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The cross-section of output and inflation in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with sticky prices
Döpke, Jörg; Funke, Michael; Holly, Sean; Weber, Sebastian - 2009
In a standard dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework, with sticky prices, the cross sectional distribution of output and inflation across a population of firms is studied. The only form of heterogeneity is confined to the probability that the ith changes its prices in response to a...
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Knowledge, location, and internationalization : empirical evidence for manufacturing SMEs
Lejpras, Anna - 2012
This paper investigates the links between locational conditions, innovative capabilities and internationalization of manufacturing SMEs. Two modes of foreign market servicing are explored: exporting activity and relocating of selected business activities abroad. The empirical analysis employs...
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Funding self-employment : the role of consumer credit
Kneiding, Christoph; Kritikos, Alexander - 2011
This paper investigates whether self-employed households use consumer loans - in particular instalment loans and overdrafts - to finance business activities. Controlling for financial and non-financial household variables we show that self-employed households particularly use personal overdrafts...
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The link between R&D, innovation and productivity : are micro firms different?
Baumann, Julian; Kritikos, Alexander - 2016
than 10 employees; usually constituting the majority of firms in industrialized economies. Using the German KfW SME panel …
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The determinants of debt and (private-) equity financing in young innovative SMEs : evidence from Germany
Schäfer, Dorothea (contributor); Werwatz, Axel (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource], rev
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Collusive benchmark rates fixing
Boot, Nuria; Klein, Timo; Schinkel, Maarten-Pieter - 2017
The fixing of the Libor and Euribor benchmark rates has proven vulnerable to manipulation. Individual rate-setters may have incentives to fraudulently distort their submissions. For the contributing banks to collectively agree on the direction in which to rig the rate, however, their interests...
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Firms in (Green) Public Procurement : financial strength indicators' impact on contract awards and its repercussion on financial strength
Baum, Christopher F.; Kordestani, Arash; Schäfer, Dorothea - 2021
SME database AMADEUS, which includes ten European countries. First, we apply probit models to investigate whether the …
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The impact of public procurement on financial barriers to green innovation : evidence from the European Community Innovation Survey
Schäfer, Dorothea; Stephan, Andreas; Fuhrmeister, Sören - 2022
The purpose of this study is to identify whether an innovative company’s likelihood of facing financial constraints is different when the company possesses a public procurement contract (PP). Theory suggests that the treatment effects of public procurement, particularly when mediated by the...
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In vino pecunia? : the association between beverage-specific drinking behavior and wages
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. (contributor);  … - 2008
individual-based microdata from the GSOEP for 2006, we confirm that this relationship exists for Germany as well. More …
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Gender, migration, remittances : evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke (contributor); Schäfer, Andrea (contributor);  … - 2008
2007, about 7.3 million foreigners were living in Germany. While the total number of foreigners has decreased over the last … decade, female migration to Germany has increased. Today, women constitute 48.6% of migratory flows to Germany, although the …-specific determinants of remittances from Germany. Here we attempt to fill this gap, focusing on gender roles and network effects. We …
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