Dieser kurze Überblick hat neue empirische Ergebnisse zu den Wirkungen ausländischer Übernahmen auf das Wachstum des betroffenen Österreichischen Zielunternehmens präsentiert. Zerlegt man die ausländische Übernahme in eine Selektionsphase ('vorher') und eine Eingliederungsphase...

Based on balance sheet data of a sample of Austrian manufacturing firms, this paper examines the causal effect of foreign takeovers on the performance (productivity and profitability) and the growth rate of Austrian target firms. Thereby, we consider two hypotheses that an acquired...

In this note we show that tax-rate elasticities of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Central and East European Countries (CEECs) derived from statutory corporate income tax rates (STRs) are likely to be flawed. From a conceptual point of view STRs are problematic as they neither capture tax...

We argue from a conceptual and empirical point of view that tax-rate elasticities of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Central and East European Countries (CEECs) derived from statutory tax rates (STRs) are likely to be flawed. STRs are problematic measures of tax burden as they capture neither...

Zentral- und osteuropäische Länder, insbesondere auch die sieben neuen EU-Mitgliedsländer (NMS-7) Ungarn, Tschechien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Polen, Rumänien und Bulgarien, haben in den letzten Jahren die Steuerbelastung für ausländische Investoren sukzessive gesenkt und damit ausländisches...

This book provides authoritative academic and professional insights into the effects of FDI on home and host countries. It highlights global trends and patterns, and explores related policy challenges all with a special focus on the countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The...

We explore the determinants of short-term labour migration from Armenia to Russia based on a unique panel dataset. A dynamic switching regression model with endogenous switching is applied. Our evidence pinpoints migration experience, the expected individual income gap from migration, low job...

In this note we show that tax-rate elasticities of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Central and East European Countries (CEECs) derived from statutory corporate income tax rates (STRs) are likely to be flawed. From a conceptual point of view STRs are problematic as they neither capture tax...