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Firm-Level Investment in France and the United States : An Exploration of What We Have Learned in Twenty Years

Mairesse, Jacques; Hall, Bronwyn H.; Mulkay, Benoit - 2021

changes in modelling strategy and econometric methodology, over the past twenty years, on estimation of firm-level investment … correction, traditional between- and within-firm estimation versus GMM estimation, the investment behavior of French firms versus … significant improvement in the specification, estimation and interpretation of firm investment equations; we also fin some real …

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International Evidence on Sticky Consumption Growth

Carroll, Christopher D. - 2008

We estimate the degree of amp;apos;stickinessamp;apos; in aggregate consumption growth (sometimes interpreted as reflecting consumption habits) for thirteen advanced economies. We find that, after controlling for measurement error, consumption growth has a high degree of autocorrelation, with a...

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Mpc Heterogeneity in Europe : Sources and Policy Implications

Ampudia, Miguel - 2018

income ratios by education and country. The policy functions based upon the estimation are used to characterize the … stock returns. Monetary policy has a larger impact on consumption in Italy and Spain compared to France and Germany …

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Stock Return Predictability : Is it There?

Bekaert, Geert - 2010

We ask whether stock returns in France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US are predictable by three instruments: the …

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Central Bank Credibility, Reputation and Inflation Targeting in Historical Perspective

Bordo, Michael D. - 2014

This paper examines the historical evolution of central bank credibility using both historical narrative and empirics for a group of 16 countries, both advanced and emerging. It shows how the evolution of credibility has gone through a pendulum where credibility was high under the classical gold...

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Were Trade and Factor Mobility Substitutes in History?

Collins, William J.; O'Rourke, Kevin H.; Williamson, … - 2021

Trade theorists have come to understand that their theory is ambiguous on the question: Are trade and factor flows substitutes? While this sounds like an open invitation for empirical research, hardly any serious econometric work has appeared in the literature. This paper uses history to fill...

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Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium

Abraham, Katharine G.; Houseman, Susan N. - 2021

the adjustment of manufacturing employment and hours in West Germany, France and Belgium, three countries with strong job … regulations that occurred in Germany, France and Belgium during the 1980s affected employers' adjustment to changes in output …

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Peer Effects in European Primary Schools : Evidence from Pirls

Ammermueller, Andreas; Pischke, Jörn-Steffen - 2021

We estimate peer effects for fourth graders in six European countries. The identification relies on variation across classes within schools. We argue that classes within primary schools are formed roughly randomly with respect to family background. Similar to previous studies, we find sizeable...

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Labor and Investment Demand at the Firm Level : a Comparison of French, German and U.S. Manufacturing, 1970-79

Mairesse, Jacques; Dormont, Brigitte - 2021

We investigate how labor and investment demand at the firm level (gross as well as net and replacement investment separately) differs in French, German and U.S. manufacturing, and has changed since the 1974-75 crisis. We use three consistent panel data samples of large firms for1970-79, and rely...

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Dynamic R&D Choice and the Impact of the Firm's Financial Strength

Peters, Bettina - 2016

This article investigates how a firm's financial strength affects its dynamic decision to invest in R&D. We estimate a dynamic model of R&D choice using data for German firms in high-tech manufacturing industries. The model incorporates a measure of the firm's financial strength, derived from...

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