The purpose of this research is to explore the motivation of business group firmsto adopt pyramidal ownership structures. The traditional approach claims that pyramidsare useful in tunneling resources to other affiliates by transferring value to firms withhigh cash flow rights of controlling...

This thesis is a contribution to our understanding of business groups in the small busi-ness sector. Specifically, its aim is to verify to what extent the consideration of entrepre-neurial processes can advance our understanding of this phenomenon. A ‘business group’ is a set of companies...

Using novel data on European firms, this paper investigates the relationship between business groups and innovation. Controlling for various firm characteristics, we find that group affiliates are more innovative than standalones. We examine several hypotheses to explain this finding, focusing...

Business groups are an important aspect of the industrial organization of many developing countries. This paper develops a theory suggesting that they may be organizations that facilitate modernization in the presence of financial market constraints. An important function of the stock market is...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. August 2010. Major: Sociology. Advisor: Professor David Knoke. 1 computer file (PDF); v, 141 pages.

El sistema bancario español sufrió un importante proceso de reestructuración entre 2009 y 2011 basado en la consolidación de las cajas de ahorros. El diseño de este programa permite estudiar el efecto de dos mecanismos de consolidación (fusiones o adquisiciones convencionales y sistemas...

This paper investigates whether corporate political influence affects government investment decisions. We study the efficacy of the various forms of political influence, ranging from the relatively passive connections between firms and politicians, such as those based on politicians’ voting...

This paper analyses the impact of quality based labelling on product prices,factor allocation and the resulting effects on producers within the context of aninternational trading system. A general equilibrium model, calibrated to 1998 data,describes United States and European Union labelling...

“Substantial downzoning” is defined as the exercise of police power to significantly reduce the legally permitted density on undeveloped land in a community. This contentious practice is typically challenged by those who perceive the action to limit their market opportunities (e.g., farmers...

Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike. In response, many governments across the world implemented policies targeting high food commodity prices in their domestic...