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Socioeconomic factors associated with being overweight or obese in Suriname
Khadan, Jeetendra; Spencer, Nekeisha; Strobl, Eric; … - 2021
This paper applies probit regression models to a nationally representative household survey dataset collected in 2016-2017 to analyze the relationships between various socio-demographic variables and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) in Suriname. Our results indicate that women, the elderly, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604850
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Socioeconomic factors associated with being overweight or obese in Suriname
Khadan, Jeetendra; Spencer, Nekeisha; Strobl, Eric; … - 2021
This paper applies probit regression models to a nationally representative household survey dataset collected in 2016-2017 to analyze the relationships between various socio-demographic variables and adult Body Mass Index (BMI) in Suriname. Our results indicate that women, the elderly, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012583761
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Spillovers from foreign firms through worker mobility : an empirical investigation
Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2002
While there has been a large empirical literature on productivity spillovers from foreign to domestic firms this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413662
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Spillovers from foreign firms through worker mobility: an empirical investigation
Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2002
While there has been a large empirical literature on productivity spillovers from foreign to domestic firms this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265549
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Spillovers from foreign firms through worker mobility: An empirical investigation
Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2004
While there has been a large empirical literature on productivity spillovers from multinationals this literature treats … whether spillovers occur via worker mobility. We use data on whether or not the owner of a domestic firm has previous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272977
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Foreign direct investment, competition and industrial development in the host country
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2004
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277430
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Multinational companies and productivity spillovers : a meta-analysis
Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003789689
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Spillovers through backward linkages from multinationals : measurement matters!
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2009
We argue that the measures of backward linkages used in recent papers on spillovers from multinational companies are … conclusions regarding the existence of FDI-related spillovers. Using the standard measure employed in the literature we fail to … find robust evidence for spillovers through backward linkages. However, when we use alternative measures of backward …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003883782
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Spillovers through backward linkages from multinationals : measurement matters!
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003902833
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Spillovers through backward linkages from multinationals : measurement matters!
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2009
We argue that the measures of backward linkages used in recent papers on spillovers from multinational companies are … conclusions regarding the existence of FDI-related spillovers. Using the standard measure employed in the literature we fail to … find robust evidence for spillovers through backward linkages. However, when we use alternative measures of backward …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003903185