Global Retail Chains and the Supplying Industries: Evidence from Romania
Beata Javorcik and
Yue Li
CESifo Economic Studies, 2014, vol. 60, issue 1, 107-134
Abstract:
Despite the controversy often surrounding retail sector liberalization, there little empirical evidence on the implications of such a reform. Using data from Romania, this study sheds light on what happens to the supplying industries after a country opens its retail sector to foreign direct investment. The study relies on a unique dataset combining outlet-specific information on global retail chains with a panel of Romanian manufacturing firms. The difference-in-difference analysis finds that the expansion of global retail chains leads to a significant increase in the total factor productivity (TFP) in the supplying manufacturing industries: their entry into a region raises the TFP by 3.8–4.7%. These results suggest that liberalizing retail sector can boost performance of domestic manufacturing. (JEL codes: F23, F14, L81, D24)
Date: 2014
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