Industrial Evolution in Developing Countries Micro Patterns of Turnover, Productivity, and Market Structure

by Roberts, Mark J.; Tybout, James R.

• ISBN13: 9780195211108
• ISBN10: 0195211103
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-02-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book examines the micro processes involved in the industrial sector of developing countries when new producers enter the market and existing ones exit while, simultaneously, market shares shift among producers who differ in their technology, managerial expertise, and profitability.

Table of Contents

Preface
Contributors
Industrial Evolution in Developing Countries: A Preview	p. 1
Employment Flows and Producer Turnover	p. 18
Heterogeneity and Productivity Growth: Assessing the Evidence	p. 43
Productivity Growth in Chile and Colombia: The Role of Entry, Exit, and Learning	p. 73
Scale Economies as a Source of Efficiency Gains	p. 104
Oligopolistic Firms' Adjustment to Quota Liberalization: Theory and Evidence	p. 142
Determinants and Effects of Direct Foreign Investment in Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco, and Venezuela	p. 163
A Preview of the Country Studies	p. 188
Chile, 1979-86: Trade Liberalization and Its Aftermath	p. 200
Colombia, 1977-85: Producer Turnover, Margins, and Trade Exposure	p. 227
Mexico, 1985-90: Trade Liberalization, Market Structure, and Manufacturing Performance	p. 260
Morocco, 1984-89: Trade Liberalization, Exports, and Industrial Performance	p. 285
Turkey, 1976-85: Foreign Trade, Industrial Productivity, and Competition	p. 314
Index	p. 338
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