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Firm location determinants : empirical evidence for France

Rocha, Nadia - 2008

non-exporting firms. Our results show that agglomeration economies at zip-code level strongly effect the location decision … of industrial establishments and find the presence of agglomeration shadows, one of the core predictions of the standard … New Economic Geography formulations. -- Firm Location ; Agglomeration Economies ; Agglomeration Shadows …

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Knowledge, location, and internationalization : empirical evidence for manufacturing SMEs

Lejpras, Anna - 2012

This paper investigates the links between locational conditions, innovative capabilities and internationalization of manufacturing SMEs. Two modes of foreign market servicing are explored: exporting activity and relocating of selected business activities abroad. The empirical analysis employs...

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Price effects of multimarket contact among movie chains in small US metropolitan areas

Feinberg, Robert Mark - 2013

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Fragmented stability : recalls and fixed-term contracts in the French labour market

Charlot, Olivier; Malherbet, Franck; Menestrier, Eloise - 2024

This study investigates in a European perspective the phenomenon of recalls, in which previously laid off or furloughed employees are rehired by the same employer. It specifically examines the French labour market, notable for its pronounced degree of contractual dualism. A novel theoretical...

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The role of workers in knowledge diffusion across firms

Akerman, Anders; Holzheu, Kerstin - 2024

We analyze the effect of labor mobility and innovation on productivity growth. With event-study analysis based on exogenous worker deaths and shift-share international trade shocks, we show that both the extent and direction of worker mobility affect firm productivity. We develop a...

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Immigration and innovation

Maré, David C.; Fabling, Richard; Stillman, Steven - 2011

We combine firm-level innovation data with area-level Census data to examine the relationship between local workforce characteristics, especially the presence of immigrants and local skills, and the likelihood of innovation by firms. We examine a range of innovation outcomes, and test the...

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How small are small markets? : location choice and geographical market size for child care services

Pennerstorfer, Astrid; Pennerstorfer, Dieter - 2018

In this article we propose an innovative way of delineating geographical markets based on easily accessible data. We apply this concept for the day care industry and investigate providers' location choices relative to local market characteristics to evaluate the widespread presumption that local...

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Tax policy, location choices, and market structure

Pfann, Gerard A.; Kranenburg, Hans L. van - 2002

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Tax policy, location choices, and market structure

Pfann, Gerard A.; Kranenburg, Hans L. van - 2002

A structural model of entry and fiscal policy is presented. It shows that taxation of variable production costs can increase product prices, lower competition, and reduce the availability of new products in small markets. The model's test is based on a unique nationwide fiscal experiment. We...

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Agglomeration effects and the location of foreign direct investment : evidence from French first-time movers

Procher, Vivien - 2009

absolute and relative agglomeration measures suggest that French investors are rather attracted by firm cluster in general, or … by the unobserved factors that led to the agglomeration in the first place, than by any nation-specific firm cluster …. -- Foreign direct investment ; location choices ; agglomeration ; small- and medium-sized enterprises …

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