China’s policy of encouraging export processing has been the topic of much discussion in the academic literature and policy debate. We...

We investigate the export-enhancing effect of foreign workers at the firm level. We first develop a theoretical framework of...

We investigate the export-enhancing effect of foreign workers at the firm level. We first develop a theoretical framework of...

COVID-19 has struck at the core of global value chains hub regions, including China, Europe and the US. The pandemic has severe...

We study the impact of access to finance on exports using Chinese firm level data. We distinguish two modes of external finance,...

Based on a novel dataset, the "German Management and Organizational Practices" (GMOP) Survey, we calculate establishment specific...

This paper looks at the importance of CSR considerations in the decision taken by a foreign affiliate of a multinational company about...

We exploit employment data from 10,528 parishes across nineteenth century England and Wales and find that a one standard deviation...

This paper studies the relationship between firm markups and importing intermediate inputs and exporting using detailed firm-level...

We ask whether production related subsidies have a role to play in explaining Chinese firms’ export performance. We, firstly,...

The attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered to be of particular importance for emerging economies because it...

Deutschland hat seit Jahren einen Leistungsbilanzüberschuss, der international kritisiert wird. Die Bedeutung der deutschen...

This paper presents an empirical study of the effect of foreign multinational companies on the development of indigenous firms in the...

Using information on a panel of multinational firms operating in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2005, we find that labour demand in...

Global engagement of firms can take a variety of forms. We argue that there are considerable advantages of developing models that...

We merge German balance-of-payments and foreign-affiliate-trade statistics to obtain data about trade in commercial services at the...

We use Japanese microdata to examine how financial market frictions affect foreign direct investment (FDI). The Japanese land price...

Using detailed U.S. and Spanish export data, we document that trade costs of a per-shipment nature are associated with less frequent...

In the run-up to WTO accession in 2001, China considerably liberalised its policy towards FDI. This column argues that foreign...