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Are US state and local governments consumption smoothers?

Cornachione Kula, Maria - In: Journal of Economic Studies 41 (2014) 1, pp. 87-100

Purpose – This paper aims to reconcile conflicting findings in the literature regarding the extent of consumption smoothing of sub-federal governments. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a panel of US state and local government data from 1973 to 2000 to find the extent of...

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Protectionism under R&D policy: innovation rate and welfare

Mello-Sampayo, Felipa de; Sousa-Vale, Sofia de; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) January, pp. 106-124

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain how eventual pressures from national lobbies may lead governments to shift from an optimal into a non-optimal innovation policy. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is developed in order to examine and explain the growth and...

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Polish mass privatisation scheme : The programme of nationalinvestment funds

Sztyber, Wladyslaw - In: Journal of Economic Studies 30 (2003) 3/4, pp. 205-228

citizens residing in Poland to participate in the distribution of the value of that property, to provide favourable conditions …

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Polish mass privatisation scheme: the legal framework

Kruczalak‐Jankowska, Joanna; Kruczalak, Kazimerz - In: Journal of Economic Studies 30 (2003) 3/4, pp. 229-277

The main purpose of this paper is to approach the legal problems of mass privatisation in Poland. The authors present … the structure of national investment funds which intend to be the experimental financial intermediaries in Poland. Their …

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Polish mass privatisation scheme: the legal framework

Kruczalak-Jankowska, Joanna; Kruczalak, Kazimerz - In: Journal of Economic Studies 30 (2003) September, pp. 229-277

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009718

Polish mass privatisation scheme: The programme of nationalinvestment funds

Sztyber, Wladyslaw - In: Journal of Economic Studies 30 (2003) September, pp. 205-228

citizens residing in Poland to participate in the distribution of the value of that property, to provide favourable conditions …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009742

Marginal intra‐industry trade and adjustment costs in the first phase of transition : A Hungarian‐Polish comparison

Fertő, Imre; Attila Soós, Károly - In: Journal of Economic Studies 37 (2010) 5, pp. 495-504

) associated with intra‐industry trade (IIT). The structure of trade expansion in Hungary and Poland over the period 1990‐1998 and … for Poland. However, the effects of IIT on employment changes are small especially to additional hypotheses. The … estimations show that partial trade liberalisation in Hungary and Poland has led to lower adjustment costs. Originality …

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Protectionism under R&D policy: innovation rate and welfare

de Mello‐Sampayo, Felipa; de Sousa‐Vale, Sofia; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 1, pp. 106-124

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain how eventual pressures from national lobbies may lead governments to shift from an optimal into a non‐optimal innovation policy. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is developed in order to examine and explain the growth and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863315

Concessional foreign capital inflows and domestic savings across countries : Dependency hypothesis re‐visited

Hasan, Mohammad S. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 29 (2002) 6, pp. 388-422

Using the notions of unit root, cointegration theory and Granger‐Akaike’s synthesis of modelling strategy, this paper examines the nature of stationarities, cointegration properties and Granger causal relationship between domestic savings and aid based on a sample of 27 developing countries....

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Productivity and foreign direct investment – evidence from Mexico

Khawar, Mariam - In: Journal of Economic Studies 30 (2003) 1, pp. 66-76

Concentrates on identifying the mechanisms by which foreign investment affects productivity in recipient countries. Conducts a firm‐level study of manufacturing plants in Mexico and test for performance differences embodied in factor productivity between domestic and foreign (majority and...

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