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Does EU cohesion policy promote growth? : evidence from regional data and alternative econometric approaches

Mohl, Philipp (contributor); Hagen, Tobias (contributor) - 2008

This paper analyses the growth effects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of 124 NUTS-1 / NUTS-2 regions …

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A new metric for banking integration in Europe

Gropp, Reint (contributor); Kashyap, Anil K. (contributor) - 2008

Most observers have concluded that while money markets and government bond markets are rapidly integrating following the introduction of the common currency in the euro area, there is little evidence that a similar integration process is taking place for retail banking. Data on cross-border...

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Regional income convergence in the enlarged Europe, 1995-2000 : a spatial econometric perspective

Fischer, Manfred M. (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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A spatial econometric analysis of regional specialisation patterns across EU regions

Stirböck, Claudia (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Blockholdings and corporate governance in the EU banking sector

Köhler, Matthias (contributor) - 2008

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

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Specialized search and innovation performance : evidence across Europe

Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009

Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this paper, we argue that firms need to specialize their search strategy and that its...

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Selectivity in search strategies for innovation : from incremental to radical, from manufacturing to services

Köhler, Christian; Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph - 2009

The shift towards more open and interconnected innovation activities has been a major topic of recent academic and practitioner discussions. Firms have to connect their in-house R&D activities with external partners, such as leading customers or universities, to increase the effectiveness of...

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Partisan politics in corporate tax competition

Osterloh, Steffen; Debus, Marc - 2009

This paper studies the effects of political factors, mainly partisanship, on corporate taxes in the past 30 years – a period of intensifying competitive pressure in Europe. Extending the Zodrow-Mieszkowski model by decision-makers who have ideological preferences yields the hypothesis that...

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Merger control as barrier to EU banking market integration

Köhler, Matthias - 2009

protect domestic banks from foreign investors. A survey of the EU Commission indicates that the misuse of supervisory powers … and political interference is not only a barrier to cross-border consolidation in Italy, but in other EU countries as well … transparency of merger control. The main source of information is a questionnaire that was sent to the supervisors in the 25 EU …

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Modeling and explaining the dynamics of European Union allowance prices at high-frequency

Conrad, Christian; Rittler, Daniel; Rotfuß, Waldemar - 2010

economic development as well as the current economic activity. -- EU ETS ; EUA ; Announcement Effects ; Price Formation ; Long …

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