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John E. Walker Department of Economics Clemson, SC 29634 USA

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John E. Walker Department of Economics
Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina (United States)
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Working papers

  1. Vanessa ALVIAREZ & Cheng CHEN & Nitya PANDALAI-NAYAR & Liliana VARELA & Kei-Mu YI & Hongyong ZHANG, 2021. "Multinationals and Structural Transformation," Discussion papers 21100, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
  2. Cheng Chen & Claudia Steinwender, 2020. "Import competition, heterogeneous preferences of managers and productivity," CEP Discussion Papers dp1674, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
  3. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Chang Sun & Hongyong Zhang, 2020. "Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Expectation Formation over the Firm's Life Cycle," CESifo Working Paper Series 8468, CESifo.
  4. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Chang SUN & Hongyong ZHANG, 2020. "Information Acquisition and Price Setting under Uncertainty: New Survey Evidence," Discussion papers 20078, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
  5. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Hongyong ZHANG, 2020. "Measuring Business-Level Expectations and Uncertainty: Survey Evidence and the COVID-19 Pandemic," Discussion papers 20081, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
  6. Cheng Chen & Chang Sun & Hongyong Zhang, 2020. "Learning and Information Transmission within Multinational Corporations," CESifo Working Paper Series 8477, CESifo.
  7. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Chang SUN & Hongyong ZHANG, 2018. "Expectation Formation and Firm Activities: New evidence from a business outlook survey in Japan," Discussion papers 18059, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
  8. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Chang SUN & Hongyong ZHANG, 2016. "Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute," Discussion papers 16090, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
  9. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Chang Sun & Hongyong Zhang, 2016. "Policy Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute," Working Papers 803, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance.
  10. Cheng Chen, 2015. "Management Quality, Firm Organization and International Trade," 2015 Meeting Papers 53, Society for Economic Dynamics.
  11. Cheng Chen & Wing Suen, "undated". "Delay Cost, Knowledge Hierarchy, and Wages," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-279, Boston University - Department of Economics.
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  12. Cheng Chen & Wei Tian & Miaojie Yu, "undated". "Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-278, Boston University - Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Chen, Cheng & Sun, Chang & Zhang, Hongyong, 2022. "Learning and information transmission within multinational corporations," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
  2. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Hongyong Zhang, 2021. "Measuring business-level expectations and uncertainty: survey evidence and the COVID-19 pandemic," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 72(3), pages 509-532, July.
  3. Chen, Cheng & Steinwender, Claudia, 2021. "Import competition, heterogeneous preferences of managers, and productivity," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
  4. Cheng Chen & Wei Tian & Miaojie Yu, 2019. "Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 129(624), pages 3025-3057.
  5. Cheng Chen & Wing Suen, 2019. "The Comparative Statics of Optimal Hierarchies," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 11(2), pages 1-25, May.
  6. Chen, Cheng, 2019. "Trade liberalization, agency problem and aggregate productivity," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 421-442.
  7. Cheng Chen, 2017. "Management Quality and Firm Hierarchy in Industry Equilibrium," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 9(4), pages 203-244, November.
  8. Cheng, Chen, 2011. "Information, incentives and multinational firms," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 85(1), pages 147-158, September.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Vanessa ALVIAREZ & Cheng CHEN & Nitya PANDALAI-NAYAR & Liliana VARELA & Kei-Mu YI & Hongyong ZHANG, 2021. "Multinationals and Structural Transformation," Discussion papers 21100, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

    Cited by:

    1. Sergi Basco & Giulia Felice & Bruno Merlevede & Martí Mestieri, 2023. "Financial Crises and the Global Supply Network: Evidence from Multinational Enterprises," NBER Working Papers 31216, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

  2. Cheng Chen & Claudia Steinwender, 2020. "Import competition, heterogeneous preferences of managers and productivity," CEP Discussion Papers dp1674, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.

    Cited by:

    1. Mingzhi Xu, 2020. "Globalization, the skill premium, and income distribution: the role of selection into entrepreneurship," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 156(3), pages 633-668, August.
    2. Saka Jimoh Olakunle, 2023. "Digital Technology and Trade Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of Applied Economic Research, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, vol. 22(3), pages 480-496.
    3. Impullitti, Giammario & Akcigit, Ufuk & Ates, Sina T., 2018. "Innovation and Trade Policy in a Globalized World," CEPR Discussion Papers 15804, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    4. Feng, Qiyangfan & Wei, Hao, 2023. "Import competition and firm energy intensity: Evidence from China," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 543-560.
    5. David H. Autor & David Dorn & Gordon H. Hanson & Gary Pisano & Pian Shu, 2019. "Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents," CESifo Working Paper Series 7865, CESifo.
    6. Cheng-Wen Lee & Hsiao Chuan Chen & Choong Leng Peng & Shu Hui Chen, 2023. "Sustainability of Taiwanese SME Family Businesses in the Succession Decision-Making Agenda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-21, January.
    7. Pilar Beneito & Maria Garcia-Vega & Oscar Vicente-Chirivella & Guillaume Wilemme, 2024. "Robots and firms’ labour search: The role of temporary work agencies," Discussion Papers 2024-02, University of Nottingham, GEP.
    8. Nicholas Bloom & Kalina Manova & John Van Reenen & Stephen Teng Sun & Zhihong Yu, 2018. "Managing Trade: Evidence from China and the US," NBER Working Papers 24718, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    9. Harald Hau & Yi Huang & Gewei Wang, 2016. "Firm Response to Competitive Shocks: Evidence from China’s Minimum Wage Policy," Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper Series 16-47, Swiss Finance Institute.
    10. Chakraborty, Pavel & Raveh, Ohad, 2018. "Input-trade liberalization and the demand for managers: Evidence from India," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 159-176.
    11. Cristina Constantinescu & Ana Margarida Fernandes & Arti Grover & Stavros Poupakis & Santiago Reyes, 2022. "Globally Engaged Firms in the Covid-19 Crisis," CESifo Working Paper Series 9711, CESifo.
    12. Jakob Lehr, 2023. "Import Competition and Firm-Level CO2 Emissions: Evidence from the German Manufacturing Industry," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2023_488, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
    13. Ildikó Magyari, 2017. "Firm Reorganization, Chinese Imports, and US Manufacturing Employment," Working Papers 17-58, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
    14. Jingyi Wang & Shuguang Liu & Yubin Zhao, 2023. "Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Economic Dual Circulation Coordinated Development in China’s Coastal Provinces," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-21, July.
    15. Cavenaile, Laurent & Roldan-Blanco, Pau & Schmitz, Tom, 2022. "International Trade and Innovation Dynamics with Endogenous Markups," CEPR Discussion Papers 17083, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    16. Paulo Bastos & Lisandra Flach & Klaus Keller, 2023. "Robotizing to Compete? Firm-level Evidence," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 467, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
    17. Pian Shu & Claudia Steinwender, 2018. "The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Firm Productivity and Innovation," NBER Working Papers 24715, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    18. Baptiste Souillard, 2020. "Import Competition And Corporate Tax Avoidance: Evidence From The China Shock," Working Papers ECARES 2020-30, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    19. Krieger, Bastian & Trottner, Fabian, 2024. "Trade in services and innovation," ZEW Discussion Papers 24-056, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    20. Muhammad Arif Khattak & Zia Ur Rehman & Shujahat Haider Hashmi, 2024. "Role of empowering leadership in inducing employee green creative behavior in hotel and restaurant industry: a moderated-moderated mediation model," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(3), pages 7547-7578, March.
    21. Shangguan, Yiwen & Feng, Qiyangfan, 2024. "Environmental bonuses of employment protection: Evidence from labor contract law in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
    22. Li, Xiaogang, 2020. "Innovation, market valuations, policy uncertainty and trade: Theory and evidence," ISU General Staff Papers 202001010800009179, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    23. Yongjin Wang & Guofeng Zhang, 2022. "The elusive impacts of tariff reduction on firm selection," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 30(4), pages 753-772, October.
    24. Gunnarsson, Emma & Kärnä, Anders & Olsson, Martin & Persson, Lars, 2023. "Family Firms: In All Shapes and Sizes," Working Paper Series 1461, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
    25. Niccolo Cannarsa & Jean-Marie Grether, 2024. "Imports Complementarities in European Manufacturing," IRENE Working Papers 24-07, IRENE Institute of Economic Research.
    26. Jakob Lehr, 2025. "Import competition and firm‐level CO 2 emissions: Evidence from the German manufacturing industry," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 58(2), pages 747-770, May.
    27. Liu, Qing & Lu, Ruosi & Lu, Yi & Luong, Tuan Anh, 2021. "Import competition and firm innovation: Evidence from China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).

  3. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Chang Sun & Hongyong Zhang, 2020. "Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Expectation Formation over the Firm's Life Cycle," CESifo Working Paper Series 8468, CESifo.

    Cited by:

    1. Laura Veldkamp & Isaac Baley, 2021. "Bayesian Learning," Working Papers 1287, Barcelona School of Economics.
    2. David Altig & Jose Maria Barrero & Nicholas Bloom & Steven J. Davis & Brent H. Meyer & Nicholas Parker, 2019. "Surveying Business Uncertainty," NBER Working Papers 25956, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Ornelas, Emanuel & Albornoz-Crespo, Facundo & Calvo Pardo, Héctor & Corcos, Gregory, 2021. "Sequential Exporting Products across Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 16208, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    4. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Hongyong Zhang, 2021. "Measuring business-level expectations and uncertainty: survey evidence and the COVID-19 pandemic," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 72(3), pages 509-532, July.
    5. Albornoz, Facundo & Calvo-Pardo, Héctor & Corcos, Gregory & Ornelas, Emanuel, 2021. "Sequential exporting across countries and products," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 114383, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    6. Jose Maria Barrero & Nicholas Bloom & Steven J. Davis, 2020. "COVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 51(2 (Summer), pages 329-383.
    7. Bachmann, Rüdiger, 2019. "Comments on “Monetary policy announcements and expectations: Evidence from German firms”," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 64-68.
    8. Luo, Changyuan & Si, Chunxiao & Zhang, Hongyong, 2022. "Moving out of China? Evidence from Japanese multinational firms," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
    9. Chen, Cheng & Sun, Chang & Zhang, Hongyong, 2022. "Learning and information transmission within multinational corporations," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    10. Gnewuch, Matthias & Zhang, Donghai, 2025. "Monetary policy, firm heterogeneity, and the distribution of investment rates," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).

  4. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Hongyong ZHANG, 2020. "Measuring Business-Level Expectations and Uncertainty: Survey Evidence and the COVID-19 Pandemic," Discussion papers 20081, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

    Cited by:

    1. Masayuki MORIKAWA, 2022. "Uncertainty of Firms' Medium-term Outlook during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Discussion papers 22079, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    2. Hongyong ZHANG & Ha Thi Thanh DOAN, 2024. "Global Sourcing and Firm Inventory During the Pandemic," Working Papers DP-2023-30, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
    3. Morita, Hiroshi & Ono, Taiki, 2022. "COVID-19 Uncertainty Index in Japan: Newspaper-Based Measures and Economic Activities," Discussion paper series HIAS-E-116, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University.
    4. Morita, Hiroshi & Ono, Taiki, 2024. "COVID-19 uncertainty index in Japan: Newspaper-based measures and economic activities," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 93(PA), pages 390-403.
    5. Kongphop WONGKAEW & Yukiko SAITO, 2023. "CEO Age, Firm Exit and Zombification amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic," Discussion papers 23080, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    6. Masayuki MORIKAWA, 2022. "Firms' Knightian Uncertainty during the COVID-19 Crisis," Discussion papers 22089, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    7. Masayuki MORIKAWA, 2021. "Uncertainty of Firms' Economic Outlook During the COVID-19 Crisis," Discussion papers 21042, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    8. Hongyong ZHANG, 2021. "The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Production: Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms," Discussion papers 21014, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

  5. Cheng Chen & Chang Sun & Hongyong Zhang, 2020. "Learning and Information Transmission within Multinational Corporations," CESifo Working Paper Series 8477, CESifo.

    Cited by:

    1. Ornelas, Emanuel & Albornoz-Crespo, Facundo & Calvo Pardo, Héctor & Corcos, Gregory, 2021. "Sequential Exporting Products across Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 16208, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    2. Albornoz, Facundo & Calvo-Pardo, Héctor & Corcos, Gregory & Ornelas, Emanuel, 2021. "Sequential exporting across countries and products," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 114383, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Naoto JINJI & Mitsuo INADA, 2022. "The Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Foreign Direct Investment: Micro-Evidence from Japan's International Investment Agreements," Discussion papers e-21-010, Graduate School of Economics , Kyoto University.
    4. Jackie M. L. Chan & Chih‐Sheng Hsieh, 2022. "Cross‐border networks and knowledge spillovers for foreign entry," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 60(4), pages 1730-1756, October.
    5. Ding, Yibing & Li, Jing & Tian, Yuqi, 2024. "The short and long-term effects of cross-border M&A network on Chinese enterprises’ green innovation," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).

  6. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Chang SUN & Hongyong ZHANG, 2016. "Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute," Discussion papers 16090, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

    Cited by:

    1. Belke, Ansgar & Volz, Ulrich, 2019. "Capital flows to emerging market and developing economies: Global liquidity and uncertainty versus country-specific pull factors," VfS Annual Conference 2019 (Leipzig): 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Democracy and Market Economy 203629, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    2. Cheng CHEN & Tatsuro SENGA & Chang SUN & Hongyong ZHANG, 2018. "Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Expectation Formation over the Firm's Life Cycle," Discussion papers 18010, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    3. Hyejin Kim & Jungmin Lee, 2021. "The Economic Costs of Diplomatic Conflict: Evidence from the South Korea–China THAAD Dispute," Korean Economic Review, Korean Economic Association, vol. 37, pages 225-262.
    4. Hyejin Kim & Jungmin Lee, 2020. "The Economic Costs of Diplomatic Conflict," Working Papers 2020-25, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea.
    5. Luo, Changyuan & Si, Chunxiao & Zhang, Hongyong, 2022. "Moving out of China? Evidence from Japanese multinational firms," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).

  7. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Chang Sun & Hongyong Zhang, 2016. "Policy Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute," Working Papers 803, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance.

    Cited by:

    1. Belke, Ansgar & Volz, Ulrich, 2019. "Capital flows to emerging market and developing economies: Global liquidity and uncertainty versus country-specific pull factors," VfS Annual Conference 2019 (Leipzig): 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Democracy and Market Economy 203629, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    2. Maria D. Tito, 2017. "Looking Inside the Magic 8 Ball : An Analysis of Sales Forecasts using Italian Firm-Level Data," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2017-027, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
    3. Abdalwali Lutfi & Maryam Ashraf & Waqas Ahmad Watto & Mahmaod Alrawad, 2022. "Do Uncertainty and Financial Development Influence the FDI Inflow of a Developing Nation? A Time Series ARDL Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-11, October.
    4. Yu, Zhen & Xiao, Yao & Li, Jinpo, 2021. "How does geopolitical uncertainty affect Chinese overseas investment in the energy sector? Evidence from the South China Sea Dispute," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 100(C).
    5. Geonwoo Park & Heon Joo Jung, 2020. "South Korea’s outward direct investment and its dyadic determinants: Foreign aid, bilateral treaty and economic diplomacy," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(12), pages 3296-3313, December.
    6. Luo, Changyuan & Si, Chunxiao & Zhang, Hongyong, 2022. "Moving out of China? Evidence from Japanese multinational firms," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).

  8. Cheng Chen, 2015. "Management Quality, Firm Organization and International Trade," 2015 Meeting Papers 53, Society for Economic Dynamics.

    Cited by:

    1. Luis Garicano & Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, 2014. "Knowledge-based Hierarchies: Using Organizations to Understand the Economy," CEP Occasional Papers 43, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    2. Ufuk Akcigit & Harun Alp & Michael Peters, 2021. "Lack of Selection and Limits to Delegation: Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 111(1), pages 231-275, January.
    3. Benjamin Friedrich, 2015. "Trade Shocks, Firm Hierarchies and Wage Inequality," Economics Working Papers 2015-26, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.
    4. Cheng Chen & Wing Suen, "undated". "Delay Cost, Knowledge Hierarchy, and Wages," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-279, Boston University - Department of Economics.
    5. T. L. Veynbender & V. Kashintseva, 2018. "Physical Resources Prioritization," Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research & Developments (JMERD), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 41(2), pages 75-81, July.

  9. Cheng Chen & Wei Tian & Miaojie Yu, "undated". "Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-278, Boston University - Department of Economics.

    Cited by:

    1. Tian, Wei, 2024. "Exchange rate, distribution, and outward direct investment," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    2. Vanessa I. Alviarez & Cheng Chen & Nitya Pandalai-Nayar & Liliana Varela & Kei-Mu Yi & Hongyong Zhang, 2022. "Multinationals and Structural Transformation," NBER Working Papers 30494, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Hangtian Xu & Fuqiang Yang & Wenzhuo Zheng, 2024. "The effectiveness of government incentives for outward investment: The case of China's Belt and Road Initiative," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 42(3), pages 498-523, July.
    4. Ding, Haoyuan & Fan, Haichao & Jin, Yuying & Qi, Tong, 2022. "Talented overseas returnees and outward foreign direct investment," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 148(C).
    5. Rodrigue, Joel & Shi, Qing & Tan, Yong, 2024. "Trade policy uncertainty & resource misallocation," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    6. Fan, Haichao & Lin, Faqin & Tang, Lixin, 2018. "Minimum Wage and Outward FDI from China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 1-19.
    7. Liu, Wei & Zhao, Zhihui & Wen, Zhao & Cheng, Shixiong, 2022. "Environmental regulation and OFDI: Evidence from Chinese listed firms," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 191-208.
    8. Jackie M. L. Chan & Huanhuan Zheng, 2022. "FDI on the move: cross-border M&A and migrant networks," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 158(3), pages 947-985, August.
    9. Liu, Qing & Qiu, Larry D. & Wei, Xing & Zhan, Chaoqun, 2024. "The (dis)connection between R&D and productivity in China: Policy implications of R&D tax credits," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 52(1), pages 297-320.
    10. Miaojie Yu, 2020. "China-US Trade War and Trade Talk," Springer Books, Springer, number 978-981-15-3785-1, July.
    11. Hongzhong Fan & Yang Hu & Kui Wang & Jing Zhou & Feng Hu, 2024. "Managers’ country-specific experience and outward foreign direct investment: China and cross-countries’ evidence," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 160(4), pages 1577-1614, November.
    12. Huang, Keqi & Liu, Qiren, 2024. "Artificial intelligence and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from China," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    13. Dai,Mi, 2025. "The Impact of the China-U.S. Trade War on China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment," IDE Discussion Papers 955, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    14. Ding, Haoyuan & Ni, Bei & Xue, Chang & Zhang, Xiaoyu, 2022. "Land holdings and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from China," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).
    15. Li, Zheng & Gao, Shan & Song, Shunfeng, 2023. "Labor protection, labor costs, and China's outward foreign direct investment," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 444-459.
    16. Xie, Enze & Xu, Mingzhi & Yu, Miaojie, 2024. "Trade liberalization, labor market power, and misallocation across firms: Evidence from China's WTO accession," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    17. Luo, Changyuan & Chen, Zhitao, 2024. "Why has China invested heavily in countries with weak market environments? A new explanation and implications for China-Africa economic cooperation," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    18. Dong, Yan & Tian, Jinhuan & Wen, Qiang, 2022. "Environmental regulation and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    19. Tian, Wei & Yu, Miaojie, 2020. "Distribution, outward FDI, and productivity heterogeneity: China and cross-countries’ evidence," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    20. Yong Tan & Qing Shi & Siyuan Xuan & Guang Yang, 2023. "Environmental regulations and firm‐level FDI: Evidence from China's 11th 5‐year plan," International Studies of Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), pages 21-52, March.
    21. Shuai Chen & Faqin Lin & Xi Yao & Peng Zhang, 2020. "WTO accession, trade expansion, and air pollution: Evidence from China’s county‐level panel data," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(4), pages 1020-1045, September.
    22. Guangyuan Guo & Jing Li & Dan Wang & Lina Zhang, 2022. "Political connection, contract intensity, and OFDI: Evidence from China," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(3), pages 534-557, July.
    23. Haoyuan Ding & Kees G. Koedijk & Chang Li & Tong Qi, 2021. "The internationalisation of Chinese firms: Impact of FDI experience on export performance," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(12), pages 3609-3640, December.
    24. Lei, Zhenhuan & Nugent, Jeffrey B., 2018. "Coordinating China's economic growth strategy via its government-controlled association for private firms," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 46(4), pages 1273-1293.
    25. Li, Xiuqing & Xiao, Liming, 2024. "The impact of urban green business environment on FDI quality and its driving mechanism: Evidence from China," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 175(C).
    26. Hongfeng Peng & Jingwen Yu, 2021. "Absorptive capacity and quality upgrading effect of OFDI: Evidence from China," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(5), pages 651-671, December.
    27. Huang, Yi & Sheng, Liugang & Wang, Gewei, 2021. "How did rising labor costs erode China’s global advantage?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 183(C), pages 632-653.
    28. Wen, Wen & Ke, Yun & Zhao, Tingyu & Zhang, Mengjiao, 2023. "Managerial foreign experience and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 650-669.
    29. Xinghua Deng & Ran Jing & Zheng Liang, 2020. "Trade liberalisation and domestic brands: Evidence from China's accession to the WTO," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(8), pages 2237-2262, August.

Articles

  1. Chen, Cheng & Sun, Chang & Zhang, Hongyong, 2022. "Learning and information transmission within multinational corporations," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Cheng Chen & Tatsuro Senga & Hongyong Zhang, 2021. "Measuring business-level expectations and uncertainty: survey evidence and the COVID-19 pandemic," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 72(3), pages 509-532, July.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  3. Chen, Cheng & Steinwender, Claudia, 2021. "Import competition, heterogeneous preferences of managers, and productivity," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
    See citations under working paper version above.
  4. Cheng Chen & Wei Tian & Miaojie Yu, 2019. "Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 129(624), pages 3025-3057.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. Cheng Chen & Wing Suen, 2019. "The Comparative Statics of Optimal Hierarchies," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 11(2), pages 1-25, May.

    Cited by:

    1. Bo, Shiyu & Cheng, Chao, 2021. "Political hierarchy and urban primacy: Evidence from China," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 933-946.
    2. Cooke, Dudley & Fernandes, Ana P. & Ferreira, Priscila, 2021. "Entry deregulation, firm organization, and wage inequality," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    3. Gumpert, Anna & Steimer, Henrike & Antoni, Manfred, 2019. "Firm Organization with Multiple Establishments," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 163, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
    4. Eucman Lee & Ekin Ilseven & Phanish Puranam, 2023. "Scaling nonhierarchically: A theory of conflict‐free organizational growth with limited hierarchical growth," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(12), pages 3042-3064, December.
    5. Fasheng Xu & Jing Hou & Wei Chen & Karen Xie, 2025. "Generative AI and Organizational Structure in the Knowledge Economy," Papers 2506.00532, arXiv.org.
    6. Egger, Hartmut & Jahn, Elke J. & Kornitzky, Stefan, 2021. "How Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers' Wages?," IZA Discussion Papers 14956, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    7. Jérôme Mathis & Marcello Puca & Simone M. Sepe, 2021. "Deliberative Institutions and Optimality," CSEF Working Papers 614, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy, revised 09 Jun 2021.
    8. Alessandro Sforza, 2020. "Shocks and the Organization of the Firm: Who Pays the Bill?," CESifo Working Paper Series 8084, CESifo.
    9. Jahn, Elke & Egger, Hartmut & Kornitzky, Stefan, 2021. "Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers' Wages?," VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics 242374, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    10. Hartmut Egger & Elke Jahn & Stefan Kornitzky, 2021. "How Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers’ Wages?," Working Papers 213, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE).
    11. Chongwoo Choe & Shingo Ishiguro, 2022. "Relational Contracts and Hierarchy," Monash Economics Working Papers 2022-08, Monash University, Department of Economics.
    12. Bo, Shiyu & Wu, Yiping & Zhong, Lingna, 2020. "Flattening of government hierarchies and misuse of public funds: Evidence from audit programs in China," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 141-151.

  6. Cheng Chen, 2017. "Management Quality and Firm Hierarchy in Industry Equilibrium," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 9(4), pages 203-244, November.

    Cited by:

    1. Jean-Marc Bourgeon & Marie-Laure Breuillé, 2023. "Citizen preferences and the architecture of government [Les préférences des citoyens et l'architecture du gouvernement]," Post-Print hal-04107151, HAL.
    2. Spanos, Grigorios, 2022. "Organization & density-related differences in within-firm wage disparities," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
    3. Cooke, Dudley & Fernandes, Ana P. & Ferreira, Priscila, 2021. "Entry deregulation, firm organization, and wage inequality," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    4. Thisse, Jacques-François & Gokan, Toshitaka & Kichko, Sergey, 2019. "How do trade and communication costs shape the spatial organization of firms?," CEPR Discussion Papers 14045, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    5. Gumpert, Anna & Steimer, Henrike & Antoni, Manfred, 2019. "Firm Organization with Multiple Establishments," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 163, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
    6. Chakraborty, Pavel & Raveh, Ohad, 2018. "Input-trade liberalization and the demand for managers: Evidence from India," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 159-176.
    7. Egger, Hartmut & Jahn, Elke J. & Kornitzky, Stefan, 2021. "How Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers' Wages?," IZA Discussion Papers 14956, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    8. Alessandro Sforza, 2020. "Shocks and the Organization of the Firm: Who Pays the Bill?," CESifo Working Paper Series 8084, CESifo.
    9. Udo Kreickemeier & Zhan Qu, 2020. "International trade with sequential production," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 69(4), pages 1101-1125, June.
    10. Santiago Bonilla & Sašo Polanec, 2021. "Organizational Hierarchies in the Slovenian Manufacturing Sector," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(6), pages 571-596, November.
    11. Jahn, Elke & Egger, Hartmut & Kornitzky, Stefan, 2021. "Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers' Wages?," VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics 242374, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    12. Hartmut Egger & Elke Jahn & Stefan Kornitzky, 2021. "How Does the Position in Business Group Hierarchies Affect Workers’ Wages?," Working Papers 213, Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics (BGPE).
    13. Chen, Cheng, 2019. "Trade liberalization, agency problem and aggregate productivity," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 421-442.
    14. Sourav Bhattacharya & Pavel Chakraborty & Chirantan Chatterjee, 2018. "Intellectual Property Regimes and Firm Structure," Working Papers 240829812, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department.

  7. Cheng, Chen, 2011. "Information, incentives and multinational firms," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 85(1), pages 147-158, September.

    Cited by:

    1. Elias Dinopoulos & Theofanis Tsoulouhas, 2016. "Performance Pay and Offshoring," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(2), pages 334-369, April.
    2. Sangwha Shin & Carl Davidson, 2020. "Labor market structure and offshoring," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(4), pages 933-956, September.
    3. Ignatius J. Horstmann & James R. Markusen, 2018. "Learning to sell in new markets: A preliminary analysis of market entry by a multinational firm," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(5), pages 1040-1052, November.
    4. Santacreu-Vasut, Estefania & Teshima, Kensuke, 2016. "Foreign employees as channel for technology transfer: Evidence from MNC's subsidiaries in Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 92-112.
    5. Erasmus K. Kersting, 2012. "International Organization of Production with Heterogeneous Firms," Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series 17, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics.
    6. Cheng Chen, 2015. "Management Quality, Firm Organization and International Trade," 2015 Meeting Papers 53, Society for Economic Dynamics.

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  1. NEP-INT: International Trade (11) 2015-10-10 2016-05-28 2018-04-16 2019-02-18 2019-08-19 2020-03-02 2020-07-20 2021-02-08 2021-02-15 2022-02-28 2022-10-24. Author is listed
  2. NEP-CNA: China (9) 2015-10-10 2016-05-28 2016-10-30 2018-01-22 2018-03-12 2018-09-24 2020-11-16 2022-02-28 2022-10-24. Author is listed
  3. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (6) 2015-07-11 2016-05-28 2018-09-10 2019-02-18 2020-09-14 2020-09-21. Author is listed
  4. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (5) 2016-10-30 2018-03-12 2018-09-24 2020-09-14 2020-11-09. Author is listed
  5. NEP-CSE: Economics of Strategic Management (4) 2015-07-11 2018-04-16 2018-09-10 2019-08-19
  6. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (4) 2020-03-02 2020-07-20 2021-02-08 2021-02-15
  7. NEP-SBM: Small Business Management (3) 2020-03-02 2021-02-08 2021-02-15
  8. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2020-09-14
  9. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2020-09-14
  10. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2016-06-09
  11. NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (1) 2020-11-09
  12. NEP-OPM: Open Economy Macroeconomics (1) 2022-10-24
  13. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2015-10-10

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