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Does pension privatization increase economic growth? : evidence from Latin America and Eastern Europe

Altiparmakov, Nikola; Nedeljkovic, Milan - 2016

Analyses of pension funding effects on economic growth need to differentiate between "carve-out" pension privatization … evidence that pension privatization in Latin America and Eastern Europe was associated with higher economic growth. The result … particularly unlikely in countries resorting to debt-financed privatization. Furthermore, we note the lack of positive pension …

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The trade and welfare effects of mergers in space

Egger, Hartmut (contributor); Egger, Peter (contributor) - 2008

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The effects of taxation on the location decision of multinational firms : M&A vs. Greenfield investments

Hebous, Shafik; Ruf, Martin; Weichenrieder, Alfons J. - 2010

In this study, we estimate the impacts of differences in international tax rates on the probability of choosing a location for an affiliate of a multinational firm. In particular, we distinguish between the tax sensitivity of Greenfield and M&A investments. Based on a novel firm-level dataset on...

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FDI technology spillovers and wages

Urban, Dieter M. (contributor) - 2007

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Unlocking the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions

Brakman, Steven; Garita, Gus; Garretsen, Harry; … - 2008

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Cross-border mergers & acquisitions : the facts as a guide for international economics

Brakman, Steven (contributor); Garretsen, Harry (contributor) - 2006

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The internationalisation of R&D and the knowledge production function

García-Vega, María; Hofmann, Patricia; Kneller, Richard - 2012

This paper considers the effect of acquisition FDI on the knowledge production function. We distinguish between acquisitions by MNEs from technologically leading countries and those behind the technological frontier. We show that both acquire similarly R&D intensive domestic firms, but there are...

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The location of cross-border mergers & acquisitions in the USA

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2015 - First version: October 2014, this version: April 2015

The research on the location choice for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is traditionally restricted to a choice between countries. The within-country location choice is less prominent in the literature. If within-country location decisions are considered it is mostly limited to Greenfield...

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Foreign direct investment modes and local backward linkages

Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Pavlou, Apostolis - 2014

We study a multinational enterprise's (MNE) choice of foreign direct investment (FDI) mode in a vertically related market with local input sourcing. We show that the vertical structure of the market and its features play a crucial role for the MNE's decision: backward linkages, enhanced upstream...

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Effects of territorial and worldwide corporation tax systems on outbound M&As

Feld, Lars P.; Ruf, Martin; Scheuering, Uwe; Schreiber, … - 2013

Repatriation taxes reduce the competitiveness of multinational firms from tax credit countries when bidding for targets in low tax countries. This comparative disadvantage with respect to bidders from exemption countries violates ownership neutrality, which results in production inefficiencies...

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