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Technology Spillovers and Stability of International Climate Coalitions
Nagashima, Miyuki; Dellink, Rob B. - 2007
Cooperation in international environmental agreements appears difficult to attain because of strong free-riding incentives. This paper explores how different technology spillover mechanisms among regions can influence the incentive structures to join and stabilise an international agreement. We...
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Three essays in open economy and international macroeconomics
Ojede, Andrew - 2009
Doctor of Philosophy
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Privatization and the globalization of energy markets
2009
This report reviews recent global efforts to privatize energy resources and outlines the opportunities and challenges privatization has presented to U.S. and foreign multinational energy companies. The group of energy companies studied in this report includes the major U.S. petroleum companies...
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Why Foreign-Owned Firms are Different: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence for Austria
Pfaffermayr, Michael; Bellak, Christian - 2000
This study examines performance gaps among foreign-owned and domestically-owned Austrian firms. In line with earlier findings our results suggest that the positive effects of participating in a foreign multinational's network can mainly be found in productivity and profitability. A further...
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A Note on the Appropriate Measure of Tax Burden on Foreign Direct Investment to the CEECs
Bellak, Christian; Leibrecht, Markus; Romisch, Roman - 2005
In this note we show that tax-rate elasticities of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Central and East European … the supranational tax laws on the corporate tax burden. Concerning FDI, from an empirical point of view STRs are … countries of FDI in eight major CEEC host countries during the period 1995-2005 via Levene-tests, using a unique dataset …
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Leaving the L-Space; Kundenintegration als Erklärungsansatz multinationaler Unternehmen im Dienstleistungssektor - Eine Weiterentwicklung des OLI-Modells
Radmacher-Nottelmann, Nils A. - 2010
Das Wachstum multinationaler Unternehmen (MNU) wird zunehmend durch Investitionen von Dienstleistungsunternehmen vorangetrieben. Die Produktion von Dienstleistungen unterscheidet sich allerdings in mehreren Aspekten von der Herstellung klassischer Industriegüter. Eine zentrale Eigenschaft ist...
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Innovation Practice Transfer and Capability Development within the Multinational Enterprise
Lupton, Nathaniel C - 2011
For many firms, there is no long term effective strategy except to continue to grow and evolve through innovation. Hence, investment in developing these capabilities is a significant managerial priority. The original view within international business research holds that these capabilities are...
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Motivation of Chinese Investments in Vietnam
Ren, Yi - 2007
China attracted a record of US$52.7×109 in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the year 2002, surpassing the United … States to become the world’s largest FDI recipient. China’s success in attracting FDI has received significant attention from … academics. Several theoretical approaches have been developed to explain the determinants of FDI in China. However, it seems to …
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Offshoring and the Onshore Composition of Tasks and Skills
Becker, Sascha O.; Ekholm, Karolina; Muendler, Marc-Andreas - 2009
We analyze the relationship between offshoring and the onshore workforce composition in German multinational enterprises (MNEs), using plant data that allow us to discern tasks, occupations, and workforce skills. Offshoring is associated with a statistically significant shift towards more...
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MNEs and Export Spillovers: An Analysis of Indian Manufacturing Industries
Franco, Chiara; Subash, Sasidharan - 2009
firms, claiming that FDI may have an impact on exports, even though the link with productivity is left aside. Following this …Parallel session 7. FDI, spillovers and innovation …
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