Replication data for: Industrial Policy and Competition

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Philippe Aghion; Jing Cai; Mathias Dewatripont; Luosha Du; Ann Harrison; Patrick Legros

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Project Citation:

Aghion, Philippe, Cai, Jing, Dewatripont, Mathias, Du, Luosha, Harrison, Ann, and Legros, Patrick. Replication data for: Industrial Policy and Competition. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114052V1

Project Description

Summary: Using a comprehensive dataset of all medium and large enterprises in China between 1998 and 2007, we show that industrial policies allocated to competitive sectors or that foster competition in a sector increase productivity growth. We measure competition using the Lerner Index and include as industrial policies subsidies tax holidays, loans, and tariffs. Measures to foster competition include policies that are more dispersed across firms in a sector or measures that encourage younger and more productive enterprises. (JEL L11, L25, L52, O14, O25, O47, P31)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      L11 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
      L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
      L52 Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
      O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
      O25 Industrial Policy
      O47 Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
      P31 Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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