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costs). The estimation results indicate that simple cross-sectional estimates of the effects of implementing HPWSs on labor …
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We contribute to the nascent literature on the heterogeneity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the relevance of firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of firm-level heterogeneity when MNEs decide on the share...
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This paper aids our understanding of the link between innovation and exporting behavior by detailing how firms may … purposefully decide on the source country for the imported innovation and the market that they ultimately serve. We argue that …
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A recent literature has pointed at potential negative effects of exchange rate volatility on innovation. In this paper … years 1987 - 2003. We find that the direct negative effect of volatility is pronounced in manufacturing sector but is … openness on a sectoral level. -- R&D intensity ; Innovation ; Real Exchange Rate ; Volatility ; Exports ; OECDCountries …
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paper analyses the interdependencies between labour demand for high and low skilled employees, innovation activities and …
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manufacturing industries in Germany. We use unique newly available data that for the first time combine information from the …
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This paper presents some ideas about determinants of merger waves and some evidence on their effect on profitability and employment. A brief survey of previous merger waves and an analysis of the recent one give support to the hypothesis that sectoral shocks are at the root of merger waves....
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innovation channels: innovation by technology and by entrants. We show that incumbent firms in a number of sectors, including … some of the most energy intensive ones, do not significantly improve their energy efficiency. Innovation takes place via …
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Based on a standard idea-based model of endogenous growth we test the hypothesis that regional innovative activity is path-dependent, and investigate the geographical scope of knowledge spillovers. Using data for West-German regions, two alternative indicators of the stock of knowledge are...
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