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In this paper we investigate how the different characteristics of European multinational firms affect their decision to locate in different foreign markets. Considering the existence of n geographically separated markets with different attributes, in terms of entry or fixed costs, variable...
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I highlight some of the key econometric problems facing the literature on FDI spillovers. For the most part, the existing literature takes the approach of estimating production functions in which the total factor productivity (TFP) of the domestic firms in a particular industry/country is...
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This paper uses affiliate level data from Swedish multinationals to examine the impact of tax treaties on both overall affiliate sales and the composition of those sales. In line with previous results, we find little evidence for an effect of treaties on the level of total sales. We do, however,...
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This paper disentangles the effects of corruption on entry mode decision by carrying out an empirical analysis with rich, firm-level data on the activities of Swedish MNCs around the globe in manufacturing sectors from 1987 to 1998. A number of hypotheses emerge from a simple theoretical...
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In this paper we investigate how the different characteristics of European multinational firms affect their decision tolocate in different foreign markets. Considering the existence of n geographically separated markets with different attributes, in terms of entry or fixed costs, variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195653
The article explores the relationship between flexibility and skills development: the initial hypothesis was that … precariousness and flexibility had a negative correlation with the opportunity to develop professional skills. Rather surprisingly …
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inter-firm relations in automotive production chain, the second one on productive re-structuring and flexibility and the …
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There is an increasing importance of different productive architectures related to worker involvement in the decision making, where is given due attention to the intuitive capabilities and the human knowledge in the optimization and flexibilization of manufacturing processes. Thus having...
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testing empirically whether the claims of the TLM concept with respect to labour market flexibility and work security hold in … level of labour mobility and flexibility (although not much higher than the corporatist or social-democratic regime) with a … have fairly high levels of labour mobility and flexibility. The convergence hypothesis might find some ground in these …
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Flexibility is an important issue when investments are being planned and valued. How flexibility inherent in …), and the methods that Finnish corporations use to take flexibility into consideration, when planning and valuing … flexibility in investments. Very few Finnish managers seem to be aware of research done in the field, but most seem to have an …
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