Using firm-level panel data from the Taiwanese Census of Manufactures for 1986 and 1991 in the context of a modified selection model, the authors focus on three activities that contribute to the productivity growth of firms in the electronics industry: research and development, direct foreign...

The analysis of firm-level data collected through parallel international enterprise surveys can reveal important linkages between governance constraints and business growth and investment. The World Business Environment Survey (WBES), an initiative led by the World Bank Group in 1999 and 2000,...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword........................................................................................................ xi -- Acknowledgments....................................................................................... xiii -- About the Authors...