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Jobs, crime, and votes : a short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany
Gehrsitz, Markus; Ungerer, Martin - 2016
Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011572599
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Jobs, crime, and votes : a short-run evaluation of the refugee crisis in Germany
Gehrsitz, Markus; Ungerer, Martin - 2018
Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011876117
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Global sensing and sensibility : a multi-stage matching assessment of competitive advantage from foreign sources of innovation
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor);  … - 2006
leadership. Apart from this strategic advantage we observe that foreign external sources of innovation are generally not superior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003283604
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Innovation activities abroad and the effects of liability of foreignness : where it hurts
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor) - 2006
innovation activities in Germany from various sectors. We find that foreign-controlled firms are not challenged by liability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003319681
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Host country contingencies on knowledge protection strategies of multinational firms : bring a knife to a gunfight?
Sofka, Wolfgang (contributor); Shehu, Edlira (contributor) - 2009
country. We suggest that the host country leadership status influences the choice of knowledge protection strategies along two … more than 1,500 firms in Germany. The results indicate that legal forms of knowledge protection are used more restrictively … if the host country geographical environment is technologically leading while technological leadership of host country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806175
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Young, open and international : the impact of search strategies on the internationalization of new ventures
Zimmermann, Jörg; Grimpe, Christoph; Sofka, Wolfgang - 2009
, universities or specialized suppliers. Based on a sample of more than 2,500 firms in Germany we contrast young and mature firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824062
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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries
Schmiele, Anja - 2009
This paper aims to shed light on firm specific drivers that lead firms to internationalise their innovation activities. The paper draws a comprehensive picture of driving forces by including firm capabilities, characteristics of the firm’s competitive environment and the influence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003888033
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The contribution of international R&D to firm profitability
Peters, Bettina; Schmiele, Anja - 2011
The internationalisation of corporate R&D opens up the chances to participate in international knowledge sharing. This increasingly motivates firms to accelerate the pace and extent of their international R&D activities in order to enhance innovativeness and consequently competitiveness and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008901575
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The effects of multinationals' profit shifting activities on real investments
Overesch, Michael (contributor) - 2007
This paper investigates whether the size of multinational' real investments in a high-tax country is affected by profit shifting activities. A simple theoretical analysis shows that tax rates abroad impact the cost of capital in the presence of profit shifting activities of multinational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003607658
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Taxation and capital structure choice : evidence from a panel of German multinationals
Büttner, Thiess; Overesch, Michael; Schreiber, Ulrich; … - 2006
This paper analyzes the impact of taxes and lending conditions on the financial structure of multinationals’ foreign affiliates. The empirical analysis employs a large panel of affiliates of German multinationals in 26 countries in the period from 1996 until 2003. In accordance with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003380554