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Home Country Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Sweden
Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper examines two broad issues related to foreign investment by Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs): first, the effects of outward foreign direct investment on domestic investment, exports and employment, and second, the effects on the domestic economy from the increasing division of...
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The Exchange Rate - A Shock-Absorber or Source of Shocks? A Study of Four Open Economies
Artis, Michael J; Ehrmann, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000
The paper provides SVAR estimates for four open economies: the UK, Canada, Sweden and Denmark, making explicit a … another: monetary union appears easy to recommend for Sweden and Denmark, much less so for Canada and the UK. …
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Foreign Direct Investment and Politics: The Swedish Model
Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
Sweden is home to a remarkably large number of prosperous multinationals. We argue that this is partly the result of … regulations and controls have facilitated investment abroad by Swedish firms, while impeding foreign direct investment in Sweden … investment abroad, but opposed foreign investment in Sweden. This paper outlines the development of Swedish foreign investment …
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Wage Structure and Public Sector Employment: Sweden versus the United States 1970-2002
Domeij, David; Ljungqvist, Lars - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
private sector employment. Our analysis suggests that the dramatic decline of the skill premium in Sweden is the result of an …
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De derde weg van Zweden
Vandewalle, G. - In: Economisch statistische berichten : ESB 70 (1985), pp. 112-114
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Contract en ruil : Grondtrekken van de Scandinavische arbeidsverhoudingen
Peper, A. - In: Economisch statistische berichten : ESB 64 (1979), pp. 336-341
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Long-run Labour Market Effects of Individual Sports Activities
Lechner, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This microeconometric study analyzes the effects of individual leisure sports participation on long-term labour market variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel study...
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The Phillips Curves Across the Atlantic: It is the Price Curves that Differ
Cohen, Daniel; Farhi, Emmanuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
The Paper highlights one critical difference between Europe and the US regarding the Phillips curve: the behaviour of prices. While they are quickly restored to an equilibrium level in the US, European prices are driven by highly counter-cyclical mark-ups. In bad times, European firms manage to...
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Social Interactions and Labour Market Outcomes in Cities
Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
We develop a model where information about jobs is essentially obtained through friends and relatives, i.e. strong and weak ties. Workers commute to a business centre to work and to interact with other people. We find that housing prices increase with the level of social interactions in the city...
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Trade Reforms and Wage Inequality in Colombia
Attanasio, Orazio; Goldberg, Pinelopi; Pavcnik, Nina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
We investigate the effects of the drastic tariff reductions of the 1980s and 1990s in Colombia on the wage distribution. We identify three main channels through which the wage distribution was affected: increasing returns to college education, changes in industry wages that hurt sectors with...
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