scholarly journals The Impact of Payroll Tax Reductions on Employment and Wages: A Natural Experiment using Firm Level Data

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Goos ◽  
Jozef Konings
Keyword(s):  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Payroll Tax ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
The Impact

Political connectedness and business performance: evidence from Turkish industry rankings

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gül Berna Özcan ◽  
Umut Gündüz
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Political Connectedness

This paper examines the degree to which political connections affect business rankings through a statistical analysis of Turkey's industry rankings between 2003 and 2011. The analysis demonstrates that business performance is associated with connectedness through industry and firm level data. We show that political connectedness varies according to the firm's channel of access to obtain favouritism either through direct personal ties or institutional networks. Ideological motivations emerge to be significant in mobilizing, shaping and tying firm behaviour to broader political agendas. In the conclusion we discuss the impact of deepening connectedness on long-term business fortunes and political institutions.

scholarly journals The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Exporting Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-174
Author(s):  
Roland B. Davies ◽  
Arman Mazhikeyev
Keyword(s):  
Special Economic Zone ◽  
Extensive Margin ◽  
Export Intensity ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Closed Economies ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
The Impact

Using firm level data from Africa and Asia, we estimate the impact of being in a special economic zone (SEZ) on a firm's probability of exporting, export intensity, and value of exports. At the extensive margin, we find that SEZ firms in open economies are 25% more likely to export than their non-SEZ counterparts, with a large negative effect in closed economies. At the intensive margin, we find that SEZs increase the value of exports, but only in countries with barriers to imports where the estimate increase is 3.6%. Thus, the estimated effect of introducing an SEZ can be meaningful, but is heavily contingent on the local economic environment.

scholarly journals Pandemics and Firms

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (276) ◽  
Author(s):  
Serhan Cevik ◽  
Fedor Miryugin
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Probability Of Failure ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Firm Level Data ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nonfinancial Firms

The global economy is in the midst of an unprecedented slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To assess the likely evolution of nonfinancial corporate performance going forward, this paper investigates empirically the impact of past pandemics using firm-level data on more than 537,000 companies from 14 developing countries during the period 1998–2018. The analysis indicates that the prevalence of infectious diseases has an economically and statistically significant negative effect on nonfinancial corporate performance. This adverse impact is particularly pronounced on smaller and younger firms, compared to larger and more established corporations. We also find that a higher number of infectious-disease cases in population increases the probability of failure among nonfinancial firms, particularly for small and young firms. In the case of COVID-19, the magnitude of these effects will be much greater, given the unprecedented scale of the outbreak and strict policy responses to contain its spread.

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