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The Acquisition and Commercialization of Invention in American Manufacturing: Incidence and Impact
Arora, Ashish; Cohen, Wesley M.; Walsh, John P. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
, suppliers and technology specialists. We also estimate the contribution of each source to innovation in the US economy. Although … rate of innovation in the economy. Indeed, results from a multinomial logit model suggest that, were the outside … availability of innovation to be removed, the percentage of innovating firms in the U.S. manufacturing sector would drop from 18 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951285
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Cash-out or flame-out! Opportunity cost and entrepreneurial strategy: Theory, and evidence from the information security industry
Arora, Ashish; Nandkumar, Anand - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
), especially in innovation based industries. Striving for a cash-out makes mistakes more likely and increases the probability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008624629
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Implications for Energy Innovation from the chemical industry
Arora, Ashish; Gambardella, Alfonso - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
The history of innovation in the chemical industry offers many insights for accelerating energy innovation. In this … chapter, we begin by laying out the early history of the chemical industry for an overview of the role innovation has played … coal to oil, and briefly analyze two government programs that have attempted to promote innovation: synthetic rubber and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008631696
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The Globalization of the Software Industry: Perspectives and Opportunities for Developed and Developing Countries
Arora, Ashish; Gambardella, Alfonso - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004
The spectacular growth of the software industry in some non-G7 economies has aroused both interest and concern. This paper addresses two sets of inter-related issues. First, we explore the determinants of these successful stories. We then touch upon the broader question of what lessons, if any,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005085393
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Trade Liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters
Schott, Peter K.; Wei, Shang-Jin; Khandelwal, Amit K. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
If trade barriers are managed by inefficient institutions, trade liberalization can lead to greater-than-expected gains. We examine Chinese textile and clothing exports before and after the elimination of externally imposed export quotas. We find that the surge in export value and decline in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325513
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Sex Ratios, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth in the People's Republic of China
Wei, Shang-Jin; Zhang, Xiaobo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
China experiences an increasingly severe relative surplus of men in the pre-marital age cohort. The existing literature on its consequences focuses mostly on negative aspects such as crime. In this paper, we provide evidence that the imbalance may also stimulate economic growth by inducing more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839458
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The Economics of China: Successes and Challenges
Wei, Shang-Jin; Zhang, Xiaobo; Fan, Shenggen; Kanbur, Ravi - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
This paper is the first chapter in the Oxford Companion to the Economics of China (Oxford University Press, forthcoming). Rather than trying to summarize other contributors' views, we provide our own perspectives on the Economics of China--the past experience and the future prospects. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010950991
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The Smuggling of Art, and the Art of Smuggling: Uncovering the Illicit Trade in Cultural Property and Antiques
Wei, Shang-Jin; Fisman, Raymond - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
We empirically analyze the illicit trade in cultural property and antiques, taking advantage of different reporting incentives between source and destination countries. We thus generate a measure of illicit trafficking in these goods based on the difference between imports recorded in United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005777463
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Das (Wasted) Kapital: Firm Ownership and Investment Efficiency in China
Dollar, David; Wei, Shang-Jin - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Based on a survey that we designed and that covers a stratified random sample of 12,400 firms in 120 cities in China with firm-level accounting information for 2002-2004, this paper examines the presence of systematic distortions in capital allocation that result in uneven marginal returns to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005778201
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Globalization and Inequality: Evidence from Within China
Wei, Shang-Jin; Wu, Yi - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2001
In this paper, we provide a case study of the impact of globalization on income inequality using data across Chinese regions. The literature on cross-country studies has been criticized because differences in legal systems and other institutions across countries are difficult to control for, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005580218