subsidies on firms’ export performance. It documents robust evidence that production subsidies stimulate export activity …, although this effect is conditional on firm characteristics. In particular, the beneficial impact of subsidies is found to be … more pronounced amongst profit-making firms, firms in capital intensive industries and those with previous exporting …

It is widely accepted that China has been experiencing an export-led growth approach. However, the question whether … government can reshape industry structure through production subsidies to enhance export performance has not been answered. This … paper analyses the impact of production subsidies on firms’ export performance using a very comprehensive and recent firm …

subsidies on firms’ export performance. It documents robust evidence that production subsidies stimulate export activity …, although this effect is conditional on firm characteristics. In particular, the beneficial impact of subsidies is found to be … more pronounced amongst profit-making firms, firms in capital intensive industries and those with previous exporting …

, collectives and privately-owned firms) proves to be relatively less important. -- Exporting ; subsidies ; China ; endogenous Tobit …It is widely accepted that China has been experiencing an export-led growth approach. However, the question whether … government can reshape industry structure through production subsidies to enhance export performance has not been answered. This …

subsidies on firms' export performance. It documents robust evidence that production subsidies stimulate export activity …, although this effect is conditional on firm characteristics. In particular, the beneficial impact of subsidies is found to be … more pronounced amongst profit-making firms, firms in capital intensive industries and those with previous exporting …

An important factor influencing corporate finance and economic growth in China lies in its government sponsored … industrial policies. Examining China's five-year plans during 1991-2010, we find that state-owned firms in government supported …

from rural China. Consistent with the model, we find that elections improve (weaken) the implementation of popular …

An important factor influencing corporate finance and economic growth in China lies in its government sponsored … industrial policies. Examining China’s five-year plans during 1991-2010, we find that state-owned firms in government supported …

We document the existence of Chinese imitation of foreign firms on a large scale. China's export processing zones (EPZs … firms that imitate EPZs leapfrog non-imitating firms in productivity. We conclude that a key ingredient of China's success …