Empirical Studies on Firm Dynamics, Job Creation and Productivity Growth in East Asia and Beyond: Introduction

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-136
Author(s):  
Hyunbae Chun ◽  
Hyeog Ug Kwon
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Firm Dynamics

The Place of Confucianism in Pluralist East Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Dongxian Jiang
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Public Culture ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Empirical Claim

Abstract In this commentary on Shaun O’Dwyer’s Confucianism’s Prospects, I raise three challenges to the arguments presented in the book. First, against his empirical claim that East Asian societies have already become pluralistic, I show that there are important empirical studies supporting the “Confucian heritage” thesis that O’Dwyer rejects. Second, against his anti-perfectionist position, I argue that there are some significant perfectionist connotations in his use of the capabilities approach which are in tension with his critique of Confucian and liberal perfectionisms. Third, against his argument that contemporary Confucians have good reasons to embrace a liberal democracy and pluralistic public culture, I argue that the reasons he offers are not solid enough to convince his Confucian rivals.

scholarly journals Assessing Moving Targets: the Impact of Transition Stages on Entrepreneurship Development

Ekonomika ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruta Aidis ◽  
Arnis Sauka
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development Perspective ◽  
Transition Stages ◽  
Selection Of

An issue that has recently gained in importance in transitional literature is the need to develop a thriving small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector since it can contribute significantly to innovation, job creation and economic growth. However, the specific characteristics of SMEs make them especially vulnerable to changes in the legal, social and environmental context. In this paper we are interested in the barriers that SME development encounters during different stages in the transition process. There is no consensus regarding ‘transition stages’, yet various indicators measuring certain aspects of transition progress have been developed. For this paper, we apply a selection of indicators proposed in previous research to approximate three transitional stages that would make sense from an entrepreneurship development perspective. We utilise these indicators to categorise 23 transition countries into transitional stages. On the basis of that utilisation we develop a framework in which we can identify SME development trends based on our analysis of the 25 empirical studies on constraints facing SMEs in transition countries. Our preliminary results indicate that more fundamental barriers related to legal issues are more characteristic of the early stages of transition, while more specific constraints related to human resources and skill development characterise later transition stages.

scholarly journals Pakistan’s Productivity Performance and TFP Trends, 1980–2015: Cause for Real Concern

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (Special Edition) ◽  
pp. 33-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashid Amjad ◽  
Namra Awais
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Sustained Growth ◽  
Growth Prospects ◽  
High Output

This paper reviews Pakistan’s productivity performance over the last 35 years (1980–2015) and identifies factors that help explain the declining trend in labor productivity and total factor productivity (TFP), both of which could have served as major drivers of productivity growth – as happened in East Asia and more recently in India. A key finding is that the maximum TFP gains and their contribution to economic growth are realized during periods of high-output growth. The lack of sustained growth and low and declining levels of investment appear to be the most important causes of the low contribution of TFP to productivity growth, which has now reached levels that should be of major concern to policymakers vis-à-vis Pakistan’s growth prospects.

scholarly journals Productivity growth of East Asia economies' manufacturing: A decomposition analysis

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailin Liao ◽  
Mark Holmes ◽  
Tom Weyman-Jones ◽  
David Llewellyn
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Decomposition Analysis
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