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globalization. We apply correlation and regression analyses in order to test this proposition for German direct investments in … Globalisierung nachhaltig verändert haben. Diese These wird am Beispiel der deutschen Direktinvestitionen in Entwicklungs- und …
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We investigate the effects of globalisation on the labour market using the factor price frontier. The factor price frontier defines a negative relationship between the real rate of return and the real wage rate. As international capital mobility equalises the real rate of return in all...
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We develop a general-equilibrium model to capture key features of the retailing and of the manufacturing industry in order to understand how these two industries interact and how labor is allocated between them. We show that the observed shift in employment from manufacturing to retailing, the...
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An important aspect of the globalization process is the increase in interdependence among countries through the … of firms. We present an extension of Dornbusch (1987)'s model to analyze the extent to which globalization, interpreted … provide empirical evidence that supports the results of our model. ; An important aspect of the globalization process is the …
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Trade in intermediate goods as one possible link between rising trade and foreign direct investment is examined. To explain growing intermediate goods trade, three hypotheses are brought forward: outsourcing, global sourcing and the increasing importance of MNE networks. These hypotheses are...
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We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD reporting countries. Applying a Poisson panel estimator to 2004-2011 data, we find a robust positive effect of bilateral immigrants on bilateral FDI - provided that residents of...
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Over the last decade, the economic linkages between Switzerland and the rest of the world have been transformed. First …
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- globalization, technological advance and financialization (GTF) - that have weakened the connections between economies and societies …
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enhances globalization. We use UN voting data to proxy for international alignment and show that hegemons induce alignment …
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The Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) is likely to give a further boost to trade and capital flows, yet empirical evidence on the possible magnitudes is still scarce. This paper uses four different datasets to estimate the determinants of international asset holdings and trade...
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