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has been sluggish due to severe liquidity constraints of exporters, lack of investment in export industries and in part … to finance and administrative burden affect competitiveness and impede export performance. Boosting investment in … infrastructure and logistics, further liberalising the network industries, improving investment in human and knowledge-based capital …
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How does international competition affect overseas outsourcing? While it is commonly believed that international … competition enables firms to desert high cost countries in favor of low wage locations, the frequency of such responses may be … of outsourcing decisions. -- International Outsourcing ; Production Decisions ; Sunk Costs ; Competition …
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Renewable energy is a viable, cost-effective way to provide power to rural and remote areas, lower electricity generation costs over time, and reduce costly power outages. Renewable energy technologies could benefit the nearly 1.5 billion people who lack electricity access — 85 percent of whom...
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competition arising from trade reforms lead to increases in innovation? This paper attempts to examine the link between trade … Licandro (2009, 2010) as guide, a two-stage approach is tested where trade and innovation are linked via competition. A …What is the impact of the removal of barriers to trade on the firms' innovative activities? Does the increase in …
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competition will also allow higher wages. Reducing barriers to entry can facilitate firm creation, boosting investment and jobs. … on competition, and therefore on business dynamism, productivity and ultimately well-being. A recent update of the OECD …. Regulatory reform can improve consumer welfare by boosting competition and thus lowering prices of key goods and services, which …
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Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, as well as Twitter – the FANG companies – have transformed society with both positive and negative effects. Soaring consumer access to information, news, social networks, and entertainment has been stimulated by the ever-more ubiquitous and falling...
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There can be no doubt that the FANG companies – Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, as well as Twitter – have transformed society since their emergence. Like all social transformations, the changes wrought by their services have had ripple effects that are both positive and negative. On...
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competition among counties. The present paper highlights the situation in which the citizens of two countries have the opportunity …
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. This provides an excellent example of a country that has experienced changes in competition regime. Economic reforms in … economic and, in particular, competitive environment. Understanding the evolution of competition across industries is an … economic transition. In this paper, the authors investigate the evolution of competition in Vietnam during the economic …
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