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Why has China grown so fast?  The role of international technology transfer
Yueh, Linda; Yueh, Linda; Reenen, John Van - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2012
joint ventures in general and I have large effects on productivity especially when combined with a technology transfer … component.  We estimate that without International joint ventures China's growth would have been about one percentage point …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650769
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Carbon policy in a high-growth economy: The case of China
Bretschger, Lucas; Zhang, Lin - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2014
 because it would imply too high costs for fast growing economies like China.  To quantify these costs we develop a general …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011183195
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Host Country-Foreign Investor Bargaining Power and Investment Incentive Provisions in Multilateral Investment Agreements
Mash, Richard - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2000
The paper is concerned with foreign investment in developing countries and the incentives offered to attract that investment in relation to the use of a possible future multilateral investment agreement as a commitment device over incentive levels. The existing literature has identified two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604853
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Gifted Kids or Pushy Parents? Foreign Direct Investment and Plant Productivity in Indonesia
Javorcik, Beata; Arnold, Jens Matthias - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2009
producers in terms of productivity.  They also tend to be larger, more capital intensive and more involved in international … trade.  Further, the findings indicate that foreign ownership leads to significant productivity improvements in the acquired … acquired plants exhibit a 13.5 percent higher productivity than the control group.  The rise in productivity is a result of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999234
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A Risk Assessment Model for Banks
Tsomocos, Dimitrios P; Goodhart, Charles A.E. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004
The objective of this paper is to propose a model to assess risk for banks. Its main innovation is to incorporate endogenous interaction between banks, recognising that the actual risk to which an individual bank is exposed also depends on its interaction with other banks and other private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010820299
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Towards a Measure of Financial Fragility
Tsomocos, Dimitrios P - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2006
This paper proposes a measure of financial fragility that is based on economic welfare in a general equilibrium model calibrated against UK data. The model comprises a household sector, three active heterogeneous banks, a central bank/regulator, incomplete markets, and endogenous default. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661361
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A Time Series Analysis of Financial Fragility in the UK Banking System
Tsomocos, Dimitrios P - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2004
This paper extends the model proposed by Goodhart, Sunirand, and Tsomocos (2003, 2004a,b) to an infinite horizon setting. Thus, we are able to assess how the model conforms with the time series data of the U.K. banking system. We conclude that, since the model performs satisfactorily, it can be...
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What Drives the Global "Land Rush"?
Arezki, Rabah; Deininger, Klaus; Selod, Harris - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
We review evidence regarding the size and evolution of the "land rush" in the wake of the 2007-2008 boom in agricultural commodity prices and study determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agricultural investment. Using data on bilateral investment relationships to estimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133076
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Institutions and the Location of Oil Exploration
Cust, James; Harding, Torfinn - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
The spatial distribution of oil is determined by natural geography alone. However, we show that the distribution of oil exploration is affected by the quality of countries’ institutions. A global data set on the precise location of oil wells and national borders allows for a regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133078
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Investment Promotion and FDI Inflows: Quality Matters
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2012
Information asymmetries constitute a significant obstacle to capital flows across international borders, and in particular to flows of foreign investment (FDI) to emerging markets.  Many governments aim to reduce information barriers by emerging in investment promotion activities.  Despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004238