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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains
Farole, Thomas - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393981
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394102
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Does it matter where you come from? : vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment and the nationality of investors
Saggi, Kamal - 2004
"Javorcik, Saggi, and Spatareanu use a firm-level panel data set from Romania to examine whether the nationality of foreign investors affects the degree of vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment. Investors' country of origin may matter for spillovers to domestic producers in upstream...
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To share or not to share : / Does local participation matter for spillovers from foreign direct investment
Smarzynska, Beata K. - 2003
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Some small countries do it better : rapid growth and its causes in Singapore, Ireland, and Finland
Yusuf, Shahid - 2012
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Energy efficiency : lessons learned from success stories
Stuggins, Gary - 2013
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Ireland Workforce Development : SABER Multiyear Country Report 2012
World Bank - 2012
Ireland has consistently supported workforce development (WfD) as a key element of economic development. This study has … 1980-2000. This was a period of rapid expansion of Ireland's economy and major reform in WfD policies. The findings will … development in Ireland. The tool is based on an analytical framework that identifies three functional dimensions of WfD policies …
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Case Study 1 - Ireland : Participation in Macroeconomic Policy Making and Reform
World Bank - 2012
Since 1987, Ireland has developed five "social partnership" agreements, with the latest launched in February 2000 … 1999 to February 2000. The idea of social partnerships evolved in the late 80s when Ireland was going through a tough …
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Mining Together : Large-Scale Mining Meets Artisanal Mining, A Guide for Action
World Bank - 2013
The present guide mining together-when large-scale mining meets artisanal mining is an important step to better understanding the conflict dynamics and underlying issues between large-scale and small-scale mining. This guide for action not only points to some of the challenges that both parties...
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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed based on industry-specific research and development...
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