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A VAR analysis of FDI and wages : the Romania's case
Mutascu, Mihai Ioan; Fleischer, Anne-Marie - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 2, pp. 41-56
(markets, natural resources, competitiveness), host country policies (macro policies, private sector, trade and industry, FDI …
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The comparative financial managerial performance of US firms and Chinese firms
Asheghian, Parviz - In: Journal of finance and investment analysis 1 (2012) 2, pp. 119-135
This paper evaluates the relative financial managerial performance of thirty matched-pairs of US firms and Chinese (CN) firms. In this study, financial managerial performance is measured in terms of profitability, debt management, and asset management. Paired comparison is employed and eight...
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Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers : evidence from Turkey
Erdogan, Aysa Ipek - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 4, pp. 185-199
This article analyzes the horizontal productivity spillover effects of foreign ownership on Turkish firms that are among the top 500 industrial enterprises in Turkey. Using a panel of 215 firms over the period 2004-2008, we find that domestic firms benefit from productivity spillovers from...
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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
Viele kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) können Forschung und Entwicklung (FuE) nicht allein aus Eigenmitteln finanzieren. Die Fremdfinanzierung risikoreicher FuE-Projekte mit Krediten ist ihnen aber auch nur begrenzt möglich. Die Förderprogramme des Bundes, der Länder und der EU sind...
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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
Die Innovationspolitik des Bundes und der Länder bietet dem Mittelstand ein breites Spektrum an Programmen zur Stärkung von Forschung und Entwicklung der kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen und ist besonders auf den Wissenstransfer ausgerichtet. In den letzten Jahren wurden die Programme...
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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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The China price : evidence and some implications
Álvarez, Roberto; Claro, Sebastián - In: Estudios de economía 33 (2006) 2, pp. 117-139
China's import penetration in Chilean markets is higher in unskilled-labor intensive sectors as predicted by traditional endowment-based theories of comparative advantage. However, there is also evidence of within-industry specialization. In particular, high-income countries receive higher...
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Apertura económica y producto sectorial : alguna evidencia para la economía Argentina
Lanteri, Luis N. - In: Atlantic review of economics 2 (2011), pp. 1-28
vision for agriculture and manufacturing sectors. In this paper, we try to determine the impact of external terms of trade … and domestic (the latter considers foreign trade policy) on the product of both sectors and unemployment rates. To this …:1-2011:1. It is noted that the variance of agricultural GDP is mostly explained by shocks in the external terms of trade, unlike …
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