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Evaluation of Nonlinear time-series models for real-time business cycle analysis of the Euro area

Billio, Monica; Ferrara, Laurent; Guegan, Dominique; … - HAL - 2009

In this paper, we aim at assessing Markov-switching and threshold models in their ability to identify turning points of economic cycles. By using vintage data that are updated on a monthly basis, we compare their ability to detect ex-post the occurrence of turning points of the classical...

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Understanding the link between aggregated industrial production and the carbon price

Chevallier, Julien - HAL - 2013

This chapter assesses the extent to which economic activity and the carbon price are linked. Carbon price drivers can be mainly related to energy and institutional variables. However, the influence of the macroeconomic environment shall not be undermined. Various approaches exist in the...

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Invention and transfer of climate change-mitigation technologies: A global analysis

Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Glachant, Matthieu; Hascic, Ivan - HAL - 2011

This article uses the European Patent Office Worldwide Patent Statistical Database to examine the geographic distribution and global diffusion of inventions in thirteen climate-mitigation technologies since 1978. The data suggest that until 1990 innovation was driven mostly by energy prices....

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Entry mode choice and target firm selection: private and collective incentive analysis

Zhao, Kai - HAL - 2011

The purpose of this paper is to formalize the choices of market entry strategy (Export Vs Greenﬁeld investment Vs Cross … export credible threats. If greenﬁeld FDI is viable, entering ﬁrm prefers acquiring the low-productivity ﬁrm, when the …, there is always the ambiguity between the foreign ﬁrm's preference and the government's judgment. If export entry option is …

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Intra-firm and arm's length trade: how distance matters?

Bombarda, Pamela - HAL - 2011

Multinational and exporting firms play a key role in trade patterns. To highlight the importance of intra-firm trade in share of world trade, this paper develops a model of trade and intra-firm trade with heterogeneous firms. In this set up, trade costs apply to both exports and multinational...

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Relational Capability: A Multidimensional Approach

Giraud, Gaël; Renouard, Cécile; L'Huillier, Hélène; … - HAL - 2012

in the Niger Delta (Nigeria) and to national surveys (Afrobarometer). …

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Social Capital as an Engine of Growth: Multisectoral Modelling and Implications

Bofota, Youyou Baende; Boucekkine, Raouf; Bala, Alain Pholo - HAL - 2012

We propose a multisector endogenous growth model incorporating social capital. Social capital only serves as input in the production of human capital and it involves a cost in terms of the final good. We show that in contrast to existing alternative specifications, this setting assures that...

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Effects of urbanization on economic growth and human capital formation in Africa

Arouri, Mohamed El Hedi; Youssef, Adel Ben; … - HAL - 2014

The objective of this paper is to investigate the impacts of urbanization on human capital andeconomic growth in Africa. It seeks to contribute to the urbanization-growth debate byinvestigating how urbanization is linked to human capital accumulation and economic growth.More precisely, compared...

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Financial integration and financial development in transition economies : what happens during financial crises ?

Brezigar-Masten, Arjana; Coricelli, Fabrizio; Masten, Igor - HAL - 2010

This papers provides an empirical analysis of the role of financial development and financial integration in the growth dynamics of transition countries. We focus on the role of financial integration in determining the impact of financial development on growth, distinguishing "normal times" from...

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Is High Public Debt Always Harmful to Economic Growth? Reinhart and Rogoff and some complex nonlinearities

Minea, Alexandru; Parent, Antoine - HAL - 2012

In their already-famous 2010 article "Growth-in-a-Time-of-Debt" (AER-100(2)-pp.-573-78), Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff show that average post-WW2 economic growth is dramatically declining in advanced economies, once the debt-to-GDP ratio is above a 90% threshold. We explore the relevance of...

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