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Globalization and human capital formation
Andersson, Frederik; Konrad, Kai A. - Abteilung "Marktprozesse und Steuerung", … - 2001
second-best tool. Globalization that increases labor mobility reduces governments’ incentives to provide subsidized education … and increases private individuals’ incentives for investment in their human capital. Globalization can improve welfare …. Globalisierung erhöht die Mobilität der produktiven Individuen. In der Folge bestehen geringere Anreize für die Regierungen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367858
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Human Capital Investment and Globalization in Extortionary States
Andersson, Fredrik; Konrad, Kai A. - CESifo - 2002
This paper considers education investment and public education policy in closed and open economies with an extortionary government. The extortionary government in a closed economy chooses an education policy in order to overcome a hold-up problem of time-consistent taxation similar to benevolent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406324
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The Challenge of Restoring French Competitiveness
Kierzenkowski, Rafal - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
globalisation of trade and investment in goods and services. The poor foreign trade performance of recent years is related to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005034051
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Where to? – The EU unemployment post crisis
Mihai-Yiannaki, Simona - In: Global Business and Economics Review 13 (2011) 3/4, pp. 240-256
The paper combines under a literature review, secondary and tertiary data analysis, a unique construct of three perspectives: the new classical macroeconomics theory related to unemployment, a finance approach of the relationship with exchange rates and the legal repercussions of the social...
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Global economic crisis 2007–2010: Is it really so recent? Implications for the future from the lessons of economic history
Salavrakos, Ioannis-Dionysios - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 6, pp. 655-683
This paper demonstrates that the current economic crisis has its roots in the evolution of the global economy during the 1960s. The gradual increase of US debt from the 1960s accompanied by the deficit in the US trade balance due to international competition from EU, Japan, and later from China...
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The incentives leading up to the 2008 financial crisis
Rotthoff, Kurt W. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 4 (2011) 4, pp. 343-349
There are many events that led up to the financial crisis of 2008. This study looks at the political policies in place before the crisis happened. Focusing on the decade and a half prior to the crisis, the incentives in the financial industry led to risk mitigation. This response to mitigate...
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US import demand for apple: source differentiated almost ideal demand system approach
Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Fonsah, Esendugue Greg; … - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 4 (2011) 4, pp. 372-382
We adopted a restricted version of Source Differentiated Almost Ideal Demand System (RSDAIDS) to analyse the US import demand for fresh apples, apple juice and other processed apples after differentiating each type of apple by import origins. Seasonality and time trend variables were included in...
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Reverse logistics strategies as a means to improve profitability
Weeks, Kelly - In: International Journal of Logistics Economics and … 3 (2011) 1, pp. 17-41
To fully maximise profitability, strategies regarding reverse logistics must be analysed and implemented. This study researches several such logistics constructs such as resource commitment, production route efficiency and others. A thorough survey instrument was developed and mailed in effort...
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International management and risk assessment
Bednarz, Ludwik M. - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 34 (2010) 1/2/3/4, pp. 16-24
This article presents the US experience from periodical business failures and collapses of the financial markets. It could be a lesson for the Central and Eastern European countries on their economies during the post-transition era. International management is one of the strongest aspects of...
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On the causal relationship between trade-openness and government-size: evidence from OECD countries
Molana, Hassan; Montagna, Catia; Violato, Mara - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 4/5/6, pp. 226-249
The compensation hypothesis predicts a positive causation from international economic openness to the size of the public sector, as governments step in to perform a risk mitigating role to counterbalance the increasing exposure to external risk and the economic dislocations caused by growing...
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