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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes: cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies
Mitra, Pradeep; Muravyev, Alexander; Schaffer, Mark E. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...
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Kerala Fights Clock in ASEAN Free-Trade Deal
Devraj, Ranjit - eSocialSciences - 2009
The paper discusses the impacts of free-trade policy on the agricultural exports of Kerala.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543132
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Industrialization Policies of Korea and Taiwan and Their Effects on Manufacturing Productivity
Okuda, Satoru - In: The Developing Economies 35 (1997) 4, pp. 358-381
In this paper the total factor productivity (TFP) of the manufacturing sectors in Taiwan and the Republic of Korean was …, capital intensity, and growth of real output were estimated to exert a positive productivity impact in Taiwan, reflecting … not have any major productivity impact in both countries, in contrast with the results reported by the World Bank (The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744830
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The Greek Non-Paradigm of Economic and Business Development, and Comparisons with South Korea
Sanidas, Elias - In: SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business 64 (2014) 3, pp. 30-48
collapse; for example, artificial increases in employment in nonproductive public services entailing low productivity …; increasing wages above those guaranteed by productivity increases; an increasing budget deficit which was used primarily for …
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SK Telecom — Going for the Global Leadership
Mack, Daniel Z.; Cho, Theresa S. - In: Asian Case Research Journal (ACRJ) 15 (2011) 02, pp. 201-251
This case is set in the period after the worldwide financial crisis that started in mid 2007. Focusing on SK Telecom, one of South Korea's largest telecommunications providers, it reviews the previous strategies implemented by the Korean firm as well as the key challenges that SK Telecom has...
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Housing Crises and Policy Transformations in South Korea
Ha, Seong-Kyu - In: International Journal of Housing Policy 10 (2010) 3, pp. 255-272
South Korea has witnessed remarkable economic development since the 1960s. Its economic growth rate has few parallels. However, behind this facade of growth and progress, a chronic housing shortage in the capital region, declining owner-occupation, rising housing costs, and polarisation in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008691612
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Excess Credit and the South Korean Crisis
Demetriades, Panicos O.; Fattouh, Bassam A - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059818