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

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...

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

Before and after its accession to the WTO in 2001, China has undergone a far-reaching investment liberalisation. As part of this,...

We implement a method to estimate the direct effects of foreign-ownership on foreign firms' productivity and the indirect effects (or...

We implement a method to estimate the direct effects of foreign-ownership on foreign firms' productivity and the indirect effects (or...

We investigate whether inward foreign direct investment (FDI), either at the firm or industry level, has any impact on product...

We use newly available representative panel data for manufacturing enterprises in West and East Germany to investigate the link...

This paper investigates the two-way relationship between R&D and export activity. In particular, we concern ourselves with the...

Using UK bank data for 466 new venture loan applications, we explore the determinants of interest margin, the sanctioning decision and...

There is a well-established theoretical and empirical literature that shows that exporters are more innovative than otherwise...

We examine the role of foreign ownership structure in stimulating technology and skill upgrading, and exporting in Chinese...

This paper focuses on the role of absorptive capacity in determining whether or not domestic firms benefit from productivity...

This paper investigates the link between inward FDI and innovation activity in China, using a very comprehensive and recent firm level...

This paper investigates the link between inward FDI and innovation activity in China, using a very comprehensive and recent firm level...

Previous aggregate studies ignore additional environmental improvements caused by intra industry reallocations to high productivity/...

In this paper we analyse productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment using firm-level panel data for U.K. manufacturing...

In this paper we use plant level data on the start-up size of new plant entries and detailed information on the grants received by...

In this paper we use plant level data on the start-up size of new plant entries and detailed information on the grants received by...