This dataset supports research on monopsony power and labor-augmenting productivity in Chinese nonferrous metal industries, specifically comparing state-owned and private firms. It was created by author Michael Rubens to analyze the effects of ownership liberalization.
Use Cases
- Compare labor-augmenting productivity levels between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private firms in the nonferrous metal sector.
- Analyze the relationship between firm ownership type (e.g., domestically-owned private) and the exertion of monopsony power over workers.
- Study the trade-off between increased productivity and monopsony power resulting from privatization policies in manufacturing and mining firms.
Strengths
- Data is focused on a specific industrial sector (Chinese nonferrous metal industries) for targeted analysis.
- Research context is clearly defined for studying ownership liberalization, productivity, and monopsony power.
Limitations
- The dataset's size, structure (e.g., row count, column names), and specific file formats are unknown.
- Data coverage is limited to a specific industry and geographic region (China), limiting generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- China (nonferrous metal industries)