scholarly journals Heterogeneous Effects of Chinese Import Competition on Chilean Manufacturing Plants

Economía ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-60
Author(s):  
Andrés César ◽  
Guillermo Falcone
Keyword(s):  
Import Competition ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects

Motivating Growth in Low-tech Manufacturing Industries

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi HERTZ
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
Technological Platform ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Depth Interviews

Intensive manual labor enterprises in the developed world face challenges competing with products imported from countries where manufacturing costs are low. This reduces the volume of domestic production and leads to rapid loss of knowledge and experience in production processes. This study focuses on the Israeli footwear industry as a case study. Qualitative methodologies were applied, including in-depth interviews and field observations. A literature review on previous research, and contemporary trends was conducted. The field research examines challenges along the value chain in small factories. It finds that mass production paradigms impose a decentralized process between designers and manufacturers and therefore do not leverage local potential into a sustainable competitive advantage for small factories. The proposed solution is a digital and technological platform for small manufacturing plants. The platform mediates and designs the connections between production, technology, and design and enables the creation of a joint R&D system.

Exploring the Heterogeneous Effects of Export Promotion

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Olarreaga ◽  
Stefan Sperlich ◽  
Virginie Trachsel
Keyword(s):  
Export Promotion ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects

TECHNOGENIC LOAD OF THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MICROBIOTA OF THE HUMAN BODY

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Bugero N.V. ◽  
Aleksandrova S.M.
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Flora ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Health State ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Fecal Matter ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Mucous Membranes ◽  
Industrial Health ◽  
Overall Resistance

Foundries in manufacturing plants are characterized by hazardous working conditions. The paper makes an assessment of industrial health hazards, identifies groups of diseases dominant among the examined individuals. It is clear that gastrointestinal diseases make the largest percentage. The effect of destabilizing industrial factors that lead to the intestinal biome restructuring, help reduce the dominant microorganism’s group and increase opportunistic flora has been determined. The severity of this indicator correlates with professional working experience. Along with the fecal matter bacterial flora of the examined people, the protozoa that belong to the parasitic group (blastocysts, lamblia, amoeba) were identified, and Blastocystis spp. has the largest proportion. The biological properties of blastocysts were studied exemplified by anticarnosine activity (AcrA), which allows them to colonize the intestinal mucous membranes and helps displace obligate symbiotes against the decrease in the overall resistance of the macroorganism. The data obtained make it possible to forecast human health state under the conditions of anthropogenic-disturbed territories and plan measures to improve and protect workers’ health.

The impact of formality on firm profitability in Bolivia: an heterogeneous assessment

2012 ◽  
pp. 53-74
Author(s):  
Darwin Ugarte Ontiveros
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Large Firms ◽  
Marginal Effects ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
Firm Profitability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Formal Status

Recent evidence suggests that formality improves micro-firms profits in Bolivia. This gain is only for firms with 2 to 5 workers, while smaller and larger firms would lose out by formalizing (McKenzie and Sakho, 2010). However, as much of the empirical literature on this topic, the estimations are based on strong assumptions about unobservables. If the returns to formality vary among firms and these variations influence selection into formality, traditional estimators are biased (Heckman and Vytlacil, 2007). In this paper we considerthese elements to estimate the heterogeneous effects of formality on firm profits in Bolivia. We find remarkable heterogeneity in the returns to formality, from -3% to 6%. The group of firms with positive marginal effects from formality corresponds to those which are most likely to register. We also characterize the firms that likely benefit from having a formal status. These would correspond to large firms which work at big scales.

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