Die Verfasser grenzen zunächst das mit ausländischen Direktinvestitionen verbundene Instrument des Technologietransfers gegenüber einem Technologieimport ab und referieren Argumente für Technologietransfer aus dem Bereich der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Im Anschluss an einen Überblick über den...

How important is the exercise of classical monopsony power against labor for the level of wages and labor's share? We examine this in the context of China and India – two large, rapidly-growing developing economies. Using theory, we develop a novel screen to quantify how wages are affected by...

Using firm-level data and variations in tariff reductions across industries in China, we find that input trade liberalization is associated with lower labor markdowns. Furthermore, these pro-competitive labor market effects are more pronounced for skill-intensive firms. We then derive in a...

How important is the exercise of classical monopsony power against labor for the level of wages and labor's share? We examine this in the context of China and India - two large, rapidly-growing developing economies. Using theory, we develop a novel screen to quantify how wages are affected by...

This paper examines the impact of roads on structural transformation and business composition theoretically and empirically. We develop a two-sector model of regional trade with endogenous firm entry that highlights two opposing forces. \textit{Ceteris paribus} lower trade costs in...