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The power law and dividend yields
Lüders, Erik (contributor); Lüders-Amann, Inge (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Payout policy and ownwers' interests - evidence from German savings banks
Kleff, Volker (contributor); Weber, Martin (contributor) - 2005
The savings banks’ decision to distribute profits among their public owners is strongly regulated by law in order to guarantee their adequate funding via retained profits. However, the legal scope is reluctantly exhausted. In this study we examine the determinants of the savings banks’...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003114169
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Which form of venture capital is most supportive of innovation?
Bertoni, Fabio; Tykvová, Tereza - 2012
Although there seems to be consensus in the literature that venture capital investors increase the innovation output of their portfolio companies, there is little evidence about how investor type (governmental vs. private) and transaction structure (syndicated vs. non-syndicated) moderate this...
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The impact of public basic research on industrial innovation : evidence from the pharmaceutical industry
Toole, Andrew A. - 2011 - This version: March 2011
While most economists believe that public scientific research fuels industry innovation and economic growth, systematic evidence supporting this relationship is surprisingly limited. In a recent study, Acemoglu and Linn (2004) identified market size as a significant driver of drug innovation in...
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How do drug prices respond to a change from external to internal reference pricing? : evidence from a Danish regulatory reform
Kaiser, Ulrich; Mendez, Susan J. - 2015 - This version: January 5, 2015
We study the effects of a change in the way patient reimbursements are calculated on the prices of pharmaceuticals using quasi-experimental data for Denmark which switched from external (where reimbursements are based on prices of similar products in foreign countries) to internal reference...
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Ex-post assessment of merger effects : the case of Pfizer and Pharmacia (2003)
Leheyda, Nina; Beschorner, Patrick Frank Ernst; … - 2011
The paper studies the effects of the Pfizer and Pharmacia (2003) merger on competition in the Swiss pharmaceutical market and compares the assessment of the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) with the post-merger market developments. We find that the merger has had a miniscule impact on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011228
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Regulation of pharmaceutical prices : evidence from a reference price reform in Denmark
Kaiser, Ulrich; Mendez, Susan J.; Rønde, Thomas - 2010
On April 1, 2005, Denmark changed the way references prices, a main determinant of reimbursements for pharmaceutical purchases, are calculated. The previous reference prices, which were based on average EU prices, were substituted to minimum domestic prices. Novel to the literature, we estimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008660633
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Carbon taxes and general joint implementation : an applied general equilibrium analysis for Germany and India
Böhringer, Christoph; Conrad, Klaus; Löschel, Andreas - 2000
double dividend, reducing both, the problem of global warming and high unemployment rates. In addition to domestic actions … countries such as India where Germany pays emission reduction abroad rather than meeting its reduction target solely by domestic … framework of a large-scale general equilibrium model for Germany and India where Germany may undertake joint implementation with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011444919
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The livelihood effects of industrialization on displaced households : evidence from falta special economic zone, West Bengal
Saumik, Paul; Sarma, Vengadeshvaran - 2013
Bengal, India. The main findings indicate a lower labour market participation rate among affected household members. However …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010194459
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Employment and wage effects of social security financing : an empirical analysis of the West German experience and some policy simulations
Steiner, Viktor - 1996
This paper follows up recent work on the relationship between (un-)employment and wage effects of social security financing undertaken by the OECD Jobs Study. Based on a simple macroeconometric model of the labour market, I investigate whether the peculiar OECD results for Germany on the...
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