Relationship between city size and firm productivity – A new interpretation using the Chinese experience
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Economic Modelling"
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.09.009
Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on the relationship between city size and firm productivity by focusing on agglomeration, selection (market competition), and sorting (presence of firms with diverse productivity) effects using Chinese firm-level data… read more here.
Keywords: relationship city; productivity; size firm; city size ... See more keywords
Trade liberalization, roads and firm productivity
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Development Economics"
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102712
Abstract: Abstract We examine the role of road infrastructure in determining the impact of a reduction in input tariffs on firm productivity. We combine new geo-spatial data on road improvements in Ethiopia with establishment level data… read more here.
Keywords: roads firm; trade liberalization; productivity; firm productivity ... See more keywords