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assume that investors face costs of control that vary among sectors and increase in distance. The results show that (i … distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if … understood as reducing distance, leads to more integration. …
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assume that investors face costs of control that vary among sectors and increase in distance. The results show that (i … distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if … understood as reducing distance, leads to more integration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427459
assume that investors face costs of control that vary among sectors and increase in distance. The results show that (i … distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if … understood as reducing distance, leads to more integration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003368141
assume that investors face costs of control that vary among sectors and increase in distance. The results show that (i … distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if … understood as reducing distance, leads to more integration. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187323
Seminal theories of the firm posit that firm ownership is allocated to minimize contractual inefficiencies. Yet, it remains unclear how much the optimal ownership choice affects firm performance in practice. This paper provides a first quantification of the gains from optimal ownership within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014312548
Seminal theories of the firm posit that firm ownership is allocated to minimize contractual inefficiencies. Yet, it remains unclear how much the optimal ownership choice affects firm performance in practice. This paper provides a first quantification of the gains from optimal ownership within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377525
Over the last decades, the internationalization of the value chain has allowed firms to exploit cross-country differences in environmental and labor regulation (and enforcement) in ways that have led to a large number of NGO campaigns and consumer boycotts criticizing ‘unethical’ practices....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011815815
Over the last decades, the internationalization of the value chain has allowed firms to exploit cross-country differences in environmental and labor regulation (and enforcement) in ways that have led to a large number of NGO campaigns and consumer boycotts criticizing "unethical" practices. How...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011804120
Seminal theories of the firm posit that firm ownership is allocated to minimize contractual inefficiencies. Yet, it remains unclear how much the optimal ownership choice affects firm performance in practice. This paper provides a first quantification of the gains from optimal ownership within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014346399
It is often argued that multinationals are reluctant to transfer technology due to the fear of spillovers. We show that this need not be the case if host country policies like taxation are taken into account. Furthermore, we examine the incentives the multinational and the host country have to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010366560