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In this paper, we analyze the reason behind the use of foreign ownership restrictions on inward Foreign Direct … effect of the host government's welfare preference on the optimal foreign ownership restriction. Since the analytical … economic factors but also political factors play an important role in the determination of the foreign ownership restrictions. …
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This paper examines host governments' motivation for restricting ownership shares of multinational firms(MNFs) in … firm-specific advantage. In contrast, a joint venture (JV) partner might observe this surplus depending on its ownership … share. The host government can alleviate its informational constraints by using ownership restrictions to force a JV. This …
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Electricity reform has coincided with a significant decline in energy R&D activities. Technical progress is crucial for tackling many energy and environmental issues as well as for long-term efficiency improvement. This paper reviews the industrial organisation literature on innovation to...
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and government policy on the ownership and control ofairports.The significance of those external pressures is discussed … ownership) and East Midlands (which is in private ownership).The conclusions which emerge from the case study evidence suggests … differences reflect their ownership and control. Although there ismuch evidence that differences between public and private …
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Allokationsverfahren zur Vergabe von Zutrittslizenzen an Marktneulinge differieren hinsichtlich mehrerer Aspekte. Einer davon ist die Veröffentlichung der vom Regulierer im Lizenzvergabeverfahren gesammelten Informationen. Der Autor untersucht den Einfluss der Informationsweitergabe auf die...
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flexibility within the company. Using information on the characteristicsof multinationals of developing nations, including … countries’ multinational position aswell as the lesser known developing countries’ multinationals.By learning about India’s Tata … importance and power ofemerging multinationals. If continued attention is not placed on these countries, Americamay be left …
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more Multinationals have rushed into the Chinese consumer goods market to seek new and tremendous market development … opportunities. For local Chinese companies, the numerous entries of Multinationals have seriously threatened their existing market … Chinese companies using any of those four options to compete against the entry of Multinationals into their home markets can …
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In the 1950s and 60s, the American view of foreign direct investment(FDI) in emerging markets, then called less-developed or developing countries, was that it was desirable for three reasons: as a vehicle for economic development and a partial substitute for foreign aid; to promote economic...
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Critics of globalization claim that U.S. manufacturing firms are being driven by the prospects of cheaper labor to shift employment abroad. Yet the evidence, beyond anecdotes, is slim. Using firm-level data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), we estimate the impact on U.S....
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This paper analyzes the economic impact of export subsidies by investigating stock price reactions to a critical event in 1997. On November 18, 1997, the European Union announced its intention to file a complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO), arguing that the United States provided...
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