Comparative Advantage in (non-)Routine Production
Liza Archanskaia, Johannes Van Biesebroeck, Gerald Willmann (2020), CEPR Discussion Paper No. 14578
Strategic Trade Liberalization
Hang Gao, Johannes Van Biesebroeck, Frank Verboven (2020), work in progress
Markups and Price Dynamics: Linking Micro to Macro
Jan De Loecker, Catherine Fuss, Johannes Van Biesebroeck (2018), NBB Working Paper No. 357
International Competition and Firm Performance: Evidence for Belgium
Jan De Loecker, Catherine Fuss, Johannes Van Biesebroeck (2014), NBB Working Paper No. 269
Demand, Competition and Public Policy in the Automobile Industry
Van Biesebroeck, Verboven (2026), Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming
Lessons on Industrial Policy from Industrial Organization: Introduction to the Special Issue
Van Biesebroeck, Zhang Hongsong (2026), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 104: 103243.
Export Market Entry of Chinese SMEs: The Role of Scale Economies and Outstanding Trade Credit
Van Biesebroeck, Zheng Honghao (2025), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 103: 103201.
Grant, Kesternich, Van Biesebroeck (2022), International Economic Review, 63(2): 631-670.
Testing Predictions on Supplier Governance from the Global Value Chains Literature
Van Biesebroeck, Schmitt (2021), Industrial and Corporate Change,31(1): 89-111.
Promoting Higher Productivity in China – Does Innovation Expenditure Really Matter?
Di Mauro, Hoang, Van Biesebroeck (2020), Singapore Economic Review, 65(5): 1161-1183.
Market Size and Competition: A "Hump-shaped" Result
Kesternich, Schumacher, Van Biesebroeck, Grant (2020), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 70: 102605.
Employment Growth Following Takeovers
Geurts, Van Biesebroeck (2019), RAND Journal of Economics, 50(4): 916-950. Video
Schmitt, Van Biesebroeck, (2017), Int. J. Automotive Technology and Management, 17(1): 26-50.
Firm Creation and Post-entry Dynamics of de novo Entrants
Geurts, Van Biesebroeck (2016), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 49: 59-104.
Hashmi, Van Biesebroeck (2016), Review of Economics and Statistics, 98(1): 192-208.
Gao Hang, Van Biesebroeck (2014), Journal of Industrial Economics, 62(1): 41-76.
Outsourcing when Investments are Specific and Interrelated
Lileeva, Van Biesebroeck (2013), Journal of the European Economic Association, 11(4): 871-896. Online Appendix
Trends and Complementarities in the Canadian Automobile Industry
Van Biesebroeck (2011), chapter in Industrial Organization in Canada: Empirical Evidence and Policy Challenges
Introduction: The Automobile and Its Industry in Canada
Anastakis, Van Biesebroeck (2010), Canadian Public Policy
Bidding for Investment Projects: Smart Public Policy or Corporate Welfare?
Van Biesebroeck (2010), Canadian Public Policy, 36: 31-47.
Crisis and Protection in the Automotive Industry: A Global Value Chain Perspective
Sturgeon, Van Biesebroeck (2009), chapter in Effective Crisis Response and Openness: Implications for the Trading System
Disaggregate Productivity Comparisons: Sectoral Convergence in OECD Countries
Van Biesebroeck (2009), Journal of Productivity Analysis, 32(2): 63-79.
The Sensitivity of Productivity Estimates: Revisiting Three Important Debates
Van Biesebroeck (2008), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 26(3): 311-328.
Governments at the Bidding Table
Van Biesebroeck (2008), New Zealand Economic Papers, 42(2): 213-232.
Aggregating and Decomposing Productivity
Van Biesebroeck (2008), Review of Business and Economics, 53(2): 122-146.
Complementarities in Automobile Production
Van Biesebroeck (2007), Journal of Applied Econometrics, 22(7): 1315-1345.
Van Biesebroeck (2007), Assembly Automation, 27(1): 55-64.
Robustness of Productivity Estimates
Van Biesebroeck (2007), Journal of Industrial Economics, 55(3): 529-539.
Productivity Dynamics with Technology Choice: An Application to Automobile Assembly
Van Biesebroeck (2003), Review of Economic Studies, 70(1): 167-198.
The Effect of Technology Choice on Automobile Assembly Plant Productivity
Van Biesebroeck (2002), Economic and Social Review, 33(1): 65-73.
Integration of African Countries in Regional and Global Value Chains: Static and Dynamic Patterns
Mensah, Van Biesebroeck (2023), World Economy, 46(11): 3259-3281.
Trade Liberalization and the Extensive Margin of Differentiated Goods: Evidence from China
Van Biesebroeck, Yi, Zaurino (2022), World Economy, 45(9): 2724-2747.
Effect of International Competition on Firm Productivity and Market Power
De Loecker, Van Biesebroeck (2018), Chapter 14 in Grifell-Tatje, Lovell, Sickles, The Oxford Handbook of Productivity Analysis, Oxford University Press.
WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms: Corrigendum
Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Wang Luhang, Zhang Yifan (2019), American Economic Review, 109(4): 1616-1621.
WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms
Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Wang Luhang, Zhang Yifan (2017), American Economic Review, 107(9): 2784-2820.
The Impact of Export Promotion on Export Market Entry
Broocks, Van Biesebroeck (2017), Journal of International Economics, 107: 19-33.
Did Export Promotion Help Firms Weather the Crisis?
Van Biesebroeck, Konings, Volpe Martincus (2016), Economic Policy, 31(88): 653-702.
The Impact of Trade Promotion Services on Canadian Exporter Performance
Van Biesebroeck, Yu, Chen (2015), Canadian Journal of Economics , 48(4): 1481-1512.
Interdependent Product Cycles for Globally Sourced Intermediates
Van Biesebroeck, Zhang Lijun (2014), Journal of International Economics, 94(1): 143-156. Online Appendix
Schmitt, Van Biesebroeck (2013), Journal of International Business Studies, 44(5): 475-503.
Using Export Market Performance to Evaluate Regional Preferential Policies in China
Schminke, Van Biesebroeck (2013), Review of World Economics, 149(20): 343-367.
Dissecting Intra-Industry Trade
Van Biesebroeck (2011), Economics Letters, 110(2): 71-75.
Trade Growth Following the African Growth and Opportunity Act
Frazer, Van Biesebroeck (2010), Review of Economics and Statistics, 92(1): 128-144.
The Impact of Trade and Technology Adoption on Production Flexibility in Canadian Manufacturing
Lileeva, Van Biesebroeck (2010), chapter in Trade Policy Research 2009, DFAIT Canada
The Impact of Trade Promotion Services on Canadian Exporter Performance
Van Biesebroeck, Yu, Chen (2010), chapter in Trade Policy Research 2009, DFAIT Canada
Understanding Cross-country Differences in Export. Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries
ISGEP (2008), Review of World Economics, 144(4): 596-635.
The Canadian Automotive Market
Van Biesebroeck (2007), chapter in Trade Policy Research 2006, DFAIT Canada
Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing
Facchini, Van Biesebroeck, Willmann (2006), Canadian Journal of Economics, 39(3): 845-873.
Exporting Raises Productivity in sub-Saharan African Manufacturing Firms
Van Biesebroeck (2005), Journal of International Economics, 67(2): 373-391.
Outsourcing Multiple Parts to Many Countries: An Application to the Automotive Industry
Van Biesebroeck, Zhang (2005), in Conference Proceedings: Offshore Outsourcing
Where Has All the Dynamism Gone? Productivity Growth in China’s Manufacturing Sector, 1998-2013
Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Wang, Zhang (2026), Journal of Development Economics,181: 103720.
Unilateral Trade Preferences and Export Growth in Developing Countries
Van Biesebroeck, Zaurino (2025), World Bank Economic Review, lhaf015, 1-25.
Functional Upgrading in China's Export Processing Sector
Van Assche, Van Biesebroeck (2018), China Economic Review, 47: 245-262.
Challenges of Working with the Chinese NBS Firm-level Data
Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Zhang (2014), China Economic Review, 30: 339-352.
Van Assche, Van Biesebroeck, Holm (2014), Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(8): 1122-1144.
Creative Accounting or Creative Destruction? Firm-level Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing
Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Zhang (2012), Journal of Development Economics, 97(2):339-351. Online Appendix
Wages Equal Productivity. Fact or Fiction?
Van Biesebroeck (2011), World Development, 39(8): 1333-1346.
Global Value Chains in the Automotive Industry: An Enhanced Role for Developing Countries?
Sturgeon, Van Biesebroeck (2011), Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 4(1-3): 181-205.
Sturgeon, Van Biesebroeck (2010), Global Value Chains in a Postcrisis World: A Development Perspective, WB Research Digest (p. 6)
Globalisation of the Automotive Industry: Main Features and Trends
Sturgeon, Memedovic, Van Biesebroeck, Gereffi (2009), Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development, 2(1-2): 7-24.
The North American Automotive Value Chain: Canada's Role and Prospects
Sturgeon, Van Biesebroeck, Gereffi (2009), Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development, 2(1-2): 25-52.
Value Chains, Networks, and Clusters: Reframing the Global Automotive Industry
Sturgeon, Van Biesebroeck, Gereffi (2008), Journal of Economic Geography, 8(3): 297-321.
Wage and Productivity Premiums in Sub-Saharan Africa
Van Biesebroeck (2008), The Analysis of Firms and Employees, NBER.
Firm Size Matters: Growth and Productivity Growth in African Manufacturing
Van Biesebroeck (2005), Economic Development and Cultural Change, 53(3): 545-584.
Capability Building in China's Auto Supply Chains
Brandt, Van Biesebroeck (2005) in Conference Proceedings: Offshore Outsourcing