-round integration of two economies. Empirically, such a constellation is found between Australia and New Zealand, whereas diverging … trends in money and interest rates characterise the relation of Australia towards the US. …

, we account for changes to Australia’s pigmeat quarantinepolicy over time including those changes related to the recent … resolution of a WTO disputebetween Australia and the European Union. Using a random utility model, and applying it tocorner … regimes implemented by Australia during the period 1988-2009. The welfare impact on consumers, producers, and foreign …

Innovation activities in high tech industries provide considerable challenges for technology and innovation management … with different aspects of acquisition behaviour. Particular focus is put on innovation-related firm characteristics. The …

M&A and Innovation a major means of today’s competitive strategy development, this paper examines the innovation … determinants of M&A activity and the consequences of M&A transactions on the technological potential and the innovation performance … firm-level data on M&A and innovation activity as well as financial characteristics. By implementing a counterfactual …

The interaction between trade liberalisation, product and process innovation, and relative skill demand is analysed in … substitutability of their products through additional investment in product innovation. The paper also shows that the relative demand …

Innovation, um die Unternehmen stärker zur systematischen Qualifizierung aller Beschäftigten und zu Innovationen bei Produkten …