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Unsettled: job insecurity reduces homeownership
Lepinteur, Anthony; Clark, Andrew E.; D'Ambrosio, Conchita - 2024
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014550888
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Economic uncertainty and subjective inflation expectations
Rossmann, Tobias - 2019
Measuring economic uncertainty is crucial for understanding investment decisions by individuals and firms …. Macroeconomists increasingly rely on survey data on subjective expectations. An innovative approach to measure aggregate uncertainty … uncertainty. The results provide evidence for the existence of considerable heterogeneity in individuals' response behavior and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012034114
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Brexit, collective uncertainty and migration decisions
Auer, Daniel; Tetlow, Daniel - 2020
landscape. Uncertainty and perceptions are influential drivers when it comes to migration decisions, and yet, the literature … simultaneously associated with uncertainty perceptions. We leverage the British referendum of 2016 to leave the European Union as a … unique natural experiment to demonstrate how collective uncertainty, induced by national government policy, affects the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012261129
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Testing the O-ring theory for FDI
Engemann, Martina; Lindemann, Henrike - 2013
Modern production processes often involve several sequential stages which are performed in many different countries. This pattern of vertical specialization does not only affect trade between countries but it is also of importance for foreign direct investment (FDI). In this paper, we therefore...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009775632
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The organization of knowledge in multinational firms
Gumpert, Anna - 2015
This paper provides the first in-depth study of the organization of knowledge in multinational firms. The paper develops a theoretical model that studies how firms optimally split knowledge between their headquarters and their production plants if communication costs impede the access of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373085
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R&D grant and tax credit support for foreign-owned subsidiaries : does it pay off?
Lenihan, Helena; Mulligan, Kevin; Doran, Justin; … - 2022
Foreign-owned subsidiaries make significant contributions to national Research and Development (R&D) in many host countries. Policymakers often support subsidiaries through R&D grants and R&D tax credits. A key objective of this funding is to leverage R&D-driven firm performance benefits for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816814
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The organization of knowledge in multinational firms
Gumpert, Anna - 2017
This paper provides the first in-depth study of the organization of knowledge in multinational firms. In the theory, knowledge is a costly input for firms that they can acquire at their headquarters or their production plants. Communication costs impede the access of the plants to headquarter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011697278
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The effect of investing abroad on investment at home : on the role of technology, tax savings, and internal capital markets
Goldbach, Stefan; Nagengast, Arne J.; Steinmüller, Elias; … - 2017
This paper examines the relationship between foreign and domestic investment activity of multinational enterprises. The empirical analysis is based on micro data of German firms and their operations at home and abroad, including information on investment in fixed assets. The empirical approach,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011649212
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The tax attractiveness of EU locations for corporate investments : a stocktaking of past developments and recent reforms
Gundert, Hannah; Nicolay, Katharina; Steinbrenner, Daniela - 2023
Tax incentives are a key component of governments’ investment policy mix as they directly impact companies’ tax burden. In this paper, we illustrate the EU’s tax attractiveness as investment location over time in terms of effective average tax rates and evaluate potential tax reform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014472323
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Impacts of outsourcing on wage : new evidence for the Brazilian debate
Campos, André Gambier - 2016
This article brings empirical evidence for outsourcing debate in Brazil. This evidence is the result of a new methodology, which uses new microdata, recently released by the Ministry of Labour. With this methodology, it is possible to gather information about: i) 3,10 million employees with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059887