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Rose effect and the Euro: The magic is gone
Havránek, Tomáš - 2009
This paper presents an updated meta-analysis of the effect of currency unions on trade, focusing on the Euro area. Using meta-regression methods such as funnel asymmetry test, evidence for strong publication bias is found. The estimated underlying effect for non-Euro studies reaches about 50%....
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Which foreigners are worth wooing? A meta-analysis of vertical spillovers from FDI
Havránek, Tomáš; Iršová, Zuzana - 2010
The principal argument for subsidizing foreign investment is the assumed spillover of technology to local firms. Yet researchers report mixed results on spillovers. To examine the phenomenon in a systematic way, we collected 3,626 estimates from 57 empirical studies on between-sector spillovers...
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Evaluation of a long-term transformational leadership development program
Abrell, Carolin; Rowold, Jens; Weibler, Jürgen; … - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 25 (2011) 3, pp. 205-224
This study represents a multi-method, multi-source, and longitudinal evaluation of a leadership development program in … Germany. For the development of transformational leadership, the methods of leadership feedback, training, and coaching were …. Altogether, 25 leaders participated in the program. The results revealed that transformational leadership (subordinate assessment …
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Intelligence, Self-confidence and Entrepreneurship
Asoni, Andrea - 2011
find that individuals with higher measured intelligence and self-confidence are more likely to be entrepreneurs …. Furthermore I present evidence suggesting that intelligence and self-confidence affect business ownership through two different … channels: intelligence increases business survival while self-confidence increases business creation. Finally, once we control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320404
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Meta-analysis of alcohol price and income elasticities: With corrections for publication bias
Nelson, Jon P. - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 17, pp. 1-10
Background: This paper contributes to the evidence-base on prices and alcohol use by presenting meta-analytic summaries of price and income elasticities for alcohol beverages. The analysis improves on previous meta-analyses by correcting for outliers and publication bias. Methods: Adjusting for...
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Who bears labour taxes and social contributions? A meta-analysis approach
Melguizo, Ángel; González-Páramo, José Manuel - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 4 (2013) 3, pp. 247-271
In this paper we apply the meta-regression technique to survey the empirical literature on the economic incidence of labour taxes and social security contributions. In particular, we focus on the effects of taxation on wages to test the conventional view that employees bear the burden due to...
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The effect of migration on income growth and convergence: meta-analytic evidence
Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2009
We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...
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The combined employment effects of minimum wages and labor market regulation: A meta-analysis
Boockmann, Bernhard - 2010
This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269767
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The combined employment effects of minimum wages and labor market regulation: A meta-analysis
Boockmann, Bernhard - 2010
This paper provides a meta-analysis of 55 empirical studies estimating the employment effects of minimum wages in 15 industrial countries. It strongly confirms the notion that the effects of minimum wages are heterogeneous between countries. As possible sources of heterogeneity, it considers the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271470
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The Impact of R&D Collaboration Networks on the Performance of Firms and Regions: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence
Pippel, Gunnar - 2012
Innovation is the result of an interactive process. Knowledge-intensive interactions among different partners are associated with a variety of advantages and disadvantages for the actors involved. Therefore, a rich body of literature investigating the impact of R&D collaboration networks on the...
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