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The causal effects of an industrial policy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Martin, Ralf; Overman, Henry; Van … - 2012
Business support policies designed to raise productivity and employment are common worldwide, but rigorous micro-econometric evaluation of their causal effects is rare. We exploit multiple changes in the area-specific eligibility criteria for a major program to support manufacturing jobs...
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Mitigation Strategies and Costs of Climate Protection: The effects of ETC in the hybrid Model MIND
Lessmann, Kai; Edenhofer, Ottmar; Bauer, Nico - 2005
MIND is a hybrid model incorporating several energy related sectors in an endogenous growth model of the world economy. This model structure allows a better understanding of the linkages between the energy sectors and the macro-economic environment. We perform a sensitivity analysis and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010312307
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Cluster policy as a development strategy: Case studies from the Middle East and North Africa
Benner, Maximilian - 2012
Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...
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The cluster-based development strategy in Kazakhstan's agro-food sector: A critical assessment from an Austrian perspective
Wandel, Jürgen - 2010
This paper challenges the uselfullness of the cluster-based development strategy to diversify and increase the competitiveness of Kazakhstan's economy, regarding the case of the country's agro-food sector. For this it refers to insights of the Austrian Market Process Theory. It is argued that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300387
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Deciding about (de-)centralization of industrial policy: Delegation by a central authority vs. bargaining of regional governments
Morasch, Karl - 2003
Die europäische Kommission ist primärer Träger der Industriepolitik in der europäischen Union. Industriepolitische … Industriepolitik besser von einem zentralen Träger durchgeführt wird, der Spillovers internalisiert, oder von den regionalen … Industriepolitik regional oder durch eine zentrale Instanz durchgeführt werden soll. Interessanterweise schneidet bei Verhandlungen mit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300407
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Institutional Effects on the Evolution of the Size Distribution of Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 1998
In this paper it is argued that the size distribution of firms may largely be determined by institutional factors. This hypothesis is tested in an exploratory fashion by studying the evolution of the size distribution of firms over time in Sweden for a period spanning from the late 1960s to the...
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The Transformation of Ownership Policy and Structure in Sweden: Convergence towards the Anglo-Saxon Model?
Henrekson, Magnus; Jakobsson, Ulf - 2001
We investigate the dramatic transformation of ownership policies and ownership structure in Sweden during the postwar period. After WWII, Swedish ownership policies were guided by a socialist vision where the ultimate goal was abolition of private ownership. These policies came to an end in the...
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Zeit für eine neue Industriepolitik? Positionspapier des Kieler Instituts für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) zum Entwurf einer Nationalen Industriestrategie 2030
Dohse, Dirk; Felbermayr, Gabriel; Görg, Holger; … - 2019
", der die Wohlstandsvorteile der Globalisierung gefährdet. Sie sehen die zurückhaltende Industriepolitik Deutschlands als …
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Sonderwirtschaftszonen und Industrieparks in Theorie und Praxis - unter besonderer Berücksichtigung Afrikas
Hachmeier, Klaus U.; Mösle, Saskia - 2019
Industriepolitik. Die Autoren stellen die (sozio-)ökonomischen Effekte von SWZ durch eine Auswertung der bestehenden Fachliteratur dar …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012111595
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Do we need national champions?: if so, do we need a champions-related industrial policy? ; an evolutionary perspective
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2007
This paper discusses the role of so-called national champions within the context of the EU's ambitious goal to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economic region in the world by 2010. We find football to be a useful analogy in our discussion of national champions. There are...
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