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Migration, International Trade and Capital Formation : Cause or Effect?
Felbermayr, Gabriel J. - 2012
technology, globalization tends to lead to convergence. Moreover, under non-convex technology trade and migration tend to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098128
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Globalised Labour Markets? International Rent Sharing Across 47 Countries
Martins, Pedro S. - 2010
We present evidence about the role of rent sharing in fostering the interdependence of labour markets around the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136491
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Firms' Global Engagement and Management Practices
Görg, Holger - 2017
We investigate whether firms' "global engagement", either in the form of exporting or opening up affiliates abroad, is related to the change in their management performance. Using new and unique data from a recent large scale firm survey of management practices in Germany, we calculate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012959060
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The (Hidden) Financial Flows of Terrorist and Organized Crime Organizations : A Literature Review and Some Preliminary Empirical Results
Schneider, Friedrich - 2010
The financial means of international terror and organized crime organizations are analysed. First, some short remarks about the organization of international terror organizations are made. Second and in a much more detailed way a literature review is provided about the financing of terrorist and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013145188
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Capital Account Policies, IMF Programs and Growth in Developing Regions
Bicaba, Zorobabel - 2015
This paper develops an adaptive learning model under uncertainty that examines evolution of capital account polices over time and across developing regions. In the framework, countries' past experiences and IMF programs influence policymakers' beliefs about the impact of capital account...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029623
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Does Openness to International Financial Flows Contribute to Productivity Growth?
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar S.; Terrones, Marco E. - 2021
Economic theory has identified a number of channels through which openness to international financial flows could raise productivity growth. However, while there is a vast empirical literature analyzing the impact of financial openness on output growth, far less attention has been paid to its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325040
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Drivers and Impacts in the Globalization of Corporate R&D : An Introduction Based on the European Experience
Moncada-Paternò-Castello, Pietro - 2014
The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture …-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of the globalization of corporate R&D and the … related driving factors and impacts. This introduction to the Special Section: "Globalization and Corporate R&D" forthcoming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068355
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Home Market Effect Versus Multinationals
Toulemonde, Eric - 2007
We develop a model with two asymmetric countries. Firms choose the number and the location of plants that they operate. The production of each firm increases when trade costs fall. The fall also induces multinationals to repatriate their production into a single country, which is likely to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012776607
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Re-Orient? MNC Penetration and Contemporary Shifts in the Global Political Economy
Tausch, Arno - 2009
This article analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries (IMF, 2009), and inks the results to the Re-orient approach, put forward by Frank, 1998. With global economic gravitation shifting to the Indian Ocean/Pacific region, the article also analyses the role of MNC (foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013155598
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Globalization and Strategic Research Investments
Bohnstedt, Anna - 2011
We develop a general equilibrium model of international trade with heterogeneous firms, where countries can invest into basic research to improve their technological potential. These research investments tighten firm selection and raise the average productivity of firms in the market, thereby...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013131927