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Environmental Technology Transfer in a FDI Regime A Developing Country Perspective
One, Author; Two, Author; Thirdone, U. - EconWPA - 2002
investment may come to a region or country where environment protection norms are less strict. Investors may be induced to … transient nature, the phasing out of such a pollution haven regime is typically dependent upon the active institutional … alternative production possibilities that help design prudent environmental policy regime. Also it searches for the right kind of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408033
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Impacts of Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004
Australian, state and territory regimes came under review for the Commission’s inquiry into native vegetation and biodiversity regulations. The Commission’s preliminary findings were released for public comment in December 2003. It found that the cost of farm regulations could be reduced if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556186
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The Porter Hypothesis Revisited: A Literature Review of Theoretical Models and Empirical Tests
Wagner, Marcus - EconWPA - 2004
The debate on the relationship between environmental regulation and competitiveness has been a topic of discussion for a number of years now. As early as 1991, the American economist Michael E. Porter proposed that stringent environmental regulation (under the condition that it is efficient) can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556930
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Far From Home: Do Foreign Investors Import Higher Standards of Governance in Transition Economies?
Hellman, Joel S.; Jones, Geraint; Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2003
Based on the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) of firms in transition countries, which … of governance standards; ii) in misgoverned settings, FDI firms may magnify the problems of state capture and procurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407674
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Privatization, Corporate Control and Regulatory Reform: The case of Telefonica
Bel, Germa; Trillas, Francesc - EconWPA - 2004
This study analyzes the interaction of agency problems in public policy and of agency problems inside the firm: it investigates the case of a large privatized firm subject to many policy constraints. The last steps of Telefonica's privatization were designed to promote a disperse ownership and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413213
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Governance and the Effectiveness of Foreign Capital
Qayyum, Unbreen; Siftain, Hasan - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014
This study empirically investigates the impact of foreign capital and governance on the economic growth by employing … country level data from 1984 to 2010 for Asian developing countries. Governance; foreign aid and FDI positively affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765677
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Liquidity Benefits From Underpricing: Evidence from Initial Public Offerings Listed at Karachi Stock Exchange
Yar, Malik Muhammad Shehr; Javid, Attiya Yasmin - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - 2014
This study empirically investigates the impact of foreign capital and governance on the economic growth by employing … country level data from 1984 to 2010 for Asian developing countries. Governance; foreign aid and FDI positively affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010765678