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"By documenting the evolution of Tobin's "q" before, during, and after firms internationalize, this paper provides evidence on the bonding, segmentation, and market timing theories of internationalization. Using new data on 9,096 firms across 74 countries over the period 1989-2000, we find that...
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I offer an overview of some key conceptual aspects associated with the rise of global value chains (GVCs). I outline a series of alternative interpretations and definitions of what the rise of GVCs entails, and I trace the implications of these alternative conceptualizations for the measurement...
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We develop a model of human interaction to analyze the relationship between globalization and pandemics. Our framework …
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This paper evaluates the extent to which the world economy has entered a phase of de-globalisation, and it offers some speculative thoughts on the future of global value chains in the post-COVID-19 age. Although the growth of international trade flows relative to that of GDP has slowed down...
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The rapid growth of international reserves---a development concentrated in the emerging markets---remains a puzzle. In this paper we suggest that a model based on financial stability and financial openness goes far toward explaining reserve holdings in the modern era of globalized capital...
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comparison between the two eras of globalization: "then" (the period 1870 to 1913) and "now" (the period since the 1970s). We …
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globalization. Globalization leads to better matches for all southern workers but only for the best northern workers. As a result …, we show that globalization increases wage inequality in the South but not necessarily in the North. We also study how … globalization affects the size distribution of firms and the patterns of consumption and trade in the global economy …
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By documenting the evolution of Tobin's "q" before, during, and after firms internationalize, this paper provides evidence on the bonding, segmentation, and market timing theories of internationalization. Using new data on 9,096 firms across 74 countries over the period 1989-2000, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467664
What is the impact of firms that cross-list, issue depositary receipts, or raise capital in international stock markets on the liquidity of remaining firms in domestic markets? Using a panel of over 3,200 firms from 55 countries during 1989-2000, we find that internationalization reduces the...
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Recent research in international economic history has opened up new lines of enquiry on the origins of globalization …
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