Search 6 Results enter search term Search Reset filter Suchfilter Topics Emerging Markets & Developing Countries (6) Asia (4) Growth (4) Africa (3) Foreign Direct Investments (3) Globalization (3) Labor Market (3) Business Cycle (1) Companies (1) Economic & Financial Crises (1) Equal Opportunities (1) International Trade (1) Migration (1) Show more Content Type Publications (6) Publication Type Working Paper (5) Policy Article (1) Research International Trade and Investment (2) Publication Series Kiel Working Papers (3) Date Last Month Last Year Select Period start date to end date Sort by Relevance Date Aktive Filter Topics: Emerging Markets & Developing Countries Remove all filters Working Paper Place-based policies and agglomeration economies: Firm-level evidence from Special Economic Zones in India 03/2022 This paper exploits time and geographic variation in the adoption of Special Economic Zones in India to assess the direct and spillover effects of the program. We combine geocoded firm-level data and geocoded SEZs using a concentric ring approach.… Working Paper Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa 02/2024 This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of a prominent place-based policy - Special Economic Zones (SEZs) - on the economic well-being of African households. We compile a novel dataset on repeated cross-sections of households living in… Working Paper Economic Zones and Local Income Inequality: Evidence from Indonesia 06/2022 Economic zones can be powerful drivers of economic growth in developing countries. However, less is known about their distributional impact on the local society. This paper provides empirical evidence from Indonesian provinces on the relationship… Policy Article Special Economic Zones: Boon or bane for emerging country firms? 12/2022 UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform To enable firms to participate in the globalization process, governments in emerging economies may opt to implement policies aimed at increasing their countries’ attractiveness to foreign investors. One frequently used industrial policy measure in… Working Paper Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana 06/2023 KCG Working Paper The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare… Working Paper Special Economic Zones in Ghana: A Case Study of Enclaves in Tema, Dawa and Sekondi 06/2023 KCG Working Paper Many countries introduced concepts related to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to promote export-led economic growth. However, the concepts and implementation of SEZs vastly differ, resulting in large differences between and within countries. Therefore,… 1 Share tweet Share Copy to clipboard Mail
Working Paper Place-based policies and agglomeration economies: Firm-level evidence from Special Economic Zones in India 03/2022 This paper exploits time and geographic variation in the adoption of Special Economic Zones in India to assess the direct and spillover effects of the program. We combine geocoded firm-level data and geocoded SEZs using a concentric ring approach.…
Working Paper Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa 02/2024 This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of a prominent place-based policy - Special Economic Zones (SEZs) - on the economic well-being of African households. We compile a novel dataset on repeated cross-sections of households living in…
Working Paper Economic Zones and Local Income Inequality: Evidence from Indonesia 06/2022 Economic zones can be powerful drivers of economic growth in developing countries. However, less is known about their distributional impact on the local society. This paper provides empirical evidence from Indonesian provinces on the relationship…
Policy Article Special Economic Zones: Boon or bane for emerging country firms? 12/2022 UNIDO Industrial Analytics Platform To enable firms to participate in the globalization process, governments in emerging economies may opt to implement policies aimed at increasing their countries’ attractiveness to foreign investors. One frequently used industrial policy measure in…
Working Paper Special Economic Zones and Household Welfare: New Evidence from Ghana 06/2023 KCG Working Paper The study evaluates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on household welfare (per capita consumption expenditure (PCE) and poverty status) in Ghana using the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey Dataset. SEZs spillover effect on household welfare…
Working Paper Special Economic Zones in Ghana: A Case Study of Enclaves in Tema, Dawa and Sekondi 06/2023 KCG Working Paper Many countries introduced concepts related to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to promote export-led economic growth. However, the concepts and implementation of SEZs vastly differ, resulting in large differences between and within countries. Therefore,…