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Non-Collusive Oligopoly and Business Cycle: Some Further Evidence
Resende, Marcelo - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 1, pp. 883-893
in the Canadian manufacturing industry during the 1992-1/2007-4 period. In particular, empirical implications of non …
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Productivity and the product scope of multi-product firms: a test of Feenstra-Ma
Raff, Horst; Wagner, Joachim - In: Economics Bulletin 33 (2013) 1, pp. 415-419
choose to produce. This empirical note takes this Lemma to the data for firms from German manufacturing industries. Empirical …
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Is firm growth proportional? An appraisal of firm size distribution
Lotti, Francesca; Santarelli, Enrico - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2001) 6, pp. 1-7
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the phenomenon of firm growth, analyzing the evolution of young firms within some selected industries. We find that the firm size distribution is fairly skewed to the right during the infancy stage, whereas it converges towards a more symmetric...
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Heritage and Firm Survival - An Analysis of German Automobile Spinoffs 1886-1939
Rhein, Kristina von - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2008) 13, pp. 1-8
The theory predicts that spinoffs of successful parents are more successful than others. The success of the parents can be measured in two ways, either in terms of their survival duration or concerning their innovative activity. In this paper, the survival chances of spinoffs in the German...
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Heritage and Firm Survival - An Analysis of German Automobile Spinoffs 1886-1939
Rhein, Kristina von - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2008) 13, pp. 1-8
The theory predicts that spinoffs of successful parents are more successful than others. The success of the parents can be measured in two ways, either in terms of their survival duration or concerning their innovative activity. In this paper, the survival chances of spinoffs in the German...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010629837
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Policy Reforms and Incentives in Rice Production in Bangladesh
Selim, Sheikh; Parvin, Naima - In: Economics Bulletin 30 (2010) 1, pp. 461-471
We estimate an institutional production function to capture incentive induced growth in total factor productivity (TFP …) of rice production in Bangladesh. The incentive component of TFP assists in explaining how farmers responded to the …
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Policy Reforms and Incentives in Rice Production in Bangladesh
Selim, Sheikh; Parvin, Naima - In: Economics Bulletin 30 (2010) 1, pp. 461-471
We estimate an institutional production function to capture incentive induced growth in total factor productivity (TFP …) of rice production in Bangladesh. The incentive component of TFP assists in explaining how farmers responded to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008562908
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Import variety and productivity in Japan
Parsons, Craig R.; Nguyen, Anh Thu - In: Economics Bulletin 29 (2009) 3, pp. 1947-1959
period for Japan. Next, both single-equation and panel regressions of productivity (TFP) on import variety and R&D are …
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German multiple-product, multiple-destination exporters: Bernard-Redding-Schott under test
Wagner, Joachim - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 2, pp. 1708-1714
manufacturing firms for an empirical test of implications of this model. Results are strikingly similar to findings reported for the …
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Are low-productive exporters marginal exporters? Evidence from Germany
Wagner, Joachim - In: Economics Bulletin 33 (2013) 1, pp. 467-481
more productive firms only. Germany is a case in point - exporting firms from manufacturing industries are more productive …
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