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Essays on the contribution of public infrastructure to private production and its political economy
Stephan, Andreas - 2001
between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …
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International trade and labour markets
Braun, Sebastian Till - 2010
rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less … productive entrants to remain in the market. The positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity can, however …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467258
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Die Transformation des Verarbeitenden Gewerbes in Berlin/Brandenburg unter Berücksichtigung der Exporte : eine empirische Analyse mit amtlichen Mikrodaten
Mangelsdorf, Stefan - 2009
on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449074
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Mandatory Works Councils in Germany: Their Effects on Productivity and Profits
Müller, Steffen - 2009
-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …
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Land Security, Efficiency and Productivity, and Rural Income in China
Zhang, Yanjie - 2013
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Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
van de Walle, Etienne; Kekovole, John - 1986
The study of demographic trends in sub-Saharan Africa though crucial in the assessment of the impact of population size and growth on the overall socio-economic development in the region, has received the least attention due to lack of reliable data for most of the countries. This paper focuses...
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Monetary integration in East Africa
Rwakunda, Christian - 2004
The purpose of the dissertation is to establish a framework with which to assess the prospective gains from regional monetary integration among five neighboring countries in East Africa: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The neo-classical theory assumes that economic and monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457816
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INTERACTION EFFECT OF MAJOR POWER COMPETITION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ON INCOME INEQUALITY: IN THE CASE OF EAST AFRICAN IGAD MEMBER COUNTRIES
Gebremeske, Alula - 2024
In the current era characterized by globalization and interdependence, foreign aid has emerged as a crucial tool for safeguarding and promoting the national interests of donor countries. Nevertheless, the increasing divergence of national interests of major powers is casting a formidable shadow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014537098
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Diffusion of corporate governance practices : the Dutch response to pressures for shareholder value
Bezemer, Pieter-Jan; Zajac, Edward; Van den Bosch, Frans; … - 2011
As part of a larger literature focused on identifying and relating the antecedents and consequences of diffusing organizational practices/ideas, recent research has debated the international adoption of a shareholder-value-orientation (SVO). The debate has financial economists characterizing the...
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