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Global supply chains at work in Central and Eastern European Countries: Impact of FDI on export restructuring and productivity growth
Damijan, Joéze; Kostevc, éCrt; Rojec, Matija - 2013
This paper empirically accounts for the importance of the 'global supply chains' concept for export restructuring and productivity growth in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) in the period 1995-2007. Using industry-level data and accounting for technology intensity, we show that FDI...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010314804
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Global supply chains at work in Central and Eastern European Countries : impact of FDI on export restructuring and productivity growth
Damijan, Jože P.; Kostevc, Črt; Rojec, Matija - 2013
This paper empirically accounts for the importance of the 'global supply chains' concept for export restructuring and productivity growth in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) in the period 1995-2007. Using industry-level data and accounting for technology intensity, we show that FDI...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009734003
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Relational contracts and supplier turnover in the global economy
Defever, Fabrice; Fischer, Christian; Südekum, Jens - 2015
Headquarters and their specialized component suppliers have a vital interest in establishing long-term collaborations. When formal contracts are not enforceable, such efficiency-enhancing cooperations can be established via informal agreements, but relational contracts have been largely ignored...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308523
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Global sourcing : towards an empirical test of the hold-up model ; conference paper
Kohler, Wilhelm; Smolka, Marcel - 2013
We use Spanish firm-level data to test the hold-up model of global sourcing proposed by Antr s & Helpman (2004). We propose a novel representation of the model which guides us in bringing the theory to the data. We estimate a discrete choice model of firms' sourcing behavior, separately for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336794
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Global Sourcing
Antras, Pol; Helpman, Elhanan - 2004
We present a North-South model of international trade in which differentiated products are developed in the North. Sectors are populated by final-good producers who differ in productivity levels. Based on productivity and sectoral characteristics, firms decide whether to integrate into the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014082766
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New insights into the relationship between taxation and international trade
Jovanović, Branimir - 2021
This policy note summarises the main findings of our recent research on the effects of labour and corporate taxation on international trade, and discusses their policy implications. The first major finding is that labour taxes do not seem to affect imports, while their effect on exports is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012792424
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Subsidizing firm entry in open economies
Pflüger, Michael; Südekum, Jens - 2009
the government incentive to impact on entry costs, and how entry subsidies can be used strategically in open economies. We … the monopoly pricing distortion. In the autarky equilibrium these subsidies trigger entry, but they eventually do not lead … to more but to better firms in the market. In the open economy there is another, strategic motive for entry subsidies as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894876
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The performance of trading firms in the services sectors : comparable evidence from four EU countries
Damijan, Jože P.; Haller, Stefanie; Kaitila, Ville; … - 2012
We analyse common stylized facts of services firms engaged in trade in a comparative study across four EU member countries. We find that, though relatively less engaged in trade than manufacturing firms, services firms have similar traits. Services firms are more likely to import than to export....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009612764
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The Performance of Trading Firms in the Services Sector - Comparable Evidence from Four EU Countries
Damijan, Jože P.; Haller, Stefanie; Kaitila, Ville; … - 2013
We analyse common stylized facts of services firms engaged in trade in a comparative study across four EU member countries. We find that, though relatively less engaged in trade than manufacturing firms, services firms have similar traits. Services firms are more likely to import than to export....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014156860
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Tapping the untapped potential : India-Ireland trade & investment opportunities post-Brexit
Taneja, Nisha; Dayal, Isha; Goyal, Tanu M.; Dua, Sanya - 2022
Recent events, particularly Brexit, have propelled India to diversify its trade and investment markets in the European Union (EU). Within the EU, India has trade and investment synergy with Ireland. The paper explores business opportunities between India and Ireland, by analysing their bilateral...
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