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Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity: Evidence from China (2020)
Journal Article
Defever, F., Imbruno, M., & Kneller, R. (2020). Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity: Evidence from China. Journal of International Economics, 126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2020.103329

We investigate theoretically and empirically the role of wholesalers in mediating the productivity effects of trade liberalization. Intermediaries provide indirect access to foreign produced inputs. The productivity effects of input tariff cuts on fi... Read More about Trade liberalization, input intermediaries and firm productivity: Evidence from China.

Broadband infrastructure, ICT use and firm performance: evidence for UK firms (2018)
Journal Article
DeStefano, T., Kneller, R., & Timmis, J. (2018). Broadband infrastructure, ICT use and firm performance: evidence for UK firms. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 155, 110-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2018.08.020

The recent economics literature has begun to recognise that ICT is a heterogeneous technology altering information storage, processing and communication in distinct ways. In this paper we use the arrival of a new communication technology, ADSL broadb... Read More about Broadband infrastructure, ICT use and firm performance: evidence for UK firms.