Research

Organized by field:   IO  -  TRADE  -  DEVELOPMENT

Unpublished

• Comparative Advantage in (non-)Routine Production (submitted)  Archanskaia, L., Van Biesebroeck, J., Willmann, G. (2020), CEPR Discussion Paper No. 14578

• Strategic Trade Liberalization (work-in-progress)  Gao, Van Biesebroeck, Verboven (2020) 

• International Competition and Firm Performance: Evidence for Belgium  De Loecker, Fuss, Van Biesebroeck (2014), NBB Working Paper No. 269

• Markups and Price Dynamics: Linking Micro to Macro  De Loecker, Fuss, Van Biesebroeck (2018), NBB Working Paper No. 357

• Productivity, Exporting and Financial Constraints of Chinese SMEs  Van Biesebroeck (2014), IDB Working Paper No. 506

Industrial Organization

1. Asymmetric Entry Deterrence: Competition between Nonprofit and For-profit Homes in the Long-term Care Market  Grant, Kesternich, Van Biesebroeck (2022), International Economic Review, 63(2): 631-670.

2. Testing Predictions on Supplier Governance from the Global Value Chains Literature  Van Biesebroeck, Schmitt (2021), Industrial and Corporate Change,31(1): 89-111.

3. Promoting Higher Productivity in China – Does Innovation Expenditure Really Matter?  Di Mauro, Hoang, Van Biesebroeck (2020), Singapore Economic Review, 65(5): 1161-1183. [journal]

4. Market Size and Competition: A "Hump-shaped" Result   Kesternich, Schumacher, Van Biesebroeck, Grant (2020), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 70: 102605.

5. Employment Growth Following Takeovers   Geurts, Van Biesebroeck (2019), RAND Journal of Economics, 50(4): 916-950. Video 

6. In-house Production versus Specific Forms of Supplier Governance: Testing Predictions of the Global Value Chains Model   Schmitt, Van Biesebroeck, (2017), Int. J. Automotive Technology and Management, 17(1): 26-50.

7. Firm Creation and Post-entry Dynamics of de novo Entrants  Geurts, Van Biesebroeck (2016), International Journal of Industrial Organization, 49: 59-104.

8. The Relationship between Market Structure and Innovation in Industry Equilibrium: A Case Study of the Global Automobile Industry  Hashmi, Van Biesebroeck (2016), Review of Economics and Statistics, 98(1): 192-208.

9. Effects of Deregulation and Vertical Unbundling on the Performance of China's Electricity Generation Sector   Gao, Van Biesebroeck (2014), Journal of Industrial Economics, 62(1): 41-76.

10. Outsourcing when Investments are Specific and Interrelated  Lileeva, Van Biesebroeck (2013), Journal of the European Economic Association, 11(4): 871-896. Online Appendix

11. Trends and Complementarities in the Canadian Automobile Industry   Van Biesebroeck (2011), chapter in Industrial Organization in Canada: Empirical Evidence and Policy Challenges

12. Introduction: The Automobile and Its Industry in Canada   Anastakis, Van Biesebroeck (2010), Canadian Public Policy

13. Bidding for Investment Projects: Smart Public Policy or Corporate Welfare?   Van Biesebroeck (2010), Canadian Public Policy, 36: 31-47.

14. 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

15. Disaggregate Productivity Comparisons: Sectoral Convergence in OECD Countries   Van Biesebroeck (2009), Journal of Productivity Analysis, 32(2): 63-79.

16. The Sensitivity of Productivity Estimates: Revisiting Three Important Debates   Van Biesebroeck (2008), Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 26(3): 311-328.

17. Governments at the Bidding Table   Van Biesebroeck (2008), New Zealand Economic Papers, 42(2): 213-232.

18. Aggregating and Decomposing Productivity   Van Biesebroeck (2008), Review of Business and Economics, 53(2): 122-146.

19. Complementarities in Automobile Production   Van Biesebroeck (2007), Journal of Applied Econometrics, 22(7): 1315-1345.

20. The Cost of Flexibility   Van Biesebroeck (2007), Assembly Automation, 27(1): 55-64.

21. Robustness of Productivity Estimates   Van Biesebroeck (2007), Journal of Industrial Economics, 55(3): 529-539.

22. Productivity Dynamics with Technology Choice: An Application to Automobile Assembly   Van Biesebroeck (2003), Review of Economic Studies, 70(1): 167-198.

23. The Effect of Technology Choice on Automobile Assembly Plant Productivity   Van Biesebroeck (2002), Economic and Social Review, 33(1): 65-73.

International Trade

1. Integration of African Countries in Regional and Global Value Chains: Static and Dynamic Patterns Mensah, Van Biesebroeck (2023), World Economy, 46(11): 3259-3281. 

2. Trade Liberalization and the Extensive Margin of Differentiated Goods: Evidence from China  Van Biesebroeck, Yi, Zaurino (2022), World Economy, 45(9): 2724-2747. 

3. 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 [OUP].

4. WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms: Corrigendum   Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Wang, Zhang (2019), American Economic Review, 109(4): 1616-1621. 

5. WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms   Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Wang, Zhang (2017), American Economic Review, 107(9): 2784-2820. 

6. The Impact of Export Promotion on Export Market Entry   Broocks, Van Biesebroeck (2017), Journal of International Economics, 107: 19-33.

7. Did Export Promotion Help Firms Weather the Crisis?   Van Biesebroeck, Konings, Volpe Martincus (2016), Economic Policy, 31(88): 653-702.

8. The Impact of Trade Promotion Services on Canadian Exporter Performance   Van Biesebroeck, Yu, Chen (2015), Canadian Journal of Economics , 48(4): 1481-1512.

9. Interdependent Product Cycles for Globally Sourced Intermediates   Van Biesebroeck, Zhang (2014), Journal of International Economics, 94(1): 143-156. Online Appendix

10. Proximity Strategies in Outsourcing Relations: The Role of Geographical, Cultural, and Relational Proximity in the European Automotive Industry   Schmitt, Van Biesebroeck (2013), Journal of International Business Studies, 44(5): 475-503.

11. Using Export Market Performance to Evaluate Regional Preferential Policies in China   Schminke, Van Biesebroeck (2013), Review of World Economics, 149(20): 343-367.

12. Dissecting Intra-Industry Trade   Van Biesebroeck (2011), Economics Letters, 110(2): 71-75.

13. Trade Growth Following the African Growth and Opportunity Act   Frazer, Van Biesebroeck (2010), Review of Economics and Statistics, 92(1): 128-144.

14. 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

15. The Impact of Trade Promotion Services on Canadian Exporter Performance   Van Biesebroeck, Yu, Chen (2010), chapter in Trade Policy Research 2009, DFAIT Canada

16. Understanding Cross-country Differences in Export. Comparable Evidence for 14 Countries   ISGEP (2008), Review of World Economics, 144(4): 596-635.

17. The Canadian Automotive Market,  Van Biesebroeck (2007), chapter in Trade Policy Research 2006, DFAIT Canada

18. Protection for Sale with Imperfect Rent Capturing   Facchini, Van Biesebroeck, Willmann (2006), Canadian Journal of Economics, 39(3): 845-873.

19. Exporting Raises Productivity in sub-Saharan African Manufacturing Firms   Van Biesebroeck (2005), Journal of International Economics, 67(2): 373-391.

20. Outsourcing Multiple Parts to Many Countries: An Application to the Automotive Industry   Van Biesebroeck, Zhang (2005), in Conference Proceedings: Offshore Outsourcing

Development Economics

1. Functional Upgrading in China's Export Processing Sector     Van Assche, Van Biesebroeck (2018), China Economic Review, 47: 245-262.

2. Challenges of Working with the Chinese NBS Firm-level Data     Brandt, Van Biesebroeck, Zhang (2014), China Economic Review, 30: 339-352.

3. Governing the Ice. Ice Fishing Villages on Lake Mille Lacs and the Creation of Environmental Governance Institutions     Van Assche, Van Biesebroeck, Holm (2014), Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 57(8): 1122-1144.

4. 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

5. Wages Equal Productivity. Fact or Fiction?     Van Biesebroeck (2011), World Development, 39(8): 1333-1346.

6. 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.

7. Effects of the 2008-9 Crisis on the Automotive Industry in Developing Countries: A Global Value Chain Perspectiv     Sturgeon, Van Biesebroeck (2010), Global Value Chains in a Postcrisis World: A Development Perspective, WB Research Digest (p. 6)

8. Globalisation of the Automotive Industry: Main Features and Trends     Sturgeon, T., Memedovic, O., Van Biesebroeck, J., Gereffi, G. (2009), Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development, 2(1-2): 7-24.

9. The North American Automotive Value Chain: Canada's Role and Prospects     Sturgeon, T., Van Biesebroeck, J., Gereffi, G. (2009), Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation, and Development, 2(1-2): 25-52.

10. Value Chains, Networks, and Clusters: Reframing the Global Automotive Industry     Sturgeon, T., Van Biesebroeck, J., Gereffi, G. (2008), Journal of Economic Geography, 8(3): 297-321.

11. Wage and Productivity Premiums in Sub-Saharan Africa     Van Biesebroeck (2008), The Analysis of Firms and Employees, NBER.

12. Firm Size Matters: Growth and Productivity Growth in African Manufacturing     Van Biesebroeck (2005), Economic Development and Cultural Change, 53(3): 545-584.

13. Capability Building in China's Auto Supply Chains     Brandt, Van Biesebroeck (2005) in Conference Proceedings: Offshore Outsourcing