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Growth and earnings persistence in banking firms: a dynamic panel investigation
Shehzad, Choudhry Tanveer; Haan, Jakob de; Scholtens, Bert - 2009
This paper investigates (i) whether growth and profitability persist in banking firms, (ii) whether the level and volatility of growth and profitability are bank-size dependent, and (iii) the relationship between growth and profitability of a bank. Using a dynamic panel model estimated by GMM...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003883061
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Efficient firm dynamics in a frictional labor market
Kaas, Leo; Kircher, Philipp - 2011
The introduction of firm size into labor search models raises the question how wages are set when average and marginal product differ. We develop and analyze an alternative to the existing bargaining framework: Firms compete for labor by publicly posting long-term contracts. In such a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009009596
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Investment size and firm's value under profit sharing regulation
Moretto, Michele; Panteghini, Paolo; Scarpa, Carlo - 2003
In this article we analyse the effects of different regulatory schemes (price cap and profit sharing) on a firm s investment of endogenous size. Using a real option approach in continuous time, we show that profit sharing does not affect a firm s start-up decision relative to a pure price cap...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011509471
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Local capital scarcity and small firm growth : evidence from real estate booms in China
Hau, Harald; Ouyang, Difei - 2019
In geographically segmented credit markets, local real estate booms can deteriorate the funding conditions for small manufacturing firms and undermine their competitiveness. Using exogenous variation in the administrative land supply across 172 Chinese cities, we show that higher predicted real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120233
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Long-lasting bank relationships and growth of firms
Gambini, Alessandro; Zazzaro, Alberto - 2010
and health status. We explore the influence of long-lasting bank relationships on employment and asset growth of a large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003981984
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Why are small firms different? : managers views
Agell, Jonas - 2003
Do incentives in small organizations differ from those in large ones? This paper uses a representative survey of compensation managers to shed light on the issues. I find that (i) small establishments rely less on pecuniary incentives, and have a significantly more hostile attitude towards...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011511082
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Effects of psychiatric disorders on labor market outcomes : a latent variable approach using multiple clinical indicators
Banerjee, Souvik; Chatterji, Pinka; Lahiri, Kajal - 2013
generalized anxiety disorder detract from the employment and labor force participation of males and females; however, we do not … addressing the potential endogeneity of mental illness, we continue to find that mental illness adversely affects employment and … gains in employment for 3.2 million individuals and reduction in workplace cost of absenteeism of $18.9 billion due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009748359
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Uncertainty and the employment dynamics of small and large businesses
Ghosal, Vivek; Ye, Yang - 2014
We examine the impact of uncertainty on employment dynamics. Alternative measures of uncertainty are constructed based … employment, and the effects are primarily felt by the relatively smaller businesses; the impact on large businesses are generally … non-existent or weaker. Our results suggest that to truly understand the effects of uncertainty on employment dynamics, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010428770
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Business decision-making under uncertainty : evidence from employment and number of businesses
Ghosal, Vivek; Ye, Yang - 2013
index, and fuel prices. Our results indicate that greater uncertainty has a negative impact on growth of employment and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009764986
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The cost of regulatory compliance in the United States
Trebbi, Francesco; Zhang, Miao Ben; Simkovic, Michael - 2023
-U relation between firms' regulatory compliance costs and their scale of employment, indicating that firms with approximately 500 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014320686