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social capital in 30 Western and Eastern European countries. The paper demonstrates that the convergence of social capital …
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This paper aims to determine whether there is any convergence at all between the economic activities of the Colombian … Cundinamarca and Antioquia examples of outstanding performance. This way, it is concluded that there is convergence between the … Colombian municipalities for the period analyzed, reaching an approximate convergence speed of 3.34% per annum. …
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, history and culture. It attributes to discussion on convergence and divergence by appraising traditional values’ impact on … in Turkey. The paper suggests directional convergence’s presence, which means corporations in Turkey follow constant … HRM practices in Turkey, decreasing the likelihood of full convergence. HR practices and literature is dominated by U …
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In this paper we investigate how cognitive ability influences behavior, success and the evolution of play towards Nash equilibrium in repeated strategic interactions. We study behavior in a p-beauty contest experiment and find striking differences according to cognitive ability: more cognitively...
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Economic growth and convergence is one of the most discussed fields in economics, as the long-run growth basically … grow faster than richer ones. However, convergence is not always confirmed. This means that economies are converging but … same time, the term ‘convergence’ can be interpreted by different ways. Therefore, multiple methods have to be applied to …
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globalization are decreasing, which suggest global integration and convergence of national economies to a global order. We also find …
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DOES CONVERGENCE EXIST? Sumbul Jahan Institute of Business Administration (IBA), 2013 Research Project Supervisor: Dr …. Farooq Pasha & Dr. Heman D. Lohano The idea of convergence in economics is the hypothesis that poorer economies income will … facilities and technological advancements adopted from developed countries. Convergence can have two meanings: firstly, absolute …
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In this study, we examine the wealth effects of regulatory changes intended to improve corporate governance by protecting minority shareholders from expropriation by controlling shareholders. Using data from publicly traded Chinese firms, we find that these new regulations significantly...
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to which convergence has occurred. To investigate the underlying causes of the changes in inequality, the Theil … convergence of employment-population ratios across regions. Research limitations/implications – The paper argues that national … European regions. Originality/value – This paper's main contribution is to highlight how national convergence can lead to …
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using convergence hypothesis. Earlier studies that examined regional disparities of development used per capita State Net … assessment of socioeconomic convergence in terms of critical indicators of economic inequality, poverty ratios, literacy rate and …, statistically significant absolute and conditional Beta (β)-convergence in literacy rates and HDI have been observed but only …
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