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Productivity and International Firm Activities: What Do We Know?
Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
mutual links between international activities of firms and productivity. It is written with a view to inform policy makers in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008836666
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Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
To date there has been few systematic and comparative empirical analyses of the nature of economic development in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of structural change between 1980 and 2010, focusing on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884080
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Cross-Border Mergers and National Champions in an Integrating Economy
Suedekum, Jens - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
We introduce a simple oligopolistic trade model with international transportation costs, and analyze the profitability and the social desirability of national vs. international mergers in relation to three different issues, (i) the level of trade freeness, (ii) the possibility of rent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822177
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National Champion versus Foreign Takeover
Suedekum, Jens - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
We analyze an oligopolistic market where a domestic and a foreign firm are engaged in a takeover battle for a domestic competitor. Any merger or acquisition (M&A) must be approved by a welfare maximizing domestic competition agency which may or may not be prone to "economic patriotism". A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763853
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Exports and Productivity Growth: First Evidence from a Continuous Treatment Approach
Fryges, Helmut; Wagner, Joachim - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
the other hand, previous empirical studies show that exporting does not necessarily improve productivity. One possible … status and the growth of its labour productivity, using the firms’ export status as a binary treatment variable and comparing …’s export-sales ratio and its labour productivity growth rate. We find that there is a causal effect of firms’ export activities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822920
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Do Foreign-Owned Firms Provide Better Working Conditions Than Their Domestic Counterparts? A Comparative Analysis
Hijzen, Alexander; Martins, Pedro S.; Schank, Thorsten; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper analyses to what extent working conditions in foreign-owned firms differ from those in their domestic counterparts. It makes three main contributions. First, we replicate the consensus in the empirical literature by applying a standardised methodology to firm-level data for three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008684798
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The Causal Effects of an Industrial Policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; Van … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646287
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Reforms, Entry and Productivity: Some Evidence from the Indian Manufacturing Sector
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Gangopadhyay, Shubhashis; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can … be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable … growth in total factor productivity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566382
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FDI and Wages: Evidence from Firm-Level and Linked Employer-Employee Data in Hungary, 1986-2008
Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Álmos; Antal, Gábor - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
strong cross-firm association of FDI wage premia with similar differentials in productivity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884343
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Much Ado About Nothing? Do Domestic Firms Really Benefit from Foreign Direct Investment?
Görg, Holger; Greenaway, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703573