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THE QUESTION OF CLUSTERS IN LESS DEVELOPED AREAS. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM ROMANIA'S EASTERN REGIONS
Constantin, Daniela L.; Bodea, Constanta; Pauna, Carmen B. - 2010
Various research studies addressing the specific problems and difficulties in the underdeveloped regions in the transition countries from Central and Eastern Europe have identified possible reactions regarding appropriate economic and social policy measures. Some of them take into consideration...
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Clusters and regional development: The dynamics of agglomeration processes and its contribution to the development of North East region of Romania
Rotaru, Igor - In: International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences … 9 (2016) 2, pp. 99-102
Purpose - This papers aims to analyze the dynamics of agglomeration processes in the North East region of Romania and to connect the results with the process of deepening of Romania's European integration. Design/methodology/approach - The research method includes an analysis in dynamic of two...
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R&D, Spillovers and Performance among Heterogenous Firms. An Empirical Study Using Microdata
Klette, Tor Jakob - 1994
Empirical research has established that there is a significant, positive relationship between productivity growth and R&D- expenditure at the firm level. Yet, while interesting, the conventional production function approach applied in such studies has some well known limitations. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011967905
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Bubble thy neighbor: portfolio effects and externalities from capital controls
Forbes, Kristin; Fratzscher, Marcel; Kostka, Thomas; … - 2012
We use changes in Brazil’s tax on capital inflows from 2006 to 2011 to test for direct portfolio effects and …. We find that an increase in Brazil’s tax on foreign investment in bonds causes investors to significantly decrease their … portfolio allocations to Brazil in both bonds and equities. Investors simultaneously increase allocations to other countries …
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Basic interest rate, bank competition and bank spread in personal credit operations in Brazil: A theoretical and empirical analysis
da Silva, Guilherme Jonas Costa; Steagall Pirtouscheg, … - In: EconomiA 16 (2015) 1, pp. 32-45
The debate on the strategy of banking spread reduction in Brazil has been extended for a long time and was … and the results showed that both aspects are relevant in explaining the banking spread in Brazil, and should not be …
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The role of skill enhancing trade in Brazil: some evidence from microdata
Araújo, Bruno Cesar; Bogliacino, Francesco; Vivarelli, … - 2009
Brazil was characterised by a marked process of trade liberalisation in the ‘90s, resulting in a dramatic …
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The role of skill enhancing trade in Brazil: some evidence from microdata
Araújo, Bruno Cesar; Bogliacino, Francesco; Vivarelli, … - 2009
Brazil was characterised by a marked process of trade liberalisation in the 1990s, resulting in a dramatic increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269201
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Employment effects of CAP payments in the UK non-farm economy
Rizov, Marian; Davidova, Sophia; Bailey, Alastair - In: European Review of Agricultural Economics 45 (2018) 5, pp. 723-748
of CAP payments in both static and dynamic models of employment. The results suggest positive net spillovers of CAP …
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The determinants of SME capital structure across the lifecycle
Martinez Cillero, Maria; Lawless, Martina; O'Toole, Conor - 2019
empirical evidence is available explaining cross country differences in the capital structure of SMEs over the life cycle. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985206
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Networks and Firm Performance: A Case Study of Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises
Pham, Hung D.; Runst, Petrik; Bizer, Kilian - 2017
Small and medium enterprises play an important role in developing and transition economies. Recently, more attention has been paid to the role of networks in improving firm performance. By using data from the DANIDA project on SME survey with more than 2,500 manufacturing firms in Vietnam, we...
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