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The Role of Proximity to Universities for Corporate Patenting - Provincial Evidence from China

Liu, Wan-Hsin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012

corporate patenting activities in China as found in the previous literature for Western economies. In China, however, these …

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Financial Development and Innovation in China: Evidence from the Provincial Data

Hanley, Aoife; LIU, Wan-Hsin; Vaona, Andrea - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2011

China, using a more recent provincial dataset and more sophisticated panel data estimation techniques than previous studies …

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An Inquiry into the Determinants of Graduate Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong and Guangzhou (Mainland China)

Bickenbach, Frank; Dohse, Dirk Christian; Liu, Wan-Hsin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

determining entrepreneurial intentions of students in Hong Kong and in Guangzhou (mainland China). The two cities are culturally …

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Regional Inequality of Higher Education in China and the Role of Unequal Economic Development

Bickenbach, Frank; LIU, Wan-Hsin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2011

Over the past decade the scale of higher education in China has expanded substantially. Regional development policies … inequality of higher education opportunities across provinces in China over the period of the scale expansion, taking different … with the policy orientation of reforming the higher education system and of promoting regional development in China over …

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Global Governance: Old and New Issues

Hufbauer, Gary Clyde - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

This paper opens with a short recollection of the Kiel Week Conference of 2002, recorded in a volume edited by Horst Siebert, titled Global Governance: An Architecture for the World Economy. Assess-ments and forecasts made at that time are scored against subsequent developments. Security...

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Long-Run Determinants of Immigration to Germany 1974-1999: A Ricardian Framework

Foders, Federico - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2003

This paper examines the long-run determinants of immigration to Germany using a modified version of the Ricardo model. After a brief overview of labour flows to Germany and the related empirical literature, a Ricardian model of migration is estimated using static panel data methods. The results...

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The impact of corruption on apprehension level of immigrants: A study of the United States immigration

Buzurukov, Bilol; Lee, Byeong Wan - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014

This paper demonstrates the effect of country level corruption on illicit behavior of individuals in a foreign country. The empirical research investigates the probability of individuals being apprehended overseas due to the influence of corrupt environment in their home countries. Using...

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The Social Costs of Health-related Early Retirement in Germany: Evidence from the German Socio-economic Panel

Hostenkamp, Gisela; Stolpe, Michael - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008

This study investigates the role of stratification of health and income in the social cost of health-related early retirement, as evidenced in the German Socio-economic Panel (GSOEP). We interpret early retirement as a mechanism to limit work-related declines in health that allows poorer and...

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Benchmarking the Future: A Dynamic, Multi-Regional, Multi-Sectoral Trade Model for the Analysis of Climate Policies

Klepper, Gernot; Springer, Katrin - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2000

For analyzing the impact of climate change and of international climate policies on the international division of labor and on regional welfare the use of a disaggregated multiÂ–sectoral, multiÂ–regional dynamic computable general equilibrium model is appropriate. This paper discusses the...

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Emissions embodied in Chinese exports taking into account the special export structure of China

Weitzel, Matthias; Ma, Tao - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013

Quantification of CO2 emissions embodied in China's trade is important for an informed debate on whom to blame for the … report emissions embodied in Chinese imports used for intermediate production of exports by combining calculations for China …

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