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Growing R&D in Emerging Economies: Implications for International Management and Competitiveness
Motohashi, Kazuyuki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper presents the typology of overseas R&D, by interacting the direction of knowledge flow between home and host countries and the distinction of “research” and “development”, namely (1) technology driven, (2) cost driven, (3) market driven, (4) policy driven, (5) production driven...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260650
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Return to devalued drachma, cost-push inflation and international competitiveness
Mariolis, Theodore; Katsinos, Apostolis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper presents empirical estimates of the effects of a return to devalued drachma on the cost-inflation rate in the Greek economy. The results show moderate effects and the potential for substantial improvements in the balance of goods and services.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644921
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Impactul crizei globale asupra structurii comerţului exterior al României
Georgescu, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Under the global crisis impact the structure of international trade flows witnessed significant changes. In the case of Romania, paradoxically for an emerging country, in terms of product composition during 2007-2010, the share of capital goods decreased in total imports and increased in total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647229
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Contrasting Revealed Comparative Advantages when Trade is (also) in Intermediate Products
Escaith, Hubert - 2020
The paper reviews and compare a selection of existing and new alternative indicators of Revealed Comparative Advantages, with a special emphasis on trade in intermediate products. The research adopts a statistical approach for both its theoretical and its analytical facets. The formal concepts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014091275
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Energy prices and China’s international competitiveness
Chen, Guifu; Hamori, Shigeyuki - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper uses the CCF approach to analyze and determine whether there is a causal relationship between the world energy price index and China’s international competitiveness. The data on the volatility of energy prices can provide information in addition to that available in the price data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490518
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Towards a successful international greenhouse gas emissions trading
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
The inclusion of emissions trading in the Kyoto Protocol reflects an important decision to address climate change issues through flexible market mechanisms. In this paper, we have addressed a number of policy issues that must be considered in designing and implementing an international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619357
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Sources of Australian labour productivity change 1950-1994
Madden, Gary G; Savage, Scott J - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1998
This study examines sources of Australian labour productivity change from 1950 to 1994. Time-series data are used to … estimate a model capturing the interaction between labour productivity, fixed capital, human capital, telecommunications, trade … short-run labour productivity. In the long run, fixed capital accumulation is the dominant source of productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621951
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Δυναμική του χρέους, ‘δίδυμα ελλείμματα’ και διεθνής ανταγωνιστικότητα της ελληνικής οικονομίας...
Mariolis, Theodore; Papoulis, Κostas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper explores the dynamics of the Greek public debt and its relationship with the ‘twin deficits’, that is, the public and current account deficits. By modeling the evolution of these variables and using actual data of the Greek economy, this paper shows that the public debt is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568345
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Competitive Industrial Performance Index and It’s Drivers: Case of Turkey and Selected Countries
Kumral, Neşe; Değer, Çağaçan; Türkcan, Burcu - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Competitiveness of manufacturing industry is regarded as one of the basic determinants of long run sustainable growth of a country. Therefore it is important to have an understanding of relative positions of countries in terms of competitiveness and determinants of competitive ability. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568367
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Δυναμική του δημοσίου χρέους, οικονομική πολιτική και κοινωνική συνοχή στην Ελλάδα: μία σημείωση
Mariolis, Theodore; Papoulis, Κostas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper explores the dynamics of the Greek public debt. It supports that, first, the public debt is unsustainable and, second, the reduction in government expenditures and the cut in unit labour costs in the private sector seems to be the only available, al-though too little too late...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833296