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  • Did the 2018 Trade War Improve Job Opportunities for US Workers ? (English)

    This paper uses data on the near universe of job adverts posted online in the US to study the impact of the 2018 trade war on US job opportunities. It develops measures of labor market exposure to three...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10249 Document Date: December 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata,Stapleton,Katherine Anne,Kett,Benjamin Robert,O’Kane,Layla

  • The World Bank research observer 30 (1) (English)

    The World Bank Research Observer is intended for anyone who has a professional interest in development. Observer articles are written to be accessible to nonspecialist readers; contributors examine key...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 113058 Document Date: February 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jimenez,Emmanuel Y.,Li,Yue,Rama,Martin G.,Duranton,Gilles,Javorcik,Beata,Wietzke,Frank-Borge,Betcherman,Gordon

  • Does FDI bring good jobs to host countries? (English)

    Are jobs created by foreign investors good jobs? The evidence reviewed in this article is consistent with the view that jobs created by foreign direct investment (FDI) are good jobs, both from the worker’s...

    Document Type: Journal Article Report No.: 112520 Document Date: February 1, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata

  • Does FDI bring good jobs to host countries ? (English)

    Are jobs created by foreign investors good jobs? The evidence reviewed in this article is consistent with the view that jobs created by FDI are good jobs, both from the worker's and the country's perspective...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS6936 Document Date: June 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata

  • Trade integration, FDI, and productivity (policy note 2) (English)

    Policy attitude towards trade integration and foreign direct investment (FDI) is often a controversial yet popular subject. This note presents evidences from recent policy researches that arguing that...

    Document Type: Policy Note Report No.: 89284 Document Date: January 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata,Iacovone,Leonardo,Fitrani,Fitria

  • Productivity performance in Indonesia's manufacturing sector (English)

    Relying on firm-level data from Statistik Industri this note analyzes the evolution of productivity dynamics of Indonesian firms over the past 20 years (1990-2009). Economy-wide and sectoral productivity...

    Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 73126 Document Date: September 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata,Fitriani, Fitria,Iacovone,Leonardo

  • Services reform and manufacturing performance : evidence from India (English)

    The growth of India's manufacturing sector since 1991 has been attributed mostly to trade liberalization and more permissive industrial licensing. This paper demonstrates the significant impact of a neglected...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS5948 Document Date: January 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Arnold,Jens Matthias,Javorcik,Beata,Lipscomb, Molly,Mattoo,Aaditya

  • Liquidity constraints and firms linkages with multinationals (English)

    Using a unique data set on the Czech Republic for 1994-2003, this article examines the relationship between a firm's liquidity constraints and its supply linkages with multinational corporations (MNCs)...

    Document Type: Journal Article Report No.: 77621 Document Date: June 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata,Spatareanu,Mariana

  • The World Bank economic review 23 (2) (English)

    This issue includes the following: dollar a day revisited, by Martin Ravallion, Shaohua Chen, and Prem Sangraula; evidence on changes in aid allocation criteria, by Stijn Claessens, Danny Cassimon, and...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 62985 Document Date: January 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cassimon,Danny Pierre,Chen,Shaohua,Claessens, Stijn,Clemens, John,Fafchamps,Marcel,Javorcik,Beata,Jeuland,Marc,Kandilov,Ivan,Lucas, Marcelino,De Melo,Jaime A. P.,Owens,Trudy,Ravallion,Martin,Sangraula,Prem Prasad,Spatareanu,Mariana,Van Campenhout,Bjorn Fh,Whittington,Dale,De Walque,Damien B. C. M.

  • Multi-product exporters : diversification and micro-level dynamics (English)

    Recent developments in trade theory, especially research on multi-product firms, have not been matched by similar progress on the empirical front. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting a novel...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4723 Document Date: September 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Iacovone,Leonardo,Javorcik,Beata

  • Differentiated products and evasion of import tariffs (English)

    Emerging literature has demonstrated some unique characteristics of trade in differentiated products. This paper contributes to the literature by postulating that differentiated products may be subject...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4123 Document Date: February 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata,Narciso,Gaia

  • Migrant networks and foreign direct investment (English)

    While there exists sizeable literature documenting the importance of ethnic networks for international trade, little attention has been devoted to studying the effects of networks on foreign direct investment...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS4046 Document Date: November 1, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Javorcik,Beata,Neagu, Cristina,Ozden,Caglar,Spatareanu,Mariana

  • Trade protection and industry wage structure in Poland (English)

    The authors examine the impact of Poland's trade liberalization in 1994-2001 on the industry wage structure. The liberalization was undertaken in preparation for Poland's accession to the European Union...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS3552 Document Date: March 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Author: Chor-ching Goh,Javorcik,Beata

  • Do foreign investors care about labor market regulations? (English)

    The authors take a new look at the regulatory determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) by asking whether labor market flexibility affects FDI flows across 25 Western and Eastern European countries...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS3275 Document Date: April 1, 2004 Disclosure Status: Author: Javorcik,Beata, Spartareanu, Mariana