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Ebner, Verena; Mumme, Christina; Lueghammer, Wolfgang; … - FIW - 2014

Die vorliegende Studie zum Potenzial der BRICS-Staaten für die österreichische Außenwirtschaft diskutiert in einem ersten Schritt aktuelle makroökonomische Entwicklungen und strukturelle Aspekte der fünf BRICS-Staaten sowie die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen für die Zukunft. In einem...

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Die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der österreichischen Exportwirtschaft: Die Rolle der KMUs

Oberhofer, Harald - FIW - 2014

Für Österreich als kleine offene Volkswirtschaft ist die internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit seiner Un-ternehmen für den wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand entscheidend. Darüber hinaus prägen kleine und mittel-ständische Unternehmen (KMUs) die Struktur der heimischen Wirtschaft. Somit sind sie...

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Does Outward Foreign Direct Investment affect domestic real wages? An investigation using French micro-data

Gazaniol, Alexandre; Laffineur, Catherine - FIW - 2015

This paper investigates to which extent outward foreign direct investment (FDI) affects domestic wages. We are first interested in the raw wage differential between multinational and domestic firms. Results reveal that multinational companies pay a wage premium to their employees, even within...

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FDI versus Exports Substitutes or Complements? A Three Nations Model and Empirical Evidence

Oberhofer, Harald; Pfaffermayr, Michael - FIW - 2008

There are two main options for companies to serve foreign markets; exports and foreign direct investment (FDI). Based on the Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2004) model for two host countries this paper derives a clear theoretical prediction for the decision between both strategies. A bivariate...

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Characteristics of exporting and non-exporting firms in Austria

Pöschl, Johannes; Stehrer, Robert; Stöllinger, Roman - FIW - 2009

as well as econometric evidence on these ‘export premia’ along these lines and further present a brief comparison with … industries with respect to the export premia which deserves further attention. …

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Offshoring and Labour Markets

Foster, Neil - FIW - 2012

This report considers the impact of offshoring on labour markets. The report begins by surveying the empirical literature linking offshoring activities to changes in employment and the relative wage and employment of high- to low-skilled workers. The report moves on to consider recent...

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Incomplete specialization and offshoring across Europe

Frensch, Richard; Hanousek, Jan; Kocenda, Evžen - FIW - 2012

Recent empirical studies have been searching for evidence on and driving forces for offshoring. Frequently, this has been done by analyzing gross trade flows related to offshore activities using gravity equations augmented by ad hoc measures of supply-side country differences. This paper...

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China’s competition and the export price strategies of developed countries

Giovannetti, Giorgia; Sanfilippo, Marco - FIW - 2012

This paper analyzes the impact of Chinese competition on developed countries export prices, with a focus on Italy …. After a theoretical discussion of the channels affecting export prices in presence of competitors from low income countries … destination markets according to their income level. Results show that export competition from China has affected Italian price …

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Eu enlargement and the gains from trade

Calin-Vlad, Demian - FIW - 2013

In this paper I quantify the welfare gains of the 2004 EU enlargement as a result of the abolition of border controls, both for incumbents and for new members. I build a multi-sector Ricardian model, allowing for linkages across sectors, similar to the one in Caliendro and Parro (2011). As with...

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Analyse der österreichischen Handelsbilanz

Ederer, Stefan; Schiman, Stefan - FIW - 2013

Die vorliegende Analyse der österreichischen Warenverkehrsbilanz diskutiert sowohl die zeitliche Entwicklung der Handelsbilanz und ihre zugrundeliegenden Faktoren als auch die bilateralen Bilanzen mit den wichtigsten Handelspartnern und die Handelsbilanz in ausgewählten Warengruppen. Mit...

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