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This paper investigates spatial dependence of FDI knowledge spillovers in manufacturing and services using spatial … research indicates that for knowledge absorption, geographic distance plays differing roles in manufacturing and services, due … knowledge in manufacturing despite the strong marketstealing effects operating within regions as well as spatially. On the other …
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This article presents the results of a survey of Bulgarian industrial organizations with respect to their clashes with the world financial and economic crisis's effects on local economy. The crisis manifestations under business environment specificity factors and important cultural aspects of...
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Using the overcharge estimates for 406 cartel episodes, I evaluate the impact of cartel characteristics and market environment on the size of the overcharges imposed by cartels in different geographic markets and during six antitrust law regimes starting from the 18th century. I find that the...
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While attention to the social and environmental impacts of international business (IB) is not new, the past years have seen renewed interest due to pressing global problems such as climate change and poverty. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are regarded as playing a specific role given their...
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The Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) - is the largest longitudinal study of new businesses ever embarked upon. The panel of businesses was created by using a random sample from Dun & Bradstreet’s (D&B) database list of new businesses started in 2004, which totaled roughly two hundred fifty-thousand...
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the organization of firms beyond vertical integration, by fostering vertical specialization in both manufacturing and …
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Using the data on 238 cartelized markets we evaluate econometrically the impact of cartel characteristics as well the market and legal environment of cartel operation on cartel stability. The latter is measured as the expected number of repeated attempts to form a cartel in the same product...
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In recent years, understanding the structure and function of complex networks has become the foundation for explaining many different real-world complex biological, technological and informal social phenomena. Techniques from statistical physics have been successfully applied to the analysis of...
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have become the most expensive unit of the health system as they provide quick and timely health care services to reduce … health care services and save resources …
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Appropriately designed Product Market Regulation (PMR) is essential to enhance productivity, boost economic growth and increase welfare. Regulation is needed to address market failures and guarantee the health and safety of consumers. However, by limiting the entry and expansion of firms, a too...
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