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Exports, Foreign Direct Investment, and Productivity: Evidence from German Firm Level Data
Wagner, Joachim - EconWPA - 2005
first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408061
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The impact of FDI on industry performance
Bitzer, Jürgen; Görg, Holger - EconWPA - 2005
This paper investigates the productivity effects of inward and outward foreign direct investment using industry and … country level data for 17 OECD countries. The paper relates to a large recent literature on productivity spillovers from … inward FDI, however, we also consider the relationship between productivity and outward FDI in the same estimation. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556462
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Productivity Gaps, Inward Investments and Productivity of European firms
Castellani, Davide; Zanfei, Antonello - EconWPA - 2001
-1997 period, this paper examines the impact of foreign presence on the productivity of domestic enterprises. We innovate on … domestic performances: productivity gaps between foreign and domestic firms, and productivity levels of MNEs. It is shown that … it is the combination of high gaps and high levels of foreign productivity that has the most positive effects. This leads …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556487
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"A Tiebout Theory of Public vs Private Provision of Collective Goods"
Lagunoff, Roger; Glomm, Gerhard - EconWPA - 1997
We study whether "coercive" public provision or voluntary private provision of public goods can survive when individuals who "vote with their feet" can choose between communities that differ in the way that public goods are provided. We obtain the following findings: (i) an equilibrium always...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407605
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Population Growth in European Cities: weather matters – but only nationally
Paul_Cheshire; Stefano_Magrini - EconWPA - 2004
This paper investigates differences in the rate of growth of population across the large city-regions of the EU12 between 1980 and 2000. The US model which assumes perfect factor mobility does not seem well adapted to European conditions. There is evidence strongly suggesting that equilibrating...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407839
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A Dynamic Tiebout Theory of Voluntary versus Involuntary Provision of Public Goods
Glomm, Gerhard; Lagunoff, Roger - EconWPA - 1999
This paper considers a dynamic model of Tiebout-like migration between communities that utilize distinct allocation procedures for public goods. At issue is whether voluntary or compulsory procedures are more likely to prevail over time. We model infinitely lived individuals who make repeated,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005550873
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Regional Inequality in India: A Fresh Look
Singh, Nirvikar; Bhandari, Laveesh; Chen, Aoyu; Khare, Aarti - EconWPA - 2004
There are concerns that regional inequality in India has increased after the economic reforms of 1991. This concern is supported by various statistical analyses. In this paper, we show that the conclusions are sensitive to what measures of attainment are used. In particular, human development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556111
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Economic Geography and the Fiscal Effects of Regional Integration
Ludema, Rodney D.; Wooton, Ian - EconWPA - 1998
In models of economic geography, plant-level scale economies and trade costs create incentives for spatial agglomeration of production into a manufacturing core and agricultural periphery, creating regional income differentials. We examine tax competition between national governments to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556493
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Land Taxes and Revenue Needs as Communities Grow and
Kerr, Suzi; Aitken, Andrew; Grimes, Arthur - EconWPA - 2004
New Zealand is unusual in that nearly 60% of local services are funded from property taxes. These are a mixture of land taxes, capital value taxes, annual rental value taxes and uniform general charges. We explore the efficiency and equity of this system at both national and local levels. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556963
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Tax system and reforms in Europe: Spain
Tondani, Davide - EconWPA - 2005
This paper aims at discussing the main features of Spain’s tax system, its recent reforms and those underway. The current state of the main taxes, their future reforms are studied starting from 1975, when Spain shifted to democracy. Direct taxes, indirect taxes and social security...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076576