Johannes Van Biesebroeck
Biographic Data
| ID | 4080505 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johannes Van Biesebroeck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johannes |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Biesebroeck |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BIESEBROECK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4144-5578 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 231 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Where has all the dynamism gone? Productivity growth in China’s manufacturing sector, 1998–2013
Integration of African countries in regional and global value chains: Static and dynamic patterns
We study the geographic concentration of trade flows of African countries using information on the global input–output structure of trade from the Eora database. Most countries show a similar concentration between close‐by versus long‐distance trade in their foreign input sourcing as in their export sales. However, changes over the last two decades indicate that many countries increasingly focus their long‐distance trade on only one of these two …
Trade liberalisation and the extensive margin of differentiated goods: Evidence from China
We exploit tariff reductions associated with China's entry into the WTO to evaluate whether the response of trade flows at the extensive margin depends on the degree of product differentiation. We adopt a 4‐way difference‐in‐differences approach to identify the effects as cleanly as possible by comparing market entry of products from each WTO member into China with entry into India and Indonesia. The absolute tariff elasticities are estimated to …
WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms
We examine the effects of trade liberalization in China on the evolution of markups and productivity of manufacturing firms. Although these dimensions of performance cannot be separately identified when firm output is measured by revenue, detailed price deflators make it possible to estimate the average effect of tariff reductions on both. Several novel findings emerge. First, cuts in output tariffs reduce markups, but raise productivity. Second,…
The Relationship between Market Structure and Innovation in Industry Equilibrium: A Case Study of the Global Automobile Industry
We specify and estimate a dynamic game to study the equilibrium relationship between market structure and innovation in the automobile industry. The quality of each firm’s product for the average consumer, the key state variable, is modeled as stochastically increasing in innovation,the dynamic control, which is proxied by patent applications. Equilibrium innovation is a function of market structure, the vector of quality levels of all active fir…
Challenges of working with the Chinese NBS firm-level data
Wages Equal Productivity. Fact or Fiction? Evidence from Sub Saharan Africa
Creative accounting or creative destruction? Firm-level productivity growth in Chinese manufacturing
Trade Growth under the African Growth and Opportunity Act
This paper investigates whether one of the most important U.S. policies toward Africa of the past few decades achieved its desired result. In 2000, the United States dropped trade restrictions on a broad list of products through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Since the act was applied selectively to both countries and products, we can estimate the impact with a triple difference-in-differences estimation, controlling for both coun…
Introduction: L'automobile et son industrie au Canada
Find information about UTP Journals. University of Toronto Press is Canada’s leading academic publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America, with particular strengths in the social sciences, humanities, and business. The Book Publishing Division is widely recognized in Canada for its strength in history, political science, sociology, Indigenous studies, and cultural studies. Internationally, UTP is a leading publisher of me…
Introduction: The Automobile and Its Industry in Canada
Bidding for Investment Projects: Smart Public Policy or Corporate Welfare
Even before the bailouts of GM and Chrysler in 2009, several governments in Canada have shown an increased willingness to subsidize private investment projects, especially in the manufacturing sector, to the dismay of tax conservatives. I evaluate under what circumstances these government subsidies make sense, paying particular attention to the efforts of the Ontario and federal governments to attract new investments in the automobile sector. I s…
The Sensitivity of Productivity Estimates: Revisiting Three Important Debates
Researchers interested in estimating productivity can choose from an array of methodologies, each with its strengths and weaknesses. This study compares productivity estimates and evaluates the extent to which the conclusions of three important productivity debates in the economic development literature are sensitive to the choice of estimation method. Five widely used techniques are considered, two nonparametric and three parametric: index numbe…
Value chains, networks and clusters: Reframing the global automotive industry
In this article, we apply global value chain (GVC) analysis to recent trends in the global automotive industry, with special attention paid to the case of North America. We use the three main elements of the GVC framework—firm-level chain governance, power and institutions—to highlight some of the defining characteristics of this important industry. First, national political institutions create pressure for local content, which drives production …
Exporting raises productivity in sub-Saharan African manufacturing firms
Firm Size Matters: Growth and Productivity Growth in African Manufacturing
Significant at the 10% level. ** Significant at the 5% level. *** Significant at the 1% level
Creative accounting or creative destruction? Firm-level productivity growth in Chinese manufacturing
Value chains, networks and clusters: Reframing the global automotive industry
In this article, we apply global value chain (GVC) analysis to recent trends in the global automotive industry, with special attention paid to the case of North America. We use the three main elements of the GVC framework—firm-level chain governance, power and institutions—to highlight some of the defining characteristics of this important industry. First, national political institutions create pressure for local content, which drives production …
Firm Size Matters: Growth and Productivity Growth in African Manufacturing
Significant at the 10% level. ** Significant at the 5% level. *** Significant at the 1% level
Wages Equal Productivity. Fact or Fiction? Evidence from Sub Saharan Africa
Bidding for Investment Projects: Smart Public Policy or Corporate Welfare
Even before the bailouts of GM and Chrysler in 2009, several governments in Canada have shown an increased willingness to subsidize private investment projects, especially in the manufacturing sector, to the dismay of tax conservatives. I evaluate under what circumstances these government subsidies make sense, paying particular attention to the efforts of the Ontario and federal governments to attract new investments in the automobile sector. I s…
Exporting raises productivity in sub-Saharan African manufacturing firms
Firm Size Matters: Growth and Productivity Growth in African Manufacturing
Significant at the 10% level. ** Significant at the 5% level. *** Significant at the 1% level
The Sensitivity of Productivity Estimates: Revisiting Three Important Debates
Researchers interested in estimating productivity can choose from an array of methodologies, each with its strengths and weaknesses. This study compares productivity estimates and evaluates the extent to which the conclusions of three important productivity debates in the economic development literature are sensitive to the choice of estimation method. Five widely used techniques are considered, two nonparametric and three parametric: index numbe…
Value chains, networks and clusters: Reframing the global automotive industry
In this article, we apply global value chain (GVC) analysis to recent trends in the global automotive industry, with special attention paid to the case of North America. We use the three main elements of the GVC framework—firm-level chain governance, power and institutions—to highlight some of the defining characteristics of this important industry. First, national political institutions create pressure for local content, which drives production …
Trade Growth under the African Growth and Opportunity Act
This paper investigates whether one of the most important U.S. policies toward Africa of the past few decades achieved its desired result. In 2000, the United States dropped trade restrictions on a broad list of products through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Since the act was applied selectively to both countries and products, we can estimate the impact with a triple difference-in-differences estimation, controlling for both coun…
Introduction: L'automobile et son industrie au Canada
Find information about UTP Journals. University of Toronto Press is Canada’s leading academic publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America, with particular strengths in the social sciences, humanities, and business. The Book Publishing Division is widely recognized in Canada for its strength in history, political science, sociology, Indigenous studies, and cultural studies. Internationally, UTP is a leading publisher of me…
Introduction: The Automobile and Its Industry in Canada
Bidding for Investment Projects: Smart Public Policy or Corporate Welfare
Even before the bailouts of GM and Chrysler in 2009, several governments in Canada have shown an increased willingness to subsidize private investment projects, especially in the manufacturing sector, to the dismay of tax conservatives. I evaluate under what circumstances these government subsidies make sense, paying particular attention to the efforts of the Ontario and federal governments to attract new investments in the automobile sector. I s…
Wages Equal Productivity. Fact or Fiction? Evidence from Sub Saharan Africa
Creative accounting or creative destruction? Firm-level productivity growth in Chinese manufacturing
Challenges of working with the Chinese NBS firm-level data
The Relationship between Market Structure and Innovation in Industry Equilibrium: A Case Study of the Global Automobile Industry
We specify and estimate a dynamic game to study the equilibrium relationship between market structure and innovation in the automobile industry. The quality of each firm’s product for the average consumer, the key state variable, is modeled as stochastically increasing in innovation,the dynamic control, which is proxied by patent applications. Equilibrium innovation is a function of market structure, the vector of quality levels of all active fir…
WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms
We examine the effects of trade liberalization in China on the evolution of markups and productivity of manufacturing firms. Although these dimensions of performance cannot be separately identified when firm output is measured by revenue, detailed price deflators make it possible to estimate the average effect of tariff reductions on both. Several novel findings emerge. First, cuts in output tariffs reduce markups, but raise productivity. Second,…
Trade liberalisation and the extensive margin of differentiated goods: Evidence from China
We exploit tariff reductions associated with China's entry into the WTO to evaluate whether the response of trade flows at the extensive margin depends on the degree of product differentiation. We adopt a 4‐way difference‐in‐differences approach to identify the effects as cleanly as possible by comparing market entry of products from each WTO member into China with entry into India and Indonesia. The absolute tariff elasticities are estimated to …
Integration of African countries in regional and global value chains: Static and dynamic patterns
We study the geographic concentration of trade flows of African countries using information on the global input–output structure of trade from the Eora database. Most countries show a similar concentration between close‐by versus long‐distance trade in their foreign input sourcing as in their export sales. However, changes over the last two decades indicate that many countries increasingly focus their long‐distance trade on only one of these two …
Where has all the dynamism gone? Productivity growth in China’s manufacturing sector, 1998–2013
Economics (12 works) · Global trade and economics (11 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (8 works) · Productivity (8 works) · Business (7 works) · International economics (5 works) · Macroeconomics (5 works) · China (4 works) · Econometrics (4 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (4 works)