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ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

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ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

09 January 2017 to 10 January 2017
Manila
Philippines

With the theme “Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies," this conference promoted the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers on significant and emerging topics in economic development. Top researchers in the fields of development, trade, and management, as well as country experts and entrepreneurs participated in the event.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
09 Jan 2017 Opening Session Juzhong Zhuang
09 Jan 2017 Welcome Remarks Bambang Susantono
09 Jan 2017 Keynote Lecture Industrial Policy and Development Ann Harrison
09 Jan 2017 Presentation by the Asian Development Bank's Development Economics and Indicators Division (ERDI) Team
09 Jan 2017 Session 1 - Technology Creation and Diffusion The Long-Run Payoff to Research and Development Investment in the Electronics Industry in Taipei, China Mark Roberts
09 Jan 2017 Session 1 - Technology Creation and Diffusion Notching Research and Development Investment with Corporate Income Tax Cuts in China Daniel Xu
09 Jan 2017 Session 1 - Technology Creation and Diffusion Research and Development Activities in Thailand: Survey of Firm-Level Data Analyses
Considering both external and internal factors to determine a firm’s performance is a way to carry out empirical studies using firm-level data. In this... 		Nattapong Puttanapong
09 Jan 2017 Session 2 - Trade, Global Value Chains, and Firms Low-Wage Import Competition, Product Switching, and Performance of Manufacturing Plants: Evidence from India in the Wake of China Trade Shock Shubhasish Barua
09 Jan 2017 Session 2 - Trade, Global Value Chains, and Firms Swimming Upstream: Input-Output Linkages and the Direction of Product Adoption John Morrow
09 Jan 2017 Session 2 - Trade, Global Value Chains, and Firms Trade Liberalization, Technology and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from India
Motivated by recent studies that highlight the importance of firm level heterogeneity in understanding the impact of policy changes on firm behavior and... 		Asha Sundaram, Rana Hasan, Devashish Mitra
09 Jan 2017 Session 2 - Trade, Global Value Chains, and Firms Less than Expected: The Minor Role of Multinational Enterprises in Upgrading Domestic Suppliers - The Case of Viet Nam
The impact analysis of foreign direct investments (FDIs) on developing countries have captured the attention of many researchers, especially the link ... 		Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, Javier Revilla-Diez
09 Jan 2017 Session 3 - Management Quality and Learning Culture and Management in a Dominant Industry Christopher Woodruff
09 Jan 2017 Session 3 - Management Quality and Learning How Can Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Leverage Data to Boost Productivity and Business Value? Stephanie Sy
09 Jan 2017 Session 3 - Management Quality and Learning Can Efficient Provision of Business Development Services Bring Better Results for Small and Medium Enterprises?: Evidence from a Networking Project in Thailand
What can business development services do for small and medium enterprises? How can these enterprises leverage more from these services? While impact... 		Aya Suzuki, Kengo Igei
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
10 Jan 2017 Keynote Lecture Chang-Tai Hsieh
10 Jan 2017 Session 4 - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and New Technologies E-commerce Expands the Bandwidth of Entrepreneurship Ruochen Dai
10 Jan 2017 Session 4 - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and New Technologies Online Peer-to-Peer Business Lending, Returns, and Risks: Evidence from the Korean Debt Crowdfunding Market Eun Young Oh
10 Jan 2017 Session 4 - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and New Technologies Broadband Adoption and Firm Performance: Evidence from Informal Sector Firms in India Kausik Chaudhuri
10 Jan 2017 Session 5 - The Role of Institutions Opening Factory Doors to Government Regulation: An Experiment on Participation by Firms in the Design of Labor Protection in Viet Nam Markus Taussig
10 Jan 2017 Session 5 - The Role of Institutions Creditor Rights and Corporate Labor Policy: Evidence from a Policy Experiment Ritam Chaurey
10 Jan 2017 Session 5 - The Role of Institutions Startup Growth in Sri Lanka Yeshanth Gunewardena
10 Jan 2017 Session 6 - Planning a Research Agenda Key Takeaways from the Eminent Panelists Ann Harrison, Chang-Tai Hsieh, Mark Roberts, Christopher Woodruff
10 Jan 2017 Session 6 - Planning a Research Agenda Closing Remarks Rana Hasan

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