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this paper is an observation-based analysis conducted by visiting selected paper mills in Finland, the U.S., Germany and … relatively similar firms lends credence to the insights provided by Denrell, Fang and Winter (2003) and Zott (2003), among others …
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Does access to information and communication technologies (ICT) increase innovation? We examine this question by …
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The massive economic crisis 2008/09 had substantial impacts on the innovation activities of the German economy. The … loss in sales and profits resulted in a sharp decline of innovation expenditure. While capital expenditure for new products … and improved processes were cut substantially, R&D budgets basically remained unchanged. Firms with innovation and R …
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Global value chains have fundamentally transformed international trade and development in recent decades. We use matched firm-level customs and manufacturing survey data, together with Input-Output tables for China, to examine how Chinese firms position themselves in global production lines and...
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We study the behavior of a firm that consistently maximizes a misspecified profit function. We provide an equilibrium concept where the misspecification error remains undetected. We examine the uniqueness and stability of the equilibria. The model of the price-taking firm belongs to this class....
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While countries make use of a wide range of policies to attract multinational firms, identifying the effect of such policies is difficult. Combining firm-level data on both the location of these firms’ foreign affiliates and detailed service-specific information from Costa Rica’s investment...
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We study the behavior of a firm that consistently maximizes a misspecified profit function. We provide an equilibrium concept where the misspecification error remains undetected. We examine the uniqueness and stability of the equilibria. The model of the price-taking firm belongs to this class....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013290787
Global value chains have fundamentally transformed international trade and development in recent decades. We use matched firm-level customs and manufacturing survey data, together with Input-Output tables for China, to examine how Chinese firms position themselves in global production lines and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012501399
While countries make use of a wide range of policies to attract multinational firms, identifying the effect of such policies is difficult. Combining firm-level data on both the location of these firms’ foreign affiliates and detailed service-specific information from Costa Rica’s investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013229704
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