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In this paper, we examine the effect of transportation infrastructure on the productivity of manufacturing plants. In … manufacturing plant productivity in non-metropolitan counties. The recent introduction of the Korea Train eXpress(KTX) high … 4.6 percent in the productivity of manufacturing plants due to the introduction of the high-speed train. Our analysis …
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data reveal a startling variation in productivity levels of foreign affiliates across the countries in Eastern Europe of … the same European multinational parent firms suggesting that not all multinationals transplant their home productivity … advantage to the new EU Member States and Emerging Europe. One candidate for this startling difference in productivity levels …
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only little known about productivity variations between foreign affiliates of multinational firms. In order to enhance the … characteristics of the countries in which the multinational parent companies are located on the productivity of their affiliates … direct investment ; productivity spillover ; investor country characteristics …
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In an influential paper Mankiw, Romer, and Weil (1992) argue that the evidence on the international disparity in levels of per capita income and rates of growth is consistent with a standard Solow model, once it has been augmented to include human capital as an accumulable factor. In a study on...
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adverse consequences for aggregate labor productivity. Using high-quality administrative data from Germany, we document that … data predicts 10 percent lower aggregate labor productivity in East Germany. …
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consequences for aggregate labor productivity. Using high-quality administrative data from Germany, we document that East German … data predicts ten percent lower aggregate labor productivity in East Germany …
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Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...
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Diversity of a country is often measured by the amount and spread of nationalities that live there. But also within a country, regions vary in their traditions and culture. Cultural homogeneity within communities is mixed up by (internal) migration, that, like international migration, increases...
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We investigate the effects that regional start-up activity has on employment in new and in incumbent businesses. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1987-2002 period. It shows that the effects of new businesses on employment in the incumbents are significantly positive and...
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