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Internationalization and innovation of firms: evidence and policy
Altomonte, Carlo; Aquilante, Tommaso; Békés, Gábor; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
We use a representative and cross-country comparable sample of manufacturing firms (EFIGE) to document patterns of interaction among firm-level internationalization, innovation and productivity across seven European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom). We...
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International financial integration and entrepreneurship
Alfaro, Laura; Charlton, Andrew - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006
We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. Using a unique data set of approximately 24 million firms in nearly 100 countries in 1999 and 2004, we find suggestive evidence that international financial integration has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746519
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The auto-component supply chain in China and India: a benchmark study
Sutton, John - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004
The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which Chinese and Indian autocomponent producers have advanced towards international best practice levels of productivity and quality. The report is based on a survey of nine car manufacturers in China and six in India; a range of general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745200
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When the claim hits: bilateral investment treaties and bounded rational learning
Poulsen, Lauge N. Skovgaard; Aisbett, Emma - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Using the international investment regime as its point of departure, the paper applies notions of bounded rationality to the study of economic diplomacy. Through a multi-method approach, it shows that developing countries often ignored the risks of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) until they...
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Protection and international sourcing
Ornelas, Emanuel; Turner, John L. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
show that a tariff on intermediate inputs can improve social welfare through mitigating hold-up problems. It does so if it … discriminates in favor of the investing party, thereby improving its bargaining position. On the other hand, a tariff can prompt …. Protection distorts organizational choices because tariff revenue, which is external to the firms, drives a wedge between the …
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The determinants of intrafirm trade: evidence from French firms
Corcos, Gregory; Irac, Delphine M.; Mion, Giordano; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
How well does the theory of the firm explain the choice between intrafirm and arms' length trade? This paper uses firm-level import data from France to look into this question. We find support for three key predictions of property-rights theories of the multinational firm. Intrafirm imports are...
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The determinants of vertical integration in export processing: theory and evidence from China
Fernandes, Ana; Tang, Heiwai - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
outsourcing in export processing trade. We exploit the coexistence of two regulatory export processing regimes in China, which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011071204
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Productivity and the sourcing modes of multinational firms: evidence from French firm-level data
Defever, Fabrice; Toubal, Farid - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
assume higher fixed costs under outsourcing and a firm-specific production function. We use detailed French firm-level data …
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Connecting worlds: the translation of international auditing standards into post-Soviet audit practice
Mennicken, Andrea - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
This paper analyses the use and circulation of nternational auditing standards within a large post-Soviet Russian audit firm, as it faces up to the challenges of international harmonisation. It describes this process as one of ‘connecting worlds’ and translation. In a detailed field study...
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine implementation in low and middle-income countries (LMICs): health system experiences and prospects
Wigle, Jannah; Coast, Ernestina; Watson-Jones, Deborah - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
Prophylactic vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) are being introduced in many countries for the prevention of cervical cancer, the second most important cause of cancer-related death in women globally. This is likely to have a significant impact on the future burden of cervical cancer,...
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