Heterogeneous Firms and the North–South Divide in Italy
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DOI: 10.1007/s40797-019-00090-3
Abstract: In this paper, we document how the productivity gap between firms in the North and in the South of Italy is essentially due to a difference in local competitive pressures, lower in the South. In… read more here.
Keywords: south divide; heterogeneous firms; firms north; productivity ... See more keywords
Intellectual property enforcement, exports and productivity of heterogeneous firms in developing countries: Evidence from China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103373
Abstract: Abstract We develop and test a model of heterogeneous firms to study how provincial-level enforcement of intellectual property rights affects Chinese firms’ decisions regarding exit from the market and entry into exporting, technology adoption through… read more here.
Keywords: enforcement exports; heterogeneous firms; intellectual property; property enforcement ... See more keywords
Coupled Vs. Decoupled Subsidies with Heterogeneous Firms in General Equilibrium
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DOI: 10.1016/s1514-0326(17)30012-0
Abstract: We develop a competitive general equilibrium model with heterogeneous firms and endogenous entry and exit to contrast the effects of coupled and decoupled subsidies. Unlike coupled subsidies, decoupled subsidies are not tied to a producer's… read more here.
Keywords: heterogeneous firms; decoupled subsidies; coupled decoupled; general equilibrium ... See more keywords