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The discontinuous integration of Western Europe's heterogeneous market for corporate control from 1995 to 2007
Frey, Rainer - 2010
the relevance of borders has decreased over time. For the EU 15, we investigate the expected integration process of the … market for corporate control - an illustrative market for studying integration issues - over the period from 1995 to 2007 … introduction of the euro may have led to accelerated integration. However, thereafter we find no evidence for further progress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301320
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The discontinuous integration of Western Europe's heterogeneous market for corporate control from 1995 to 2007
Frey, Rainer - 2010
the relevance of borders has decreased over time. For the EU 15, we investigate the expected integration process of the … market for corporate control - an illustrative market for studying integration issues - over the period from 1995 to 2007 … introduction of the euro may have led to accelerated integration. However, thereafter we find no evidence for further progress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271607
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Dynamics in ownership and firm survival: evidence from corporate Germany
Heiss, Florian; Köke, Jens - 2001
This study investigates the determinants of changes in corporate ownership and firm failure, taking into account different types of sellers and buyers of control blocks. For a large panel of German corporations we find that firms are more likely to fail or to be sold when performance is poor,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297800
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The effects of privatization and consolidation on bank productivity: comparative evidence from Italy and Germany
Fiorentino, Elisabetta; Vincenzo, Alessio De; Heid, Frank; … - 2009
directions since then: Italy privatized its publicly-owned banks while Germany has maintained a large share of state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298779
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FDI and Wages: Evidence from Firm-Level and Linked Employer-Employee Data in Hungary, 1986-2008
Earle, John S.; Telegdy, Álmos; Antal, Gábor - 2012
We estimate the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) acquisitions on firm-average and worker-specific wages using universal firm-level panel data and linked employer-employee data for Hungary. Our identification strategy exploits a 23 year-long panel with 4,926 foreign acquisitions to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494721
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Export, foreign direct investment, and joint ventures: Learning the rival's costs through propinquity
Creane, Anthony; Miyagiwa, Kaz - 2007
We examine the role of cost uncertainty in a firm's choice between exporting and foreign investment in oligopolistic industry. We consider both foreign direct investment and an international joint venture, and allow country-specific and firm-specific cost uncertainty. Unlike exporting, either...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332410
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Firm consolidation and labor market outcomes
Dobbelaere, Sabien; McCormack, Grace; Prinz, Daniel; … - 2022
Using rich administrative data from the Netherlands, we study the consequences of firm consolidation for workers. For workers at acquired firms, takeovers are associated with a 8.5% drop in employment at the consolidated firm and a 2.6% drop in total labor income. These effects are persistent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480422
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Diploma No Problem : Can Private Schools Be of Lower Quality than Public Schools?
Brunello, Giorgio; Rocco, Lorenzo - 2004
Motivated by anecdotal as well as econometric evidence from Italy, we ask whether private schools can provide lower … offering at a positive price lower quality than the public school can be an equilibrium. The calibrated parameters for Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262077
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Firms' international status and heterogeneity in performance: Evidence from Italy
Casaburi, Lorenzo; Gattai, Valeria; Minerva, G. Alfredo - 2008
inputs off-shoring. Third, in terms of the productivity dynamics over the period 1998-2003, exporters' performance in Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270935
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Do foreigners replace native immigrants? Evidence from a panel cointegration analysis
Brücker, Herbert; Fachin, Stefano; Venturini, Alessandra - 2009
the immigration of foreigners replaces domestic mobility from poor to rich regions. We focus on Italy, which is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271297