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Firm size and judicial efficiency in Italy: evidence from the neighbour's tribunal
Giacomelli, Silvia; Menon, Carlo - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
We investigate the causal relationship between judicial efficiency and firm size across Italian municipalities, exploiting spatial discontinuities in tribunals' jurisdiction for identification. Results show that halving the length of civil proceedings, average firm size would increase by around...
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Firm size and judicial efficiency: evidence from the neighbour's court
Giacomelli, Silvia; Menon, Carlo - Banca d'Italia - 2013
We investigate the causal relationship between judicial efficiency and firm size across Italian municipalities exploiting spatial discontinuities in court jurisdictions for identification. The estimated coefficients suggest that the reduction of the length of civil proceedings could exert, all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099645
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Key determinants of poverty risk in Italy
ALGIERI, Bernardina; AQUINO, Antonio - In: Rivista Italiana degli Economisti 16 (2011) 3, pp. 411-430
Italy, a fiscal measure which aims at promoting automatic incentives to employment in manufacturing activities is suggested …, with a light burden for public finances, and a positive sideeffect on Italy's balance of payments. …
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Il diverso modo in cui le piccole imprese misurano il loro successo
Tattara, Giuseppe - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The study begins with a discussion of the thesis that Italy, in respect to other countries with similar growth, has a …
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Legal Reform, Contract Enforcement and Firm Size in Mexico
Dougherty, Sean - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Legal systems provide the basic institutions for firms and markets to operate. Their quality can have important consequences on the size distribution of firms, who rely on them for contract enforcement. This paper uses the variation in legal system quality across states in Mexico to examine the...
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The Impact of History on the Emergence of Localised Industrial Clusters - An Simulation Approach
Brenner, Thomas - Society for Computational Economics - SCE - 2002
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STRUCTURE INDUSTRIELLE ET CROISSANCE LOCALE EN REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DE CHINE
BATISSE, Cécile - In: Region et Developpement 16 (2002), pp. 85-93
Using panel data from a sample covering 30 industrial sectors in 29 Chinese provinces (excluding Tibet) over the 1988 to 1997 period, this paper highlights the relation between regional industrial structure and performance distribution in terms of growth. The influence of two types of variables...
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Agglomeration Economies and Entrepreneurship in the ICT Industry
Oort, Frank van; Stam, Stam, F.C. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2006
In this study indicators of agglomeration economies and their effect on entrepreneurship in the ICT industry are analysed in diverse urban contexts. Agglomeration economies have a stronger impact on new firm formation than on the growth of incumbent firms. Concentration and diversity both have a...
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LAO PDR: GROWTH PATTERNS AND MARKET INTEGRATION
Andersson, Magnus; Engvall, Anders; Kokko, Ari - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2007
Lao PDR has shown a strong record of economic growth and poverty alleviation since the early 1990s. Yet, the pace of economic development has varied significantly between different parts of the country - the rate of growth was initially faster in more developed areas, but after the mid-1990s...
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PORT WINE DYNAMICS: PRODUCTION, TRADE AND MARKET STRUCTURE
REBELO, João; CORREIA, Leonida - In: Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies 8 (2008) 1, pp. 99-114
In the last decades the world has seen some acceleration in the process of internationalization, affecting virtually all industries. The wine sector is no exception, witnessing increased exports and imports and a movement of mergers and acquisitions. Among European wines, Port Wine can be seen...
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