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Autocracies and Development in a Global Economy: A Tale of Two Elites
Akerman, Anders; Larsson, Anna; Naghavi, Alireza - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2011
Data on the growth performances of countries with similar comparative (dis)advantage and political institutions reveal … a striking variation across world regions. While some former autocracies such as the East Asian growth miracles have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320995
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The Push Factors for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Probit Analysis
Cominetti, Paolo; Poddi, Laura; Vergalli, Sergio - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
In the last two decades in OECD countries there has been increased development of Social Responsible (CSR is the acronym of Corporate Social Responsibility) certified firms. This certification is assigned by public and private companies which guarantee that the behaviour of a certain firm is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010584503
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Performance of Firms?
Comincioli, Nicola; Poddi, Laura; Vergalli, Sergio - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
Over the last two decades in OECD countries an increasing number of firms are obtaining certification as Socially Responsible (CSR is the acronym for Corporate Social Responsibility). Several studies (including Preston and O’Bannon, 1997; Waddock and Graves, 1997; McWilliams and Sieger, 2001; Ullman,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561652
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Firms’ Performance: A Stratigraphical Analysis
Comincioli, Nicola; Poddi, Laura; Vergalli, Sergio - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2012
Over the last two decades in OECD countries an increasing number of firms are obtaining certification as Socially Responsible (CSR is the acronym for Corporate Social Responsibility). Several studies (including Preston and O’Bannon, 1997; Waddock and Graves, 1997; McWilliams and Sieger, 2001; Ullman,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010603761
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Performance of Firms?
Vergalli, Sergio; Poddi, Laura - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009
Over the last two decades in OECD countries increasingly more firms are certifying as Socially Responsible (CSR is the acronym for Corporate Social Responsibility). This kind of certification is assigned by private companies that guarantee that a certain firm’s behaviour is environmentally and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005008029
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Firm Heterogeneity, Contract Enforcement, and the Industry Dynamics of Offshoring
Ottaviano, Gianmarco I.P.; Naghavi, Alireza - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2009
We develop an endogenous growth model to study the long run consequences of offshoring with firm heterogeneity and … possibility of offshoring has favorable implications for economic growth. Yet, offshoring induced by a higher bargaining power of … the upstream division can hamper growth: while there is always a positive correlation between upstream bargaining weight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987239
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Assessing the Role of Microfinance in Fostering Adaptation to Climate Change
Agrawala, Shardul; Carraro, Maëlis - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
the 22 leading microfinance institutions in two climate vulnerable countries – Bangladesh and Nepal - are analysed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465531