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Persistence of innovation, technological change and quality-adjusted patents in the US Pharmaceutical industry
Duflos, Gautier - HAL - 2006
This paper analyzes American pharmaceutical firms' persistence in innovating prior to the wave of mergers and acquisitions that accompanied the "Biotech revolution". We evaluate the impact of past innovative activity on firms' innovation propensities using a non-linear GMM estimator for...
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Regulatory policy and the location of bio-pharmaceutical FDI in Europe
Koenig, Pamina; Macgarvie, Megan - HAL - 2009
This paper examines the relationship bewteen cross-country differences in drug price regulation and the location of biopharmaceutical Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Europe. We use a theoretically-grounded location-choice model and data on 294 investments initiated in 27 European countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839538
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Catching up in pharmaceuticals: a comparative study of India and Brazil
Guennif, Samira; Ramani, Shyama - HAL - 2010
Since the mid-twentieth century, the national objective of India and Brazil has been to develop industrial capabilities in essential sectors such as pharmaceuticals. At the outset, they shared some common features: a considerable period of lax intellectual property rights regimes, large internal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011026144
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Female Access to Credit in France: How Microfinance Institutions Import Disparate Treatment from Banks
Cozarenco, Anastasia; Szafarz, Ariane - HAL - 2013
sample period is split in two: before and after the MFI implemented France's regulatory EUR 10,000 loan ceiling. In the first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933836
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Does the law alone explain the rise in bankruptcies in XIXth century France?
Hautcoeur, Pierre-Cyrille; Levratto, Nadine - HAL - 2006
This paper is the first result of a project aiming at understanding the history of bankruptcy law from an empirical economic perspective. By contrast with some proponents of "law and economics" (e.g. La Porta & alii, 1998), we consider that the impact of bankruptcy law on national economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930170
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Impact of information on intentions to vaccinate in a potential epidemic: swine-origin Influenza A (H1N1)
Chanel, Olivier; Luchini, Stephane; Massoni, Sébastien; … - HAL - 2010
of the swine-origin A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic, we use an interactive study among the general public in the South of France …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930176
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Retirement intentions of older migrant workers: Does health matter?
Vaillant, Nicolas Gérard; Wolff, François-Charles - HAL - 2012
could play a minor effect in immigrants' decision to retire. Using detailed data on immigrants living in France collected in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651574
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Évolution des dépenses communales de transports collectifs et de voirie. (Cas des communes de plus de 10 000 habitants)
Mignot, Dominique; Moreau, Patrick; Pochet, Pascal - HAL - 1990
Cette étude faite au niveau général du budget ne présage cependant rien en ce qui concerne le détail de chacun des postes de dépense. Or, l'hypothèse d'un investissement en grande partie lié aux dépenses passées et aux caractéristiques actuelles est tout à fait plausible pour le...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216358
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Organizational Work-Life initiatives: Context matters.
Ollier-Malaterre, Ariane - HAL - 2009
little interest in France and other non-Anglo-Saxon environments? In a qualitative theory-building approach, this paper … assesses the gap in workplace practices adoption among the US, the UK, and France and analyzes in-depth interviews with 44 … human resources (HR) officers, employee representatives, unions, and work-life service providers in France. Five main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009295296
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Multiple Large Shareholders and Earnings Informativeness
Boubaker, Sabri; Sami, Hind - HAL - 2011
and mitigating agency costs. Because France is characterized by a weak legal system, highly concentrated ownership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323502