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In this paper we investigate the effect of local banking development on firms’ innovative activities, using a rich data set on innovation for a large number of Italian firms over the 1990’s. There is evidence that banking development affects the probability of process innovation,...
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We document that trust in public institutions – and particularly trust in banks, business and government – has declined …
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We test whether financial fluctuations affect firms' decisions, through their impact on banks' cost of funding. We …-2012 sovereign debt crisis. Using newly available data linking over 3,000, mostly privately-held, non-financial firms to their bank(s …), we find that increases in Italian banks' CDS spreads and decreases in their equity valuations lead younger and smaller …
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The present paper examines the short-run distributional impact of public education in Greece using the micro-data of …
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This paper uses an original dataset for 206 workplaces in Thessaly (Greece), to study consequences of Greece …
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jobs. The synthesis of available skills intelligence for Greece, the country most severely affected by the global economic … face of economic austerity. The paper engages in a comparative overview of Greece's performance on flagship Europe 2020 … initial educational system and the labour market in Greece. But tackling skill mismatch requires skill development and skill …
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Greece's currently planned institutional reforms will help to get the country going with limited economic growth. With … an economy based primarily on tourism, trade, and agriculture, Greece lacks an established competitive industry and an …-membership. Instead, Greece exports only its nation's talent, with low returns. To become prosperous, the country must better capitalize …
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This paper analyzes the response of earnings to payroll tax rates using a cohort-based reform in Greece. All …
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graduates contributes to the gender pay gap, and the reasons underlying their distinct educational choices. The case of Greece …
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wage responsiveness across various degree subjects in Greece is interesting, as it is characterised by high levels of …
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