Jim Huangnan Shen

The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

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Cambridge, MA 02138

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School of Management, Fudan University

Shanghai

China

Core China Research Center, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra

Campus Universitario

Pamplona, Navarra 31009

Spain

  • The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University

  • School of Management, Fudan University

  • Core China Research Center, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra

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1.

Profit Sharing, Industrial Upgrading and Global Supply Chains: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 08 May 2020
Xiaojie Liu, Xiaojie Liu, Haiyue Liu, Shiyi Liu, Jim Huangnan Shen and Chien-Chiang Lee
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Department of Economics, StudentsFudan University - Department of Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University-Business School, Sichuan University, Business School, Students, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Nanchang University
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global supply chain; smile curve; profit sharing mechanism; upgrading mechanism; average product of labour; inter-supply chain upgrading; factor intensity.

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Re-Evaluating the ‘Smile Curve’ in Relation to Outsourcing Industrialization

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Sarah Tang and Kent Deng
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Department of Economics, Suffolk University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economic History
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industrialization strategies, smile curve, labour productivity, entry cost, economic development

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Executive Compensation of SOEs and Corporate Social Responsibility: Theory and Evidence from China

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 02 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2020
Jiaxing Li, Jim Huangnan Shen and Chien-Chiang Lee
University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) - Economics, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Nanchang University
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Corporate social responsibility; Executive compensation; State-owned enterprises; Inverted U-shaped effect; China

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FDI Inflow and Bilateral Political Relationship -Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2021
Jiashun Huang, Weiping Li, Chien-Chiang Lee and Jim Huangnan Shen
Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), at Oxford Martin School, Sun Yat-sen University, Nanchang University and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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FDI inflow; Bilateral political relationship; Political relationship index; Sequential game model

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Endowment Structure, Industry Dynamics and Domestic Supply Chains in China-Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2020
Jim Huangnan Shen, Leilei Shen and Jun Zhang
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Kansas State University - Department of Economics and Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES)
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Comparative Advantage, Factor Endowment Structure, labour-intensive, capital-intensive, industry chains, labour productivity, division of the gains

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Comparative Advantage, Endowment Structure and Trade Imbalances - Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 Jan 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee and Jun Zhang
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University and Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES)
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trade imbalance; comparative advantage; factor endowment structure; labor-intensiveness; capital-intensiveness; Southern country; Northern country

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The Partial Reform Equilibrium of China’s Large SOEs: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2020
Jim Huangnan Shen, Weiping Li, Jun Zhang and Gary H. Jefferson
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Sun Yat-sen University, Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES) and Brandeis University - International Business School
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partial equilibrium syndrome, Nash bargaining, indifference payoff point, privatization, state asset council, mega-SOE managers

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Property Rights, Endowment Structure and Reforms of Large SOEs in China-a Nash Bargaining Approach

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2019
Xiaojie Liu, Xiaojie Liu, Jim Huangnan Shen and Kent Deng
Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Department of Economics, StudentsFudan University - Department of Electronic Engineering, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economic History
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Nash bargaining, state-owned enterprises reforms, property rights, endowment allocation, reforms, privatization, social policy burdens

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Partial Privatization, Capital Allocation Distortion and the Large SOE Reforms in China-Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Fang Liu, Jun Zhang and Chien-Chiang Lee
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES), Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES) and Nanchang University
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partial privatization; capital allocation distortion; factor endowment structure convergence effect; factor endowment structure deviation effect; Chinese manufacturing panel data

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

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Hao Wang and Steve Chu Chia Lin
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Brunel University London - Department of Economics and Finance and National Chengchi University (NCCU) - Department of Economics
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spillover effect, inward FDI, productivity gap, efficiency improvement, high-productivity firm, low-productivity firm, Chinese manufacturing industry

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The Security Environment and China’s Strategy for Technological Advancement: Between Technological Dependence and Technological Autonomy

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Mar 2020
Qixuan Huang and Jim Huangnan Shen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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Security Environment; Technological Strategy; Technological Dependence; Technological Autonomy; China-U.S. Relations; China-Soviet Relations

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Inward FDI, Spillover Effect and Financial Constraints -Theory and Evidence from China

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Jun 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Weiping Li, Jiashun Huang and Chien-Chiang Lee
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Sun Yat-sen University, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), at Oxford Martin School and Nanchang University
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spillover effect; inward FDI; financial constraint; private firm; state-owned firm; Chinese manufacturing data

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Risk Contagion of Bank-firm Credit Network: Evidence from China

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Mar 2020
Qingmin hao, Jim Huangnan Shen and Chien-Chiang Lee
College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Nanchang University
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Complex network, Bank–firm credit; Systemic risks; Risk management; China

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Toward a Unified Theory of Economic Reform

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2017
Jim Huangnan Shen, Xiaojie Liu, Xiaojie Liu and Jun Zhang
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Department of Economics, StudentsFudan University - Department of Electronic Engineering and Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES)
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Keywords: Reform speed; Reform Strategy; Gradualist speed; Radical speed;; Incremental reform; Structural reform; System Dynamics; optimal reforming combination, spillover effect, Damping coefficient

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Toward an Empirical Investigation of the Pecking Order Theory: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Dec 2019
Xiaochen Jiang, Jim Huangnan Shen and Chien-Chiang Lee
University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Nanchang University
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Pecking order theory; Financing deficit; Long-term debt ratio; Chinese listed firms

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Volatility, Adjustment Cost and Capital Misallocation: Evidence from Chinese Industrial Firms

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2021
Sarah Tang, Jun Zhang and Jim Huangnan Shen
Department of Economics, Suffolk University, Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES) and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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volatility, capital adjustment cost, capital misallocation, aggregate TFP, China

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Toward a Theory of Rent Seeking and Structural Reforms

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee, Jun Zhang and zhiming long
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University, Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES) and Tsinghua University
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rent seeking activities, optimal reforming sequence, structural reform, gradualist characteristics, shock therapy, potential reform losers

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A Bilateral Monopoly Model of Profit Sharing along Vertical Production Structure

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2021
Jim Huangnan Shen and Pasquale Scaramozzino
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and University of Rome II - Faculty of Economics
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vertical production structure, bilateral contracting choices, vertical supply chain, quantity fixing, bilateral monopoly, average profitability, capability effect, cost effect

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Toward a Theory of Internal Governance Structure of China’s large SOEs

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 May 2019 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2020
Jim Huangnan Shen, Jun Zhang, Chien-Chiang Lee and Weiping Li
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES), Nanchang University and Sun Yat-sen University
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China; Large SOEs; The Business Empire Building Effect; Constrained Delegation; Party-Committee Control

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Beyond Communication: The Cultural Effect of Dialect Competence on Urban Migration Entrepreneurship in China

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 03 Dec 2018
Chen Zhu, Jim Huangnan Shen and Chien-Chiang Lee
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Students, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Nanchang University
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dialect ability, linguistic diversity, cultural differences, entrepreneurship, identity

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Unlocking the Myths of Asset Size Expansion of China's Large SOEs - Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Oct 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Weiping Li and Chien-Chiang Lee
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Sun Yat-sen University and Nanchang University
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Exponential growth of large SOEs, Private control of benefits, Business empire building effect, Tax revenue, State predatory effect

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Bilateral Rent-Seeking and Growth of FDI Inflow in China: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2019
Keng Shu, Weiping Li, Chien-Chiang Lee and Jim Huangnan Shen
Zhejiang University - Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University, Nanchang University and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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bilateral rent-seeking, FDI inflow, Nash bargaining, subsidies, rent-seeking fees, bargaining power

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Toward a Dynamic Model of the Industrial Upgrading Micro-mechanism under Global Value Chains

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 02 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2020
Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee, Jun Zhang, Luyao Zhang and Leilei Shen
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University, Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES), Duke Kunshan University and Kansas State University - Department of Economics
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micro-mechanism; industrial upgrading; downstream stages; upstream stages; profitability; total cost

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An Inquiry into the Division of the Gains in High-Tech Global Supply Chains - Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2019
Jim Huangnan Shen, Sarah Tang and Peter Chow
The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Department of Economics, Suffolk University and City University of New York (CUNY)
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smile curve, high-tech supply chains, market power gap effect, entry cost gap effect

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An Analysis of the Chinese Qian Rule – From the Perspective of Institutional Economics

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2019
Mingxiong Bi, Jim Huangnan Shen and Mushtaq Khan
Ningbo University - Business School, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
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Qian rule; Ming rule; formal rules; informal rules; discretion

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Toward a Three-Sectoral Reproduction Model of Fixed Capital Depreciation and Investment-Driven Economic Growth: Theory and Policy Simulations from Chinese Input-Output Data

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Oct 2020
Bangxi Li, Chong Liu and Jim Huangnan Shen
Tsinghua University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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accelerated depreciation, economic growth, investment-driven, depreciation turning point

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High-Speed Rail and China’s Economic Development: Evidence from the Satellite-Observed Nighttime Lights Data

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Apr 2022
Jiatang Guo, Pinliang Luo and Jim Huangnan Shen
Institute of Applied Economics, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Fudan University - School of Management and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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High-Speed Rails(HSR), Economic Growth, Innovation, Travelling Costs

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The Labour Participation Decision of the Rural Left-Behind Elderly from a Cultural Perspective

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 May 2020
Chen Zhu, Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee and Shouying Liu
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Students, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University and Renmin University of China - School of Economics
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Economic needs; Left-behind elderly; Labour participation; Social security; Pension mode

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The Impact of Technology Identification Policy on Firm Innovation Evidence from China

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Dec 2021
Hongsheng Fang, Xiao Wu and Jim Huangnan Shen
Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University and The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
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high-tech and new technology firms, innovation, financial and tax incentives

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The Other China Syndrome: Labor Market Effects of Export-Led Growth on Educational Attainment

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Jun 2022
Matthias Helble, Yasheng Huang, Jim Huangnan Shen, Qizhuo Xie and Yizhe Xie
Asian Development Bank, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Fudan University and Asian Development Bank Institute
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export, Economic development, Education, China

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Does Religion Belief Matter to Self-Employment of Rural Elderly? Evidence from China

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 11 Apr 2022
Chen Zhu, Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee and Shouying Liu
Hefei University of Technology, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University and Renmin University of China - School of Economics
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rural elderly, self-employment, religion belief, cultural phenomenon

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Does the Supply Chain Finance Alleviate the Financial Constraints on SMEs? -Evidence from China

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 09 May 2023
Zhaohui Lou, Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee and Qizhuo Xie
Zhejiang Gongshang University (ZJGSU), The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University and Fudan University
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OR in Banking, Supply Chain Finance, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), financing constraints, Alleviation Effects, China.

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Foreign Direct Investment Inflow and Bilateral Political Relationships

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Mar 2023
Jiashun Huang, Jim Huangnan Shen, Weiping Li and Chien-Chiang Lee
Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), at Oxford Martin School, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Sun Yat-sen University and Nanchang University
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FDI inflow, Bilateral political relationships, Political relationship index, Sequential game model

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Supply-Side Structural Reform and Dynamic Capital Structure Adjustment: Evidence From Chinese-Listed Firms

Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 65, No. 101482, 2021
Posted: 22 Feb 2022
Xiaochen Jiang, Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien-Chiang Lee and Chong Chen
Peking University, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Nanchang University and Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - Chinese Academy of Finance and Development

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State Ownership-Capital Structure Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms

Posted: 10 Dec 2018
Xiaochen Jiang, Jim Huangnan Shen and Jun Zhang
University of London - School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Fudan University - China Center for Economic Studies (CCES)

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State Ownership; Capital Structure; SOE; Debt Financing; Chinese Listed Firms

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Does Non-Linear Pricing Work? - Evidence from Residential Water Consumption in GuangDong Province

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 09 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2018
Da Zhao, Jim Huangnan Shen and Chien-Chiang Lee
Sichuan University-School of Economics, The Growth Lab, Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and Nanchang University
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Nonlinear Pricing, Water Consumptions, Perceived Prices