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Bridgman, Benjamin; Gomes, Victor; Teixeira, Arilton - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

The wave of privatization in the 1980s and 1990s increased productivity of many previously state owned enterprises (SOEs). However, governments often do not have su±cient support to privatize SOEs. We provide evidence that threatening privatization and market competition (entry of new firms)...

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The gasoline Industry in European Union and the USA

Polemis, Michail; Fotis, Panagiotis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

This paper explores whether asymmetric pricing can be identified in the eleven euro zone countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain) by utilizing Error Correction Model on the weekly price changes in order to assess current and...

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Monetary Transmission in Pakistan: The Balance Sheet Channel

Shabbir, Safia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Using data of non-financial listed firms over a period of 1999-2010, this paper investigates the effectiveness of balance sheet channel in monetary transmission mechanism in Pakistan. By classifying firms as SME and large, this paper finds a strong evidence for the existence of net worth channel...

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Multi-divisional Form

Todeva, Emanuela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Conceptual overview, critical commentary and future directions

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Rescue costs and financial risk

Estrada, Fernando - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

Following Taleb/Tapiero (2009) , the hypotheses are contrasted based on partial information of firms had losses (including external risk factors); the policy implications of this analysis are projected after evaluating two fundamental issues that continue to preoccupy the public opinion: how...

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R&D investment, productivity and rates of return: A meta-analysis of the evidence on OECD firms and industries

Ugur, Mehmet; Guidi, Francesco; Solomon, Edna; Trushin, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

to meta-analyse the research findings based on OECD firm and industry data, with a view to establish where the balance of …

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Binding Constraints: Does Firm Size Matter?

Vargas, Jose P Mauricio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Using Bolivian firm level data from the World Bank 2010 Enterprise Survey, we attempt to find evidence to support the … potential endogeneity between firms' constraints and firm size should be considered. After calculating estimations from an IV …-ordered probit with an ordinal endogenous regressor, the results suggest that the firm size affects the constraint level reported by …

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Optimal Output for the Regret-Averse Competitive Firm Under Price Uncertainty

Broll, Udo; Ergozue, Martin; Welzel, Peter; Wong, Wing-Keung - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

We study the optimal production of a competitive risk-averse firm under price uncertainty. We suppose that the firm is … also regret-averse. For example, if market prices ex post turn out to be very high the firm might regret not producing more …. If it turns out that the price is low the firm might regret an over-production. We find that optimal output under regret …

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Regulation and Firm Perception, Eco-Innovation and Firm Performance

Doran, Justin; Ryan, Geraldine - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

-eco-innovation on firm performance. The paper provides insights into the role government regulation can play in directing and … firm performance. Findings - The findings suggest that regulation and customer perception can explain a firm‟s decision to … engage in eco-innovation. Eco-innovation is also found to be more important than non-eco-innovation in determining firm …

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Behavioural Theory of the Firm

Todeva, Emanuela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

Conceptual overview, critical commentary and future directions

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