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Knowledge spillovers, ICT and productivity growth
Corrado, Carol; Haskel, Jonathan; Jona-Lasinio, Cécilia - 2014
This paper looks at the channels through which intangible assets affect productivity. The econometric analysis exploits a new dataset on intangible investment (INTAN-Invest) in conjunction with EUKLEMS productivity estimates for 10 EU member states from 1998 to 2007. We find that (a) the...
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Vertical foreign direct investment : make, sell and (not) buy
Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Sandonís, Joel - 2016
According to conventional wisdom, multinational firms undertake vertical FDI in order to take advantage of cross-border factor cost differences and source the inputs from abroad at better terms. Recent empirical findings though document that this is not always the case. We provide theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565578
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Offshoring via vertical FDI in a long-run Kaleckian model
Woodgate, Ryan - 2022
This paper develops a two-country Kaleckian model in which "Northern" firms invest a fixed fraction of total investment in foreign affiliates in the low-wage "South" in order to offshore the production of intermediate goods over time and lower overall labour costs. On the back of this setup...
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Organization of multinational activities and ownership structure
Mugele, Christian; Schnitzer, Monika - 2006
distance may have a non-monotonous effect on the likelihood of horizontal investments, and (iii) that globalization, if …
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Global production with export platforms
Tintelnot, Felix - 2014
Most international commerce is carried out by multinational firms, which use their foreign affiliates for the majority of their foreign sales. In this paper, I examine the determinants of multinational firms' location and production decisions and the welfare implications of multinational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419811
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The effects of globalization and technology on the elasticity of substitution
Sala, Hector; Trivín, Pedro - 2017
, in contrast, that σ is affected by both globalization and technology, and that different intensities in these drivers … substitution between capital and labor is below unity; that it increases along with the degree of globalization; but it decreases …-output ratio on the labor share irrespective of the degree of globalization (which would be consistent with an average aggregate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704348
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Strategic corporate social responsibility by a multinational firm
Manasakis, Constantine; Mitrokostas, Evangelos; … - 2017
This paper investigates the determinants of a responsible multinational firm's decision to enter in a foreign country either through exports or through foreign direct investment (FDI), as well as the relevant market and societal outcomes. We find that CSR investments are higher under FDI than...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011628543
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The Effects of Globalization and Technology on the Elasticity of Substitution
Sala, Hector - 2017
, in contrast, that σ is affected by both globalization and technology, and that different intensities in these drivers … substitution between capital and labor is below unity; that it increases along with the degree of globalization; but it decreases …-output ratio on the labor share irrespective of the degree of globalization (which would be consistent with an average aggregate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950903
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Monetary Policy and Intangible Investment
Döttling, Robin - 2020
We contrast how monetary policy affects intangible relative to tangible investment. We document that the stock prices of firms with more intangible assets react less to monetary policy shocks, as identified from Fed Funds futures movements around FOMC announcements. Consistent with the stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012828075
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Monetary Policy and Intangible Investment
Döttling, Robin - 2020
We document that intangible investment responds less to monetary policy compared to tangible investment. Likewise, monetary policy has a smaller effect on the total investment and stock prices of firms with more intangible assets. This novel heterogeneity in monetary policy transmission is most...
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