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A Log Linear Analysis of Factors Affecting Performance of European Manufacturing SMEs
Beneki, Christina - 2013
performance of European manufacturing SMEs by using a hierarchical log linear model. In the present study, firm performance is … associated with the outcome variable firm performance in a chi-square test analysis. The results revealed seventeen out of an … hierarchical log linear model. This paper expands the research of factors affecting the firms' performance and allows a better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092227
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Measures of Financial and Non-Financial Support to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Wake of COVID-19
Levashenko, Antonina - 2020
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are more exposed to pandemic risks compared to large businesses. To support this sector during the crisis, it is necessary to implement measures of financial (direct funding, tax incentives, etc.) and non-financial support
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012830896
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Modelling Production Cost Scenarios for Biofuels and Fossil Fuels in Europe
Festel, Gunter - 2015
This paper presents the results of a calculation model for biofuel production costs in 2015 and 2020 based on raw material price projections and considering scale and learning effects. Distinguishing six types of biofuels, the paper finds that scale economies and learning effects are critical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034931
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Securitizing Innovation to Protect Trade Secrets Between 'the East' and 'the West' : A Neo-Schumpeterian Public Legal Reading
Vecellio Segate, Riccardo - 2020
The first target of today's global commercial and military espionage, trade secrets, are the only form of intellectual property protection to be based on the necessity of nondisclosure and secrecy rather than on the paradigm of publicity and exploitability, with the obvious consequence that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012830836
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Modelling production cost scenarios for biofuels and fossil fuels in Europe
Festel, Gunter - 2013
This paper presents the results of a calculation model for biofuel production costs in 2015 and 2020 based on raw material price projections and considering scale and learning effects. Distinguishing six types of biofuels, the paper finds that scale economies and learning effects are critical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010193242
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German Financial State Aid during COVID-19 Pandemic : Higher Impact among Digitalized Self-Employed
Bertschek, Irene; Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2022
In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014237542
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Startup Types and Macroeconomic Performance in Europe
De Haas, Ralph; Sterk, Vincent; van Horen, Neeltje - 2022
Can policymakers improve macroeconomic performance by encouraging the entry of high-performance startups? To answer … quantify how much structural policy could improve macroeconomic performance by shifting the composition of startups. We find … that substantial gains in aggregate employment and productivity can be made through policies that benefit high-performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081988
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Startup Types and Macroeconomic Performance in Europe
De Haas, Ralph; Sterk, Vincent; van Horen, Neeltje - 2022
How much can policymakers improve macroeconomic outcomes by encouraging the entry of high-performance startups? We … present across countries, industries, and cohorts. Third, startup types are associated with specific life-cycle performance in … model, we quantify how much structural policy could improve macroeconomic performance by shifting the composition of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013295388
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Start-up Types and Macroeconomic Performance in Europe
De Haas, Ralph; Sterk, Vincent; van Horen, Neeltje - 2022
Can policymakers improve macroeconomic performance by encouraging the entry of high‑performance start‑ups? To answer … quantify how much structural policy could improve macroeconomic performance by shifting the composition of start‑ups. We find … that substantial gains in aggregate employment and productivity can be made through policies that benefit high‑performance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013404285
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German financial state aid during COVID-19 pandemic : higher impact among digitalized self-employed
Bertschek, Irene; Block, Jörn; Kritikos, Alexander; … - 2022
In response to strong revenue and income losses that a large share of the self-employed faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the German federal government introduced a €50bn emergency aid program. Based on real-time online-survey data comprising more than 20,000 observations, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013414371