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Export Behavior and Firm Productivity in German Manufacturing: A firm-level analysis

Arnold, Jens Matthias; Hussinger, Katrin - EconWPA - 2004

This paper analyses the relationship between firm productivity and export behavior in German manufacturing firms. We examine whether productivity increases the probability of exporting, and assert that there is a causal relationship from high productivity to entering foreign markets, as...

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THE TWO FACES OF GLOBALIZATION: AGAINST GLOBALIZATION AS WE KNOW IT

Milanovic, Branko - EconWPA - 2003

The paper shows that the current view of globalization as an automatic and benign force is flawed: it focuses on only one, positive, face of globalization while entirely neglecting a malignant one. The two key historical episodes that are adduced by the supporters of the “globalization as it...

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The Janus Development Strategy: Jamaica In Transition

Jones, Peter w - EconWPA - 2005

The ability to see past and present simultaneously must be of prime importance in any development scenario. This speaks to the essence of the Janus Development Strategy, whose philosophy is outlined below. .......................Janus was represented with two faces, originally one face was...

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New Capital Estimates for China

Holz, Carsten A. - EconWPA - 2005

(i) gross fixed capital formation does not equal investment, (ii) investment does not equal the value of fixed assets … newly created through investment, (iii) depreciation is an accounting measure that has no impact on changes in the …

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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...

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Market integration for agricultural output markets in Peru: the role of public infrastructure

Escobal, Javier; Vásquez, Arturo - EconWPA - 2005

This paper shows the impact that investment in infrastructure may have on the efficiency of agricultural products …

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More on Bernanke's “Bad News Principle”

Maoz, Yishay D. - EconWPA - 2005

The role that Bernanke’s Bad News Principle plays in the modern theory of investment under uncertainty is analyzed. The … analysis shows that the actual investment dilemma is that by delaying investment firms trade off a higher present value of … earnings for a lower present value of the investment cost, in contrast to previous interpretations of this dilemma. The …

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Growth, private investment and reforms : A comparative perspective

KAMEL, Ghazouani - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper we empirically analyse the linkages among growth, investment and reforms in the South East Asian …

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Dividend and Capital Gains Taxation in a Cross-Section of Firms

Dietz, Martin D. - EconWPA - 2004

I reconsider the effect of capital income taxation on firm size and firm growth by embedding the nucleus theory of firm development of Sinn (1991) into a framework of monopolistic competition with new firm creation. In a turnover of firms, firm destruction is counterbalanced by a permanent...

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Estimation of Some Omani Macroeconomic Parameters - A Discussion

Rao, Ananth - EconWPA - 2003

The captioned article was earlier published in “Economic Horizons” volume 18, #72 – AH 1418 – 1997 (4) Pages (65-78). I had some concerns about the article regarding the methodology adopted for analysis in deriving the macroeconomic parameters and the derivation and interpretation of...

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