Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil
This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of TFP at the firm level. In the second step, variation in...
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okr-10986-85482021-04-23T14:02:43Z Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil Subramanian, Uma Anderson, William P. Lee, Kihoon ACTUAL GROWTH BILATERAL TRADE BOOK VALUE CAPITAL STOCK CITIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF NATIONS COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPONENTS COMPUTER LITERACY CONSUMER GOODS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY E-COMMERCE ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EXPORTS GROWTH ACCOUNTING GROWTH RATE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES INVENTORY LABOR FORCE LATIN AMERICAN LEARNING LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY MARKET SHARE MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS NEW TECHNOLOGY OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE POSITIVE EFFECTS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES REAL INTEREST RATE SOUTH ASIAN TFP TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRADE POLICY VALUE ADDED This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of TFP at the firm level. In the second step, variation in TFP across firms is statistically related to a indicators of the investment climate as well as firm characteristics. The results yield a number of insights about the factors underlying productivity. In both countries, and in a variety of industry groups, indicators of poor investment climate, especially delays in customs clearance and interruptions in utility services, have significant negative effects on TFP. Reducing customs clearance time by one day in China could increase TFP by 2-6 percent. Indicators such as email usage have positive effects on TFP. In the case of China, state-owned firms and firms located in the interior are shown to be much less productive than privately owned firms and firms located in the east. In Brazil, the results present an interesting contrast between the apparel industry and the electronics industry. In the apparel industry, older firms in competitive markets are more productive, while in the case of electronics, newer firms with higher market shares are more productive. 2012-06-20T18:25:56Z 2012-06-20T18:25:56Z 2005-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6464481/measuring-impact-investment-climate-total-factor-productivity-cases-china-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8548 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3792 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean East Asia and Pacific China Brazil |
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This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of TFP at the firm level. In the second step, variation in TFP across firms is statistically related to a indicators of the investment climate as well as firm characteristics. The results yield a number of insights about the factors underlying productivity. In both countries, and in a variety of industry groups, indicators of poor investment climate, especially delays in customs clearance and interruptions in utility services, have significant negative effects on TFP. Reducing customs clearance time by one day in China could increase TFP by 2-6 percent. Indicators such as email usage have positive effects on TFP. In the case of China, state-owned firms and firms located in the interior are shown to be much less productive than privately owned firms and firms located in the east. In Brazil, the results present an interesting contrast between the apparel industry and the electronics industry. In the apparel industry, older firms in competitive markets are more productive, while in the case of electronics, newer firms with higher market shares are more productive. |
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Subramanian, Uma Anderson, William P. Lee, Kihoon |
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Subramanian, Uma Anderson, William P. Lee, Kihoon |
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Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil |
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Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil |
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Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil |
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Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil |
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Measuring the Impact of the Investment Climate on Total Factor Productivity : The Cases of China and Brazil |
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measuring the impact of the investment climate on total factor productivity : the cases of china and brazil |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/12/6464481/measuring-impact-investment-climate-total-factor-productivity-cases-china-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8548 |
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