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Picture this: social distance and the mistreatment of migrant workers
Barsbai, Toman; Bartoš, Vojtěch; Licuanan, Victoria S.; … - 2022
We experimentally study an intervention to reduce mistreatment of Filipino overseas domestic workers (DWs) by their employers. Encouraging DWs to show their employers a family photo while providing a small gift when starting employment reduced DW mistreatment, increased their job satisfaction,...
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The role of country-of-origin characteristics for foreign direct investment and technical cooperation in post-reform India
Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; Vadlamannati, Krishna … - 2011
The decisions of foreign investors on technical cooperation versus equity engagements and on the degree of ownership in FDI projects are likely to depend on their relative bargaining position vis-à-vis the host country. India provides an interesting case for analyzing the interplay between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152778
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New evidence, old puzzles : technology shocks and labor market dynamics
Balleer, Almut - 2009
interpreted as technology shocks. I estimate different types of technology shocks from structural VARs and reassess the empirical … performance of the standard model based on second moments that are conditional on technology shocks. Most prominently, the model … model lacks non-technological disturbances to replicate the overall sample volatility. In addition, positive technology …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003826953
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Mobility of research workers and knowledge diffusion as evidenced in patent data : the case of liquid crystal display technoloy
Stolpe, Michael - 2001
crystal display technology by estimating the impact of inventors' changing organizational and collaborative affiliations on …. It is argued that technology policy towards a particular industry must take the role of inventors' mobility in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490728
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Property rights and their impact on the wealth of nations : a cross-country study
Heitger, Bernhard (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001760390
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Intellectual property rights and foreign direct investment : the role of industry and host-country characteristics
Nunnenkamp, Peter (contributor); Spatz, Julius (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001772395
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On the robustness of marginal abatement cost curves : the influence of world energy prices
Klepper, Gernot (contributor); Peterson, Sonja (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001748968
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Biokraftstoffe : eine weltwirtschaftliche Perspektive
Henke, Jan Michael (contributor) - 2005
Biofuels are promoted by politics in more and more countries worldwide. This is being justified by positive effects on the climate, energy, and agricultural policy. The paper describes the current and future markets for biofuels and the existing biofuel programs in single countries. It analyzes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002603053
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China and the G-21 : a new North-South divide in the WTO after Cancún?
Langhammer, Rolf J. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001892201
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Der Preis des "Grünen Goldes" : Informationen und Informationsdefizite über den Marktwert genetischer Ressourcen
Deke, Oliver (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Genetic resources are living organisms that contain genetic information which is of importance for biotechnological research and development. Facing an accelerated worldwide loss in species diversity, the question is whether commercial trade with genetic resources can generate sufficient...
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