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Government spending volatility and the size of nations
Furceri, Davide; Poplawski Ribeiro, Marcos - 2008
This paper provides empirical evidence showing that smaller countries tend to have more volatile government spending for a sample of 160 countries from 1960 to 2000. We argue that the larger size of a country decreases the volatility of government spending because it acts as an insurance against...
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Unlocking the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions
Brakman, Steven; Garita, Gus; Garretsen, Harry; van … - 2008
Most FDI takes place between the developed countries, which suggests that the market-seeking motive is important for understanding FDI. However, given the stylized fact that trade barriers (e.g. transportation costs and financial barriers) have declined over the past 20 years, models that aim to...
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Small but beautiful? Economic impacts of the size of nations in the European Union
König, Jörg; Ohr, Renate - 2011
This paper highlights the economic meaning of the size of the state for members of the European Union, thereby making the economic success of EU states statistically tangible. Firstly, we show in descriptive illustrations that the theoretically expected characteristics of small countries clearly...
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Openness, financial markets, and policies: Cross-country and dynamic patterns
Bertola, Giuseppe; Lo Prete, Anna - 2008
globalization trends where financial market development can more easily substitute for it. …
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Challenges and Opportunities of Small Countries for Integration into the Global Economy, as a Case of Mongolia
Nyamtseren, Lhamsuren - 2004
: 1) globalization is a process of continuing integration of the countries of the world that is beneficial, inevitable and …This paper examines the impacts of globalization on small countries, covering the main features of globalization, the … irreversible. No any country can afford to remain isolated from the world economy. 2) some of small countries might have higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296788
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Measurement of globalization and its variations among countries, regions and over time
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - 2005
heterogeneity in the degree of globalization over time and across countries and regions of the World, as well as within countries …The process of globalization is an international economic order which has led to the progressive integration of the … world economy through the pulling the barrier of trade and greater mobility of factors of production. In addition the …
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Ökonomische und politische Grenzen von Wirtschaftsräumen
Vollmer, Uwe (contributor) - 2006
Nationalstaaten verändern ihre Größe - dies lehrt die Geschichte. Gleichwohl wird die Größe eines Landes in der Ökonomik meist als exogen angenommen und nicht erklärt. Dies überrascht, weil die Staatsgröße in gewissem Umfang als Ergebnis rationaler Entscheidungen und als genuin...
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Determinants of FDI in developing countries: has globalization changed the rules of the game?
Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2002
There is a startling gap between, allegedly, globalization-induced changes in international competition for foreign … its relevance well before globalization became a hotly debated issue. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265533
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Globalisation: countries, cities and multinationals
McCann, Philip; Ács, Zoltán J. - 2009
In this paper we explore the relationship between the size of a country, the size of its cities, and the economic performance of the country. In order to do this we integrate three different literature, namely the literature on optimal country size, literature on historical processes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271791
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EU autonomy, the Brussels Effect, and the rise of global economic protectionism
Bauer, Matthias; Pandya, Dyuti - 2024
The Brussels Effect, once emblematic of the EU's alleged influence in shaping global regulations, has now become a factor contributing to global regulatory fragmentation. The EU must recalibrate its trajectory towards a liberal and rules-based trading order, prioritizing widespread regulatory...
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