Chaebols and firm dynamics in Korea

Aghion, P, Guriev, SG and Kangchul, J (2021) Chaebols and firm dynamics in Korea. Economic Policy, 36 (108). pp. 593-626. ISSN 0266-4658

Abstract

We study firm dynamics in Korea before and after the 1997/8 Asian crisis and pro-competitive reforms that reduced the dominance of chaebols. We find that in industries that were dominated by chaebols before the crisis, labour productivity and total factor productivity of non-chaebol firms increased markedly after the reforms (relative to other industries). Furthermore, entry of non-chaebol firms increased significantly in all industries after the reform. After the crisis, the non-chaebol firms also dramatically increased their patenting activity. Finally, markups of chaebol firms declined substantially, especially within industries dominated by chaebols before the crisis. These results suggest that the crisis had the virtue of helping Korea move from catching-up growth based on investment in existing technologies to innovation-based growth.

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Item Type: Article
Subject Areas: Economics
Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2024 09:13
Last Modified: 05 Dec 2024 02:45
URI: https://lbsresearch.london.edu/id/eprint/3874
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