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Globalization and the markups of European firms
Békés, Gábor; Hornok, Cecília; Muraközy, Balázs - 2016
We use a unique cross-section survey of manufacturing firms from four European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain) linked with balance sheet data to study the relationship between key aspects of globalization and firm-level markups. The main results are: (i) Exporting is positively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514354
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Globalization and the markups of European firms
Békés, Gábor; Hornok, Cecília; Muraközy, Balázs - 2016
We use a unique cross-section survey of manufacturing firms from four European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain) linked with balance sheet data to study the relationship between key aspects of globalization and firm-level markups. The main results are: (i) Exporting is positively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538046
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An Assignment Theory of Foreign Direct Investment
Nocke, Volker; Yeaple, Stephen R. - 2005
We develop an assignment theory to analyze the volume and composition of foreign direct investment (FDI). Firms conduct FDI by either engaging in greenfield investment or in cross-border acquisitions. Cross-border acquisitions involve firms trading heterogeneous corporate assets to exploit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014028512
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Different types of liberalization and jobs in South Korean Firms
Kim, Hyuk Hwang; Lee, Hongshik - In: Journal of East Asian economic integration 19 (2015) 1, pp. 71-97
imports, IFDI (inward foreign direct investment), and foreign ownership-on regular, irregular jobs and the ratio of irregular … irregular job figures. However, an increase in total imports led to a decrease in the number of irregular jobs without affecting … imports results in depressed overall employment, irregular employment in particular, while more IFDI results in more irregular …
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International knowledge spillovers through high-tech imports and R&D of foreign-owned firms
Belitz, Heike; Mölders, Florian - 2013
The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of TFP growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009723930
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Import competition and the composition of firm investments
Fromenteau, Philippe; Schymik, Jan; Tscheke, Jan - 2016
We study how foreign competition affects the composition of investments inside firms. A parsimonious model predicts that firms have an incentive to shift their investments towards more short-term assets when exposed to tougher competition. Using data on expenditures of listed US companies into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547850
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Catching up of emerging economies : the role of capital goods imports, FDI inflows, domestic investment and absorptive capacity
Glas, Alexander; Hübler, Michael; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2015
We assess the role of capital goods imports and inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) as transmission channels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479372
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International Knowledge Spillovers through High-Tech Imports and R&D of Foreign-Owned Firms
Belitz, Heike - 2013
The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of TFP growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013084451
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Impact of Inward FDI, Import on Domestic Innovation : Evidence from China
Qu, Tao - 2013
Hastened by triangle trade patterns, exchange of immediate goods and inward foreign direct investment have become the main channels to achieve technical spillover. Based on regional inward capital data and classified traded goods, we examine causes of innovation in the context of inward foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013090091
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Comparing scenarios for a European carbon border adjustment mechanism : trade, FDI and welfare effects with a focus on the Austrian economy
Korpar, Niko; Larch, Mario; Stöllinger, Roman - 2022
As the European carbon border adjustment (CBA) mechanism is high up on the European Commission's agenda and soon to be implemented, it is important to understand the economic and environmental implications of alternative designs of such a mechanism. To this end and with a view to informing the...
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