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The Nature of Innovation Channels at the Micro-Level : Evidence from Russian Manufacturing Firms
Simachev, Yuri; Kuzyk, Mikhail; Feygina, Vera - 2013
The main purpose of the paper is to analyze different channels for innovations. We consider the influence of various incentives for innovation in Russian companies taking into account the organization of industries — vertical or horizontal orientation, peculiarities of corporate demography,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014153492
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Trade liberalization and inter-industry productivity spillovers: an analysis of the 1989-1998 Brazilian trade liberalization episode
Paz, Lourenco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The desire to increase manufacturing productivity has been a commonly cited goal of the trade liberalization episodes … in productivity. However, this paper finds that the methodology used in the literature ignores inter …-industry productivity spillovers and suggests that this omission biases estimates of the impact of import tariff reduction on industry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113736
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Trade liberalization and the inter-industry wage premia: the missing role of productivity
Paz, Lourenco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
factor productivity (TFP) in determining both the wage premium and tariffs. This omission invalidates the use of the pre … tariffs reduces the wage premium by 1.1%. This finding suggests the importance of using policies that boost productivity to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114505
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Impact of Economic Crisis on Innovation Behaviour of Industrial Firms In Russia
Kuznetsov, Boris - 2013
The paper focuses on empirical analysis of major factors that determine innovation activities of Russian manufacturing firms during the crisis. We presume that the crisis has ambiguous effects on firms' behaviour, on one hand limiting their financial capabilities to invest into new products...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082604
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Cooperation between Russian Research Organizations and Industrial Companies : Factors and Problems
Simachev, Yuri - 2014
The study is focused on the cooperation of Russian companies with research organizations in implementing R&D projects during technological innovation. Taking into account behavioral changes, authors carry out a micro-level analysis based on empirical data of executive survey of over 600 Russian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050230
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Entry, Exit, and Productivity in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries
Ben Jelili, Riadh; Goaied, Mohamed - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
entry and exit of firms affect performance and labor productivity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260144
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Competition, Efficiency and Competition Policy in Tunisia
Ben Jelili, Riadh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Tunisian manufacturing sector plays an important role in the Tunisian economy. It contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product, employment, gross fixed capital formation, merchandise exports, and the use of advanced technologies. Accordingly, it has been called upon to play a key role...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108814
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What happen to children's education when their parents emigrate? Evidence from Sri Lanka
Sarma, Vengadeshvaran; Parinduri, Rasyad - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
We examine the effects of parental emigration from Sri Lanka on the education of the migrants' children left behind. Using access to foreign-employment agencies at community level as an instrument for migration in two-stage least squares estimations, we do not find parental migration matters on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259549
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From silence to voice: Examining the empowerment potential of mobile phones to women in Sri Lanka The case of dependent housewives
Handapangoda, Wasana Sampath; Sisira Kumara, Ajanth - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Over the past few decades, at an unprecedented rate, mobile phone has penetrated Sri Lanka, triggering much hype and investment as well as multiple socioeconomic implications. Yet, examining the developmental impact of mobile phones has, however, drawn surprisingly little attention in Sri Lanka...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260589
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2013 Budget Initiatives to SMEs and Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka
Dissanayake, D.M.N.S.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper provides facts pertaining to Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka and existing constraints on entrepreneurial initiatives. Perhaps most notably the author trying to suggest that inventions & innovations happen in Sri Lanka and absolutely it requires a certain support to proliferate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261084