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Environmental regulations and firm-level FDI : evidence from China's 11th 5-year plan
Tan, Yong; Shi, Qing; Xuan, Siyuan; Yang, Guang - In: International studies of economics 18 (2023) 1, pp. 21-52
direct investment (FDI) activities. We next take advantage of China's 11th Five-Year Plan as a quasi-natural experiment …
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The Rhine : a transnational economic history
Banken, Ralf (ed.); Wubs, Berend (ed.) - 2017 - 1st edition
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The International Organization of Production in the Regulatory Void
Herkenhoff, Philipp - 2020
In recent decades, a large and increasing number of leading firms in a diverse set of industries have faced allegations of ‘unethical' practices along their international value chains. In many cases this has triggered consumer boycotts and NGO campaigns, introducing a new link between upstream...
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The international organization of production in the regulatory void
Herkenhoff, Philipp; Krautheim, Sebastian - 2018
Over the last decades, the internationalization of the value chain has allowed firms to exploit cross-country differences in environmental and labor regulation (and enforcement) in ways that have led to a large number of NGO campaigns and consumer boycotts criticizing "unethical" practices. How...
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Foreign Direct Investment in India : A Critical Analysis of FDI from 1991-2005
Singh, Kulwindar - 2006
The Concept of Foreign Direct Investment is now a part of India's economic future but the term remains vague to many, despite the profound effects on the economy. Despite the extensive studies on FDI, there has been little illumination forthcoming and it remains a contentious topic. The paper...
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How do MNEs and Domestic Firms Respond Locally to a Global Demand Shock? Evidence from a Pandemic
Adbi, Arzi; Chatterjee, Chirantan; Mishra, Anant - 2021
Global shocks bring unanticipated changes in the business environment of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) and rival domestic firms. We examine whether there is a difference between how MNEs and domestic firms react in heterogeneous local or subnational markets to a global demand shock....
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Should Global Rules Have Legal Teeth? Policing (Who Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) vs. Good Citizenship (Un Global Compact)
Sagafi-Nejad, Tagi - 2005
This study examines two multilateral initiatives, the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the United Nations Secretary-General's Global Compact. These are two efforts to engage transnational corporations in the development process and in the...
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Drivers for international innovation activities in developed and emerging countries
Schmiele, Anja - 2009
regions (China, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and North America) as well as in groups of countries with similar levels of …
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German companies engaging in China: Decision-making processes at home and management practices in Chinese subsidiaries
Piotti, Geny - 2009
This paper attempts to explain why internationalization processes to China are growing despite the significant … difficulties that foreign direct investments into China encounter. The answer to this question can be found in the processes of … decisions concerning investment in China are mainly the product of structural and legitimation pressure. Structural pressure can …
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Innovation in China: The rise of Chinese inventors in the production of knowledge
Griffith, Rachel; Miller, Helen - 2011
In 2010 China was the world's fourth largest filer of patent applications. This followed a decade of unprecedented … increases in investment in skills and Research and Development. If current trends continue China could rank first in the very … inventors creating technologies that are near to the science base. Part of the success of China has been to attract the …
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