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Movies
Michalopulos, Stelios; Rauh, Christopher - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Why are certain movies more successful in some markets than others? Are the entertainment products we consume reflective of our core values and beliefs? These questions drive our investigation into the relationship between a society's oral tradition and the financial success of films. We combine...
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Language and culture as drivers of migration : linguistic and cultural barriers affect international migration flows
Adserà, Alícia - 2015
As migration flows to developed countries have increased in recent decades, so have the number of countries from which migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration decisions. Recent work shows that culture and...
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Working in the "global village" : the influence of cultural intelligence on the intention to work abroad
Remhof, Stefan; Gunkel, Marjaana; Schlägel, Christopher - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung : ZfP 27 (2013) 3, pp. 224-250
Die internationalen Aktivitäten von Unternehmen erfordern eine frühe Identifikation von Mitarbeitern für potentielle Auslandseinsätze. Basierend auf der sozialkognitiven Theorie untersuchen wir den Effekt des vorherigen internationalen Einflusses sowie der kulturellen Intelligenz auf die...
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Chapter 33 Culture in International Trade
Acheson, Keith; Maule, Christopher - In: Handbook of the economics of art and culture : volume 1, (pp. 1141-1182). 2006
Cultural allegiances whether inherited, imposed or chosen, affect economic activity. Many of these cultural layers – ethnic background, religion, language, ideological orientation, and artistic interests – spill over national boundaries. Cultural ideas travel the world along many routes from...
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Distance of doing business and outward foreign direct investment : an empirical study of China
Qian, Xinbei; Liu, Dexue; Huang, Liangxiong; Li, Hanchao - In: Review of development economics : an essential resource … 26 (2022) 3, pp. 1411-1437
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China’s Exports and Foreign Direct Investment
Bhatt, P.R. - In: Applied Econometrics and International Development 13 (2013) 2, pp. 183-196
The objectives of the paper are to study foreign direct investment dimensions of China and to study causal relationship …
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Different types of firms, different types of products, and their dynamics: An anatomy of China's imports
Lee, Hyun-Hoon; Park, Donghyun; Wang, Jing - In: China Economic Review 25 (2013) C, pp. 62-77
2008, we perform an in-depth anatomy of China's imports of manufactured goods. We estimate both the extensive margins … or trade partner – of China's imports. Our paper contributes to the literature of firm heterogeneity in international … a number of new stylized facts about China's imports. These, in turn, help us to gain a fuller understanding of China …
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A sector perspective on Chinese outward FDI: The automotive case
Amighini, Alessia A.; Franco, Chiara - In: China Economic Review 27 (2013) C, pp. 148-161
We provide a sector perspective on the drivers of Chinese outward foreign direct investments (ODI) by analyzing the automotive sector over the years 2006–2011. Following the widespread literature on host-country determinants of foreign direct investments (FDI), we distinguish among economic,...
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Do Chinese state-owned and private enterprises differ in their internationalization strategies?
Amighini, Alessia A.; Rabellotti, Roberta; Sanfilippo, Marco - In: China Economic Review 27 (2013) C, pp. 312-325
We empirically analyze the host-country determinants of Chinese outward direct investments (ODI) in the period from 2003 to 2008, using disaggregated data by country and sector and distinguishing between state-owned or controlled enterprises (SOEs) and privately-owned firms. Our results show...
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Use of industrial robots and Chinese enterprises' export quality upgrading : evidence from China
Hong, Lianying; Liu, Xujun; Zhan, Huiwen; Han, Feng - In: Journal of international trade & economic development : … 31 (2022) 6, pp. 860-875
Using the micro-level data on China’s export enterprises from 2005 to 2013, this paper discusses the impact of …
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