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Does corporate governance reform necessarily boost firm performance? Recent evidence from Russia

Kuznecovs, Mihails; Pal, Sarmistha - 2012

. Using recent data from Russia for 2000-2008, we find that the introduction of corporate governance codes in Russia had …

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Banks and innovation: microeconometric evidence on Italian firms

Benfratello, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Sembenelli, … - 2006

set on innovation for a large number of Italian firms over the 1990's. There is evidence that banking development affects … the probability of process innovation, particularly for small firms and for firms in high(er) tech sectors and in sectors … more dependent upon external finance. The evidence for product innovation is weaker. There is also some evidence that …

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Gross Job Flows in Russian Industry Before and After Reforms: Has Destruction Become More Creative?

Brown, J. David; Earle, John S. - 2001

This paper uses 1985-1999 manufacturing census data for old Russian enterprises to calculate the magnitude and productivity effects of gross job flow rates before and after reforms. Job creation was low throughout the period in this sector, but increased slightly during the transition, while job...

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The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea

Heshmati, Almas - 2013

, performance and R&D investment. This study attempts to identify determinants of provision of credit guarantees and estimate their …&D investment relationships. This study results in identification of factors that enhances efficiency of funds and their effects on … firms' R&D investment behavior. It enables feedback effects on the public funds selection of firms guaranteed. A number of …

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The Effect of Credit Guarantees on R&D Investment of SMEs in Korea

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

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What Do Unions Do for Economic Performance?

Hirsch, Barry T. - 2003

in the U.S. private sector affect economic performance - productivity, profitability, investment, and growth. Freeman and … investment and, subsequently, lower employment and productivity growth. There is little evidence that unionization leads to …

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Equilibrium Unemployment and Investment Under Product and Labour Market Imperfections

Kauppi, Heikki; Koskela, Erkki; Stenbacka, Rune - 2004

We study the implications of product market competition and investment for price setting, wage bargaining and thereby …

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Capital Accumulation and Growth : A New Look at the Empirical Evidence

Schiantarelli, Fabio; Leblebicioglu, Asli; Bond, Steve - 2004

We present evidence that an increase in investment as a share of GDP predicts a higher growth rate of output per worker … coefficients. They are robust to model specifications and estimation methods. The evidence that investment has a long-run effect on …

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Dynamics of Labour and Capital Adjustment : A Comparison of Germany and the Netherlands

Polder, Michael; Verick, Sher - 2004

dynamics as investment conditions are similar. Our results are consistent with this hypothesis. Furthermore, there is no …

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Holdup in oligopsonistic labour markets: a new role for the minimum wage

Kaas, Leo; Madden, Paul - 2006

competitors. Because workers participate in the returns on investment while only firms bear the costs, investment is inefficiently … low. A binding minimum wage can achieve the first-best level of investment, both in the short run for a given number of …

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