We test the menu cost model of Ball and Mankiw (1994, 1995), which implies that the impact of price dispersion on inflation should differ between inflation and deflation episodes, using data for Japan and Hong Kong. We use a random crosssection sample split when calculating the moments of the...

Since 1997 the Hong Kong (HK) government has markedly changed its role from being a mere institution provider to being an active innovation promoter. As such, it has actively implemented innovation policies that focus especially on creating new funding opportunities and establishing several R&D...

This paper analyses academia-industry linkages of the Hong Kong (HK) electronics small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and investigates the role of active innovation policies in this regard. It uses data collected from a questionnaire survey in HK, focusing on three main academia-industry...

This study focuses on how cross-cultural synergy and friction emerge in Finno-Sinic management communication, decision-making and organisation empowerment. The paper is based on a qualitative methodology and in-depth interviews with Finnish and Chinese subjects in Finnish companies in Hong Kong....

Mohring and Harwitz (1962) showed that, under certain conditions, an optimally designed and priced road would generate user toll revenues just sufficient to cover its capital costs. Several scholars subsequently explored the robustness of that finding. This paper briefly summarizes further...

Public-private partnerships (P3s) typically rely on long-term contracts between participants. When conditions arise that fall outside the expectations embodied in the contract, one party may seek to renegotiate the contract terms. Globally, the frequency of P3 contract renegotiations has been...

Das Potenzial der mit dem Paradigma 'Internet der Dinge' verbundenen Technologien und Infrastrukturen entwickelt sich schleichend aber dennoch rasant und unaufhaltsam. Die Entwicklungen zum Internet der Dinge eröffnen durchaus ambivalente Perspektiven: Den hohen wirtschaftlichen Potenzialen und...

[1. Motivation und Einordnung] Menschen, die Opfer von Gewalttaten geworden sind, haben einen komplexen Versorgungs- und Unterstützungsbedarf, welcher sich auf verschiedenste Bereiche wie physische und psychische Gesundheit, ihre Arbeit und auch soziale Beziehungen erstreckt. Um diesen...