Empirical (Macro) Link

Akkoyunlu, Sule; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022

Distinguishing between short-run and long-run outcomes we provide new insight into the relationship between education and migration. We examine the specific link between the acquisition of high levels of human capital in the form of university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We...

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Reaping the Rewards Later: How Education Improves Old-Age Cognition in South Africa

Nikolov, Plamen; Yeh, Steve - 2022

Cognitive performance in late adulthood is critical for better welfare and understanding the causes of human capital depreciation in old age is increasingly crucial in aging societies. Using data from South Africa, we study how early life education affects cognition, a component of human capital...

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