Despite the dominant role of hydropower in the global power generation mix and the popularity of studying the productivity impact of infrastructure investment, there is a lack of research regarding the impact of hydropower projects on firm productivity. Such a positive impact could promote a...

This paper examines the effect of credit rationing on export performance by small and medium-sized firms in China. We use a detailed firm-level data provided by the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Dynamic Survey (SMEDS) during 2015-2016 to conduct this analysis. The SMEDS provides...

Using comprehensive microdata based on the Chinese Patent Survey, we examine the appropriation strategies that firms use to capture value from their innovations. Our data allow us to analyze firm preferences over five distinct appropriation strategies, as well as the motivations underpinning...