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Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment

Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

Using a specially designed survey instrument in combination with a representative sample of Vietnamese enterprises, we explore firm-level efficiency effects of corporate social responsibility. We find a positive relationship between adoption of corporate social responsibility initiatives and...

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Linked in by foreign direct investment : the role of firm-level relationships in knowledge transfers in Africa and Asia

Newman, Carol; Page, John M.; Rand, John; Shimeles, Abebe; … - 2018

This study combines evidence from interviews in seven countries with (i) government institutions responsible for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), (ii) 102 multinational enterprises (MNEs), and (iii) 226 domestic firms linked to these foreign affiliates as suppliers, customers, or...

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Comparing estimated and self-reported mark-ups for formal and informal firms in an emerging market context

Rand, John - 2017

Using a 10-year panel survey covering Vietnamese manufacturing firms, we consistently obtain firm-specific mark-up estimates and relate these to firm-level formality. The average firm-specific mark-up using a trans-log revenue production function specification is estimated to be 1,445, with...

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A Hybrid Legal and Economic Development Model that Balances Intellectual Property Protection and Economic Growth : A Case Study of India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam

Halydier, Garrett - 2022

industries in India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam to show that implementing an improper level of IPR protections during certain … continue to struggle to maintain once promising domestic pharmaceutical industries. Vietnam currently stands on the cusp of … rapid economic transition. This paper provides recommendations for the creation of an IPR regime in Vietnam that will foster …

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Zionist Settlers and the English Private Trust in Mandate Palestine

Hofri-Winogradow, Adam S. - 2017

This essay is the first sustained description, based on archival materials, of the use Zionist settlers in British Mandate-era Palestine made of the English private trust and trust company, and Mandate authorities' reactions to that use. An early, ill-fated attempt to create a family trust of...

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Creeping Tiger, Soaring Dragon : India, China and Competition in Information Technologies

Chaudhuri, Anindya - 2014

Though conventional international economic wisdom holds China's hardware and India's software industries to be equipotential, little attempt has been made to compare their information industries in an overarching dynamic framework. By using a schema which links intellectual to financial value...

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Innovation in the Indian Semiconductor Industry : The Challenge of Sectoral Deepening

Keller, William W.; Pauly, Louis W. - 2014

Seeking to build on related successes in other information technology sectors, the government of India has signaled its intent to transform the country’s performance in microelectronics. Facing a young and expanding population, India needs to create manufacturing jobs in promising industries,...

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The Unequal Effects of Liberalization : Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India

Aghion, Philippe; Burgess, Robin; Redding, Stephen; … - 2007

We study whether the effects on registered manufacturing output of dismantling the License Raj - a system of central controls regulating entry and production activity in this sector - vary across Indian states with different labor market regulations. The effects are found to be unequal across...

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Crisis and Adaptation in East Asian Innovation Systems : The Case of the Semiconductor Industry in Taiwan and South Korea

Keller, William W.; Pauly, Louis W. - 2012

In recent decades, both South Korea and Taiwan have made remarkable leaps in the development and production of semiconductors — the core element in burgeoning global telecommunications, computer, and computer equipment industries. Although many aspects of their sectoral industrial strategies...

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A Comprehensive Package of Macroeconomic Policy Measures for Implementing China's Climate Mitigation Strategy

Chen, Wenjie; Chateau, Jean; Jaumotte, Florence; … - 2022

This paper presents ways for China to achieve its climate goals while also attain high-quality growth—growth that is balanced, inclusive, and green. Using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model that is calibrated to China, multiple scenarios are considered that incorporate a sequence...

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