Search Results - "Journal of Comparative Economics"

How does anti-corruption affect corporate innovation? Evidence from recent anti-corruption efforts in China by Xu, Gang, Yano, Go

“…•This paper investigates the effect of anti-corruption on the financing and investing in innovation.•Stronger anti-corruption efforts make firms more likely to…”
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The clan and the corporation: Sustaining cooperation in China and Europe by Greif, Avner, Tabellini, Guido

“…Over the last millennium, the clan and the corporation have been the loci of cooperation in China and Europe respectively. This paper examines – analytically…”
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Westward movement of new polluting firms in China: Pollution reduction mandates and location choice by Wu, Haoyi, Guo, Huanxiu, Zhang, Bing, Bu, Maoliang

“…•We study new polluting manufacturing firms’ location choice in response to the uneven pollution reduction mandates in China.•We find strong evidence…”
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Legal institutionalism: Capitalism and the constitutive role of law by Deakin, Simon, Gindis, David, Hodgson, Geoffrey M., Huang, Kainan, Pistor, Katharina

“…Social scientists have paid insufficient attention to the role of law in constituting the economic institutions of capitalism. Part of this neglect emanates…”
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Partisan politics: The empirical evidence from OECD panel studies by Potrafke, Niklas

“…•Survey on partisan politics for more than 100 OECD panel studies.•More than 100 panel data studies.•Elaborating on the research designs, the measurement of…”
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Clans, entrepreneurship, and development of the private sector in China by Zhang, Chuanchuan

“…•The clan is positively associated with development of the private sector.•The clan helps private firms to overcome financing constraints.•The clan helps…”
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Oil price shocks and stock market activities: Evidence from oil-importing and oil-exporting countries by Wang, Yudong, Wu, Chongfeng, Yang, Li

“…• The responses of stock prices differ depending on the net position of a country. • The responses of stock prices differ depending on the cause of oil price…”
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The health implications of social pensions: Evidence from China's new rural pension scheme by Cheng, Lingguo, Liu, Hong, Zhang, Ye, Zhao, Zhong

“…•This paper estimates the causal effect of income on health outcomes.•We exploit the launch of China's New Rural Pension scheme (NRPS).•Pension enrollment and…”
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The role of institutions in finance curse: Evidence from international data by Law, Siong Hook, Kutan, Ali M., Naseem, N.A.M.

“…•This paper examines the effect of banking sector development on economic growth in a panel of 87 countries.•We pay particular to the role of institutions in…”
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Political connection, corporate philanthropy and efficiency: Evidence from China’s anti-corruption campaign by Hao, Zhuoqun, Liu, Yu, Zhang, Jinfan, Zhao, Xiaoxue

“…•We find that the 2013 Chinese anti-corruption campaign remarkably reduced charitable donations from listed companies with strong political connections, and…”
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Mother's education and child development: Evidence from the compulsory school reform in China by Cui, Ying, Liu, Hong, Zhao, Liqiu

“…•This paper examines the impacts of mother's schooling on adolescent development.•We exploit variations in the enforcement of China's compulsory schooling…”
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Empirical linkages between good governance and national well-being by Helliwell, John F., Huang, Haifang, Grover, Shawn, Wang, Shun

“…•Annual subjective life evaluations from 157 countries 2005–2012 demonstrate strong empirical linkages between government quality and national…”
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Are infant/toddler developmental delays a problem across rural China? by Wang, Lei, Liang, Wilson, Zhang, Siqi, Jonsson, Laura, Li, Mengjie, Yu, Cordelia, Sun, Yonglei, Ma, Qingrui, Bai, Yu, Abbey, Cody, Luo, Renfu, Yue, Ai, Rozelle, Scott

“…•This study is the first to produce estimates of cognitive, language, motor and social emotional development delay by using the Bayley Scales of Infant and…”
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The great Chinese inequality turnaround by Kanbur, Ravi, Wang, Yue, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…This paper argues that after a quarter century of sharp and sustained increase, Chinese inequality is now plateauing and, according to some measures, even…”
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Between the Hammer and the Anvil: The Impact of Economic Sanctions and Oil Prices on Russia’s Ruble by Dreger, Christian, Kholodilin, Konstantin A, Ulbricht, Dirk, Fidrmuc, Jarko

“…Exchange rate fluctuations strongly affect the Russian economy, given its heavy dependence on foreign trade and investment. In the aftermath of the conflict…”
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A legal theory of finance by Pistor, Katharina

“…•An inductive theory of finance.•Financial markets are legally constructed.•Law can cause financial market collapse.•Financial markets are neither private nor…”
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The Washington consensus works: Causal effects of reform, 1970-2015 by Grier, Kevin B., Grier, Robin M.

“…•Sustained economic reform significantly raises real GDP per capita over a 5- to 10-year horizon.•Despite the unpopularity of the Washington Consensus, its…”
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Austerity and anarchy: Budget cuts and social unrest in Europe, 1919–2008 by Ponticelli, Jacopo, Voth, Hans-Joachim

“…•Use cross-country data for the period 1919–2008 to study effect of government budget cuts on social unrest.•Find positive correlation between austerity…”
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The economic effects of international sanctions: An event study by Gutmann, Jerg, Neuenkirch, Matthias, Neumeier, Florian

“…Although international sanctions are a widely used instrument of coercion, their economic effects are still not well-understood. This study uses a novel…”
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Managerial incentives, CEO characteristics and corporate innovation in China’s private sector by Lin, Chen, Lin, Ping, Song, Frank M., Li, Chuntao

“…► The presence of CEO incentive schemes increases corporate innovation. ► Sales-based performance measures in the incentive schemes are more conductive. ► Firm…”
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