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Inter vivos transfers of ownership in family firms

Hines, James R.; Potrafke, Niklas; Riem, Marina; … - 2016

This paper examines the determinants of inter vivos (lifetime) transfers of ownership in German family firms between 2000 and 2013. Survey evidence indicates that owners of larger firms, and firms with strong current business conditions, transfer ownership at higher rates than others. When a...

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Trade openness and income inequality : new empirical evidence

Dorn, Florian; Fuest, Clemens; Potrafke, Niklas - 2021

We examine how trade openness influences income inequality within countries. The sample includes 139 countries over the … trade openness on income inequality differs across countries. Trade openness tends to disproportionately benefit the … economies, trade openness increased income inequality, an effect that is driven by outliers. Our results suggest a strong effect …

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