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The role of foreign direct investment in economic development: A study of Nigeria

Adegbite, Esther O.; Ayadi, Folorunso. S. - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 6 (2011) 1/2, pp. 133-147

The study investigates the relationship between foreign direct investment flows and economic growth in Nigeria. The study became necessary because as never before, the civilian governments since 1999 have employed several strategies to ensure increased flow of FDI into Nigeria because of its...

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Was reizt Sozial hi Ifeempfänger zum Ausstieg?. Eine empirische Untersuchung mit dem Niedrigeinkommens-Panel / Why do Recipients of German Social Assistance Opt Out?. An Empirical Investigation of Incentives with the Low Income Panel

Wilde, Joachim - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 223 (2003) 6, pp. 719-742

Zusammenfassung Als Hauptursache für die hohe Zahl der Sozialhilfeempfänger in Deutschland wird häufig angenommen, dass sich die Aufnahme einer Erwerbstätigkeit finanziell nicht lohne und viele Menschen deshalb freiwillig in der Sozialhilfe verblieben (sogenannte Armuts- bzw....

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Modelling volatility and forecasting of exchange rate of British pound sterling and Indian rupee

Gupta, Sanjeev; Kashyap, Sachin - In: Journal of Modelling in Management 11 (2016) 2, pp. 389-404

Purpose The paper aims to analyse the extent of volatility and generating forecasts of exchange rates of British pound and Indian rupees in US terms. Design/methodology/approach This study applies different combinations of GARCH and EGARCH models suggested in the Econometric literature to...

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Borders Matter! - Regional Integration in North America / Grenzen sind bedeutsam! - Regionale Integration Nordamerika

Blum, Ulrich - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 223 (2003) 5, pp. 513-531

Summary We analyze the spatial interaction among regions in North America and in Western Europe. We use a gravity model extended by a spatial correlation structure where data allows to evaluate the spatial interaction in two dimensions: level of impact and the length of the spatial tail. This...

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Magazines and their Companion Websites: Competing Outlet Channels?

Kaiser, Ulrich - In: Review of Marketing Science 4 (2006) 1

This paper provides empirical evidence for the widespread belief that a magazine's companion website induces channel competition on its print version. The analysis is based on aggregated quarterly magazine-specific data on circulation, a broad variety of magazine characteristics, consumer...

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Investigating the non-linear Wagner’s hypothesis in South Africa

Leshoro, Temitope Lydia A. - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (2017) 4, pp. 462-473

Keynesian approach, in which government spending is considered to determine economic growth. However, there is another theory …

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Competition, corporate governance and corporate performance : Substitutes or complements? Empirical evidence from Nigeria

Obembe, Olufemi Bodunde; Soetan, Rosemary Olufunmilayo - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 6 (2015) 3, pp. 251-271

Exchange and subsequently analysed using General Methods of Moments (GMM). Findings – The results show that competition had a … against firm financial performance is unique for Nigeria while the use of GMM method of analysis helps in reducing the effect … of endogeneity inherent in corporate governance and performance of firms in Nigeria. …

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The impact of sovereign credit ratings on corporate credit ratings in South Africa

Ntsalaze, Zuziwe; Boako, Gideon; Alagidede, Paul - In: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 8 (2017) 2, pp. 126-146

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of sovereign credit ratings on corporations in South Africa by assessing whether the sovereign rating assigned to South Africa by credit rating agencies acts as a ceiling/constraint for credit ratings assigned to corporations that...

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Debt and ownership structure: evidence from Italy

Rossi, Fabrizio; Cebula, Richard J. - In: Corporate Governance: The International Journal of … 16 (2016) 5, pp. 883-905

better capture any problems related to the endogeneity of the variables in the model. Findings The results provide evidence … theory seems to prevail over the control and monitoring role. …

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Does openness enhance financial sector development? The experience of the Arab world

Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Abuzayed, Bana - In: EuroMed Journal of Business 9 (2014) 3, pp. 318-332

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine if the simultaneous openness to trade and capital account can promote financial sector development. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample of 12 Arab countries over the period from 1985 to 2011, the data were analyzed using the...

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