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This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the development of local firms. We focus on two likely of FDI: a competition effect which deters entry of domestic firms and positive market externalities which foster the development of local industry. Using a simple...
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This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the development of local firms. We focus on two likely effects of FDI: a competition effect which deters entry of domestic firms and positive market externalities which foster the development of local industry. Using a simple...
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In this paper we analyse the impact of governmental grant provision on plant performance. To this end we utilise rich information derived from three data sources for the manufacturing sector in Ireland, where grant provision has been an important part of the industrial policy. We use a matching...
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's productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …-owned firms have higher levels of outsourcing than domestic establishments. In the productivity analysis we find that an … establishment's outsourcing intensity is positively related to its labour productivity and total factor productivity growth and that …
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productivity in Germany. This association increases with firm size. Comparison to a similar survey in the US indicates that the … at least in part to blame for the differences in aggregate productivity between Germany and the US. …
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productivity in Germany. This association increases with firm size. Comparison to a similar survey in the US indicates that the … at least in part to blame for the differences in aggregate productivity between Germany and the US. …
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productivity in Germany. This association increases with firm size. Comparison to a similar survey in the US indicates that the … at least in part to blame for the differences in aggregate productivity between Germany and the US. …
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