Productivity Gap and Inward FDI Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Huangnan Shen ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Steve Chu Chia Lin
Keyword(s):  
Fdi Spillovers ◽  
Productivity Gap

Productivity Gap and Inward FDI Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-48
Author(s):  
Jim Huangnan Shen ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Steve Chu‐Chia Lin
Keyword(s):  
Fdi Spillovers ◽  
Productivity Gap

International differences in labor productivity: Role of capital, technological level and resource rent

2016 ◽  
pp. 67-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zaytsev
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Resource Rent ◽  
Per Capita Gdp ◽  
Technological Level ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
Population Ratio ◽  
Gdp Gap ◽  
Productivity Gap

Using level accounting methodology this article examines sources of per capita GDP and labor productivity differences between Russia and developed and developing countries. It considers the role played by the following determinants in per capita GDP gap: per hour labor productivity, number of hours worked per worker and labor-population ratio. It is shown that labor productivity difference is the main reason of Russia’s lagging behind. Factors of Russia’s low labor productivity are then estimated. It is found that 33-39% of 2.5-5-times labor productivity gap (estimated for non-oil sector) between Russia and developed countries (US, Canada, Germany, Norway) is explained by lower capital-to-labor ratio and the latter 58-65% of the gap is due to lower technological level (multifactor productivity). Human capital level in Russia is almost the same as in developed countries, so it explains only 2-4% of labor productivity gap.

scholarly journals Zombie Lending and Depressed Restructuring in Japan

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (5) ◽  
pp. 1943-1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo J Caballero ◽  
Takeo Hoshi ◽  
Anil K Kashyap
Keyword(s):  
Market Share ◽  
Employment Growth ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Competitive Process ◽  
Lower Productivity ◽  
Zombie Lending ◽  
Job Creation And Destruction ◽  
Productivity Gap

Large Japanese banks often engaged in sham loan restructurings that kept credit flowing to otherwise insolvent borrowers (which we call zombies). We examine the implications of suppressing the normal competitive process whereby the zombies would shed workers and lose market share. The congestion created by the zombies reduces the profits for healthy firms, which discourages their entry and investment. We confirm that zombie-dominated industries exhibit more depressed job creation and destruction, and lower productivity. We present firm-level regressions showing that the increase in zombies depressed the investment and employment growth of non-zombies and widened the productivity gap between zombies and non-zombies. (JEL G21, G32, L25)

scholarly journals Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in the Arab Region: The Case of Knowledge Spillover Effects

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayef Al-Shammari ◽  
Huda Al-Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Growth Models ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Fdi Inflows ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
Fdi Spillovers ◽  
Absorptive Capacities ◽  
Fdi Policies ◽  
Capital Development

<p>This research aims to focus on how institutional barriers in the Arab region may account for losses in FDI inflows along with their potential technology spillover effects, as well as to show how the deficiency of absorptive capacities serve as an important factor for attracting inflows. The analysis relies on endogenous growth models at an aggregate regional level and a microeconomic firm-level. Findings based on linear OLS regressions, reveal a positive correlation between improved institutional factors and potential FDI spillovers, with significance varying in certain countries. Policy implications involve having targeted FDI policies to enhance absorptive capacities, improving information asymmetry to reduce corruption, and enhancing the labor market regulatory framework to improve human capital development as an incentive for FDI inflows.</p>

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