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Poland - Convergence to Europe : The Challenge of Productivity Growth - Investment Climate Assessment
World Bank - 2012
encompass a very broad agenda, but in Poland's case such a challenge boils down to the objective of reducing the convergence … productivity and competitiveness. The Poland Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is the first ICA piloted in the World Bank …. The Poland ICA provides benchmark data to assess firm-level performance in other countries in the Europe and Central Asia …
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Caribbean countries: economic situation, regional issues, and capital flows
1988 - 1. print
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Strengthening China's and India's trade and investment ties to the Middle East and North Africa
Pigato, Miria (contributor) - 2009
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Nepal's investment climate : leveraging the private sector for job creation and growth
Afram, Gabi George - 2012
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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains
Farole, Thomas - 2014
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Regulatory assessment toolkit : a practical methodology for assessing regulation on trade and investment in services
Molinuevo, Martín - 2014
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Globalization and innovation in emerging markets
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy - 2009
"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign...
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Foreign direct investment in services and manufacturing productivity growth : evidence for Chile
Fernandes, Ana Margarida - 2008
"During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of services, reduce their cost, and offer opportunities for knowledge spillovers to downstream users of the services. This paper examines the effects of...
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China and Central and Eastern European countries : regional networks, global supply chain, or international competitors?
Fung, Kwok Chiu - 2008
"China has emerged as one of the top recipients of foreign direct investment in the world. Meanwhile, the successful transition experience of many Central and Eastern European countries has also allowed them to attract an increasing share of global foreign direct investment. In this paper, the...
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Openness and industrial response in a Wal-Mmart world : a case study of Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactant producers
Javorcik, Beata K. Smarzynska - 2006
"This paper uses a case study approach to explore the effects of NAFTA and GATT membership on innovation and trade in the Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactants (SDS) industry. Several basic findings emerge. First, the most fundamental effect of the NAFTA and the GATT on the SDS industry was...
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