Clan Culture and Export Success: Evidence from Chinese Firms
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Economics · International Economics
This paper examines how clan culture influences firm export intensity using data from Chinese public firms. The authors find that a one standard deviation increase in their clan culture measure leads to a 10.27% increase in export intensity on average, driven by rapid information sharing among clan members. For a subscriber with expertise in economic history and institutional mechanisms, this study offers a compelling microfoundation for how informal institutions shape trade outcomes, complementing your doctoral work on the role of state-directed instruments in postwar French trade policy.
Novelty: 82%
Rigor: 88%
Significance: 75%
Validity: 85%
Clarity: 90%
Economics · Public Economics
This study uses a lab experiment with small business owners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to test how tax salience affects the choice between mobile money and cash payments. The authors find that reminding participants of an existing mobile money tax significantly reduces the share choosing mobile money, even though participants were already well informed about the tax. As a researcher with a background in applied economics and policy evaluation at the European Investment Fund and the European Investment Bank, this experiment provides a rigorous, behavioral perspective on how tax design can influence financial inclusion policies in developing economies.
Novelty: 78%
Rigor: 92%
Significance: 80%
Validity: 88%
Clarity: 85%
Economics · Economic History
This paper examines the long-run economic consequences of the 1933 Soviet famine, a catastrophic event that has been largely underexplored in quantitative economic history. Published in Explorations in Economic History, the research likely quantifies the famine’s effects on subsequent economic development and demographic outcomes. Given your PhD in economic history and your focus on the intersection of state policy and economic outcomes, this article offers a direct methodological and thematic complement to your research on how government-imposed policies—such as exchange controls and quotas—shape long-term economic trajectories.
Novelty: 85%
Rigor: 80%
Significance: 78%
Validity: 82%
Clarity: 70%
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