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The Business Environment in the Transition

Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark - CESifo - 2012

Following the collapse of planning, new small and medium-sized firms rapidly emerged in all transition economies. Using firm level data, we investigate the interaction between the widespread opportunities for new business activities such firms faced and their business environment. The business...

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Labor Demand During the Crisis: What Happened in Germany?

Bohachova, Olga; Boockmann, Bernhard; Buch, Claudia M. - CESifo - 2011

In Germany, the employment response to the post-2007 crisis has been muted compared to other industrialized countries. Despite a large drop in output, employment has hardly changed. In this paper, we analyze the determinants of German firms’ labor demand during the crisis using a firm-level...

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The Globalization Paradox Revisited

Schwerhoff, Gregor; Edenhofer, Ottmar - CESifo - 2014

According to the Globalization Paradox, globalization limits the freedom of choice for national governments. Capital …. Fixed factor taxes have the potential to improve welfare by defusing the globalization trilemma through a reduction in the …

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'Globesity'? The Effects of Globalization on Obesity and Caloric Intake

Costa-i-Font, Joan; Mas, Núria - CESifo - 2014

This study considers the effects of globalization, in its economic and social dimensions, on obesity and caloric intake … globalization and both obesity and caloric intake. A one standard deviation increase in globalization is associated with a 20 … social globalization, and specifically the effects of changes in information flows and social proximity. A one standard …

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International Trade, Factor Mobility and the Persistence of Cultural-Institutional Diversity

Belloc, Marianna; Bowles, Samuel - CESifo - 2009

Cultural and institutional differences among nations may result in differences in the ratios of marginal costs of goods in autarchy and thus be the basis of specialization and comparative advantage, as long as these differences are not eliminated by trade. We provide an evolutionary model of...

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Capital Importers Pay More for their Imports

Adam, Antonis; Moutos, Thomas - CESifo - 2012

We examine the effects that a country’s net capital flows have on the (border) prices that a country pays for its imports of goods. Using data from 2000 to 2009 for 11 euro area countries we utilize a pricing-to-market specification to study exporters’ pricing behavior to the rest of the...

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Globalization and the (Mis)Governance of Nations

Blouin, Arthur; Ghosal, Sayantan; Mukand, Sharun - CESifo - 2012

We analyze whether or not the globalization of capital, ‘disciplines’ governments and improves governance. We … demonstrate that globalization affects governance, by increasing a country’s vulnerability to sudden capital flight. This … ‘golden straitjacket’. However, globalization may also ‘overdiscipline’ governments - resulting in a perverse impact on …

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Financial Integration, Globalization, and Real Activity

Nicolò, Gianni De; Juvenal, Luciana - CESifo - 2012

distinct impact of financial integration and globalization on several dimensions of real activity. We find that: (a) financial … financial integration predict better growth prospects; (c) both advances in financial integration and globalization are … financial integration and globalization indeed foster countries’ growth, and there appears to be no trade-off between these …

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Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights

Dreher, Axel; Gassebner, Martin; Siemers, Lars-H. R. - CESifo - 2010

Using the KOF Index of Globalization and two indices of economic freedom, we empirically analyze whether globalization …-2004 period. According to our results, physical integrity rights significantly and robustly increase with globalization and …

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Awards as Signals

Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - CESifo - 2010

Awards are widespread in all countries and are prevalent both in the public sphere and in the private sector. This paper argues, and empirically supports, that awards serve public functions and economists should take them seriously. Using a unique cross-country data set, we suggest that awards...

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