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Effects of corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility policies
Armstrong, J. Scott; Green, Kesten C. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This article reviews experimental evidence on the effects of policies intended to promote behavior by firms that is more socially responsible and less socially irresponsible. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can provide firms with opportunities for profit, but changes are likely to increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260275
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Crise de la dette et détresse sociale du peuple congolais
Izu, Akhenaton - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
the ousting of the welfare expenditures and the investments, had a negative effect on the population well-being. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011274391
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European Union Economy System Dynamic Model Development
Skribans, Valerijs - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The formation of the European Union (EU) is the one of the biggest political – economic events of the last 50 years. The aim of this study is to develop EU economy functioning system dynamic model. Main research method is system dynamics. General scheme of EU economy system dynamic model is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259562
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Latvia’s incoming in European Union economic effect estimation
Skribans, Valerijs - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
structural and cohesion funds, removed the trading barriers, increases foreign investments, reduced unemployment, increased labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216353
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Financial liberalization, financing constraints and political connection: evidence from Chinese firms
Yan, Isabel K.; Chan, Kenneth S.; Dang, Vinh Q.T. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper examines the impact of recent financial liberalization in China on the financing constraints of publicly-listed Chinese firms with and without politically-connected CEO/Chairman. Two continuous indices are used to measure the evolution and intensity of financial reforms: a financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369175
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Chinese Firms’ Political Connection, Ownership, and Financing Constraints
Yan, Isabel K.; Chan, Kenneth S.; Dang, Vinh Q.T. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
We empirically examine some listed Chinese firms’ political connection, ownership, and financing constraints. Politically-connected firms display no financing constraints whereas firms without connection experience significant constraints. Non-connected family-controlled firms bear greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369179
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Financial liberalization and financing constraints: some evidence from panel data of listed Chinese firms
Yan, Isabel K.; Chan, Kenneth S.; Dang, Vinh Q.T. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper examines the impact of recent financial liberalization in China on the financing constraints and investment of publicly-listed Chinese firms. Two continuous indices are constructed to measure the evolution and intensity of financial reforms: a financial liberalization index and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369185
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Principle of uncertain future and utility
Harin, Alexander - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The principle of uncertain future: the probability of a future event contains a degree of (hidden) uncertainty. As a result, this uncertainty (in a sense, similar to vibrations, fluctuations) pushes the probability value back from the bounds to the middle of its range (from ~100% and ~0% to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835639
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The Evolution of the Foreign Direct Investments in Romania
Hagiu, Alina; Avramescu, Tiberiu Cristian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Last year, Romania ranked among first countries in the region as receiver of foreign direct investments and the … Romania today maybe the most valuable country rating: the respect. The present policy of foreign direct investments in Romania … investments in the last years. Each foreign investment represents an investment in Romania, in the people of this country, in its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622087
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A Panel Cointegration study of the long-run relationship between Savings and Investments in the OECD economies, 1970-2007
Di Iorio, Francesca; Fachin, Stefano - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
In this paper we test for the existence of a long-run savings-investments relationship in 18 OECD economies over the … and investments, this cannot be ruled out as individual time series tests may have low power. We thus construct a new … long-run savings-investments relationship in about half of the OECD economies examined. The elasticities are however often …
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