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Afonso, Oscar; Gonçalves, Nuno - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 2, pp. 23-57

This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the volume of the Non-Observed Economy (NOE) in Portugal, by estimating, based on MIMIC models (multiple indicators multiple causes), its path in the period 1977-2008. On the one hand, given the influence of the tax burden, the burden of...

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Financial failure prediction using financial ratios : an empirical application on Istanbul Stock Exchange

Zeytınoglu, Emin; Akarım, Yasemin Deniz - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 3 (2013) 3, pp. 107-116

Risk of financial failure is defined as the inability of a firm to pay its current liabilities. Financial failure may lead firms to bankrupt or go into liquidation. This paper aims to develop reliable model to identify the financial failure risk of the firms listed on Istanbul Stock Exchange...

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The early diffusion of the steam engine in Britain, 1700 - 1800 : a reappraisal

Nuvolari, Alessandro; Verspagen, Bart; Tunzelmann, Nick von - In: Cliometrica : journal of historical economics and … 5 (2011) 3, pp. 291-321

We examine the diffusion of steam technology across British counties during the eighteenth century. First, we provide new estimates for the regional variations in the timing, pace and extent of usage of steam engines. Our main data source is an updated version of the list of steam engines...

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Innovationsfinanzierung im Mittelstand : Zugang zu Krediten erleichtern!

Belitz, Heike; Lejpras, Anna - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 49, pp. 20-27

Förderprogramme des Bundes, der Länder und der EU sind deshalb eine wichtige zusätzliche Finanzierungsquelle für FuE sowie Innovation …, am ehesten Schwierigkeiten mit externer Finanzierung von FuE und Innovation haben. Deshalb sollte der Zugang von KMU zu … for R & D and innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises. In an analysis of around 1,500 innovative SMEs in the …

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Innovationspolitik für den Mittelstand hat sich bewährt

Belitz, Heike; Eickelpasch, Alexander; Lejpras, Anna - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 49, pp. 3-11

The innovation policy of the German government and Länder provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a … innovation policy …

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Verdoorn-Kaldor’s law : an empirical analysis with time series data in the United States

Castiglione, Concetta - In: Advances in management & applied economics 1 (2011) 3, pp. 135-151

Verdoorn's law refers to a statistical relationship between the long-run growth rate of labour productivity and the growth rate of output, usually for the manufacturing sector. Since the sixties this relationship has been examined in a large number of studies using a wide variety of data sets...

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Eurozone : Konvergenz bei Spitzentechnologien, Divergenz bei wissensintensiven Dienstleistungen

Schiersch, Alexander; Gornig, Martin - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 37, pp. 3-9

Die Wirtschaft der Eurozone ist stark auf forschungsintensive Industrien spezialisiert. In den einzelnen Euroländern ist die Bedeutung dieser Branchen sehr unterschiedlich, besonders groß ist sie in Deutschland. Anders als in der aktuellen Diskussion zum Teil unterstellt, hat die Einführung...

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Market reforms and efficiency gains in Chile

Bergoeing, Raphael; Hernando, Andrés; Repetto, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 2, pp. 217-242

Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant-level data on Chilean firms for years 1980 to 2001, we estimate the role of reforms on efficiency. We analyze aggregate productivity constructed from micro data to find that in the...

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The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality : oportunidades in Mexico

McKee, Douglas; Todd, Petra E. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 67-100

Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasing schooling and improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty and inequality of these children. It adapts methods...

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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition

Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

Industrial decline and restructuring in the transition economies presents a prime example of the relationship between changes in aggregate economic indicators and underlying microeconomic adjustments. This paper employs matched labor force survey data to focus on the magnitude and determinants...

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