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Centre for European Reform <London>

The Centre for European Reform is a think-tank devoted to improving the quality of the debate on the European Union. It is a forum for people with ideas from Britain and across the continent to discuss the many political, economic and social challenges facing Europe. It seeks to work with...

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The Impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on American Business from 1977-2010

Harris, Ajani - 2011

This paper seeks to present the moral and ethical frameworks in which to consider the effect of bribing on business and the great community; confront the cultural differences that lie between American businesses and its potential interest abroad, as well as the growing international move to...

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A Tale of Two Standards: An Exploration of US GAAP and IFRS

Lagasse, Allyson - 2010

The research in this paper has two objectives. Beginning with an examination of the historical development of how financial reporting standards are set in the United States and around the world, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board will be...

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Leverage, Sanctions, and Deterrence of Accounting Fraud

Velikonja, Urska - 2011

The empirical evidence suggests that firms overpay for fraud liability and overspend on internal compliance mechanisms (which are not very effective at preventing fraud). Yet, insiders who commit fraud are rarely sanctioned for their wrongdoing, which produces moral hazard and individual...

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MOTIVE FÜR DEN KAUF EINER HEIZUNG - ERGEBNISSE EINER VERBRAUCHERBEFRAGUNG MIT DEM SCHWERPUNKT "HOLZPELLETHEIZUNGEN"

Decker, Thomas - 2007

Paper prepared for presentation at the 7th Industrieforum PelletsStuttgart (Germany), 10th October 2007 …Compared to other heating markets the wood pellets market is quite young and small in Germany. Nevertheless it is a … within the scope of this project. Therefore people in different parts of Germany have been asked about their heating system …

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Price Transmission Asymmetries and Nonlinearities in the International Coffee Supply Chain

Lee, Jun; Gomez, Miguel I. - 2011

transmission from international to retail coffee prices in France, Germany and the United States. We show that ignoring these two … faster during the post-ICA period in France and Germany. Our results suggest that, for these two countries, changes in …

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Farm Structural Change in German Regions - An Empirical Analysis using Micro and Macro Data

Zimmermann, A.; Heckelei, Thomas - 2008

General economic developments as well asrecent fundamental changes in the CommonAgricultural Policy will likely impact significantly on theEuropean farm structure. Although a decline of totalfarm numbers continues to be the general observation,important differences occur across regions and...

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DETERMINANTS OF THE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FRESH MILK IN GERMANY– AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Schrock, Rebecca - 2010

organic milk in Germany is highly price-inelastic. Low absolute price elasticities for organic milk indicate that price …

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Price Promotions and Brand Loyalty: Empirical Evidence for the German Breakfast Cereals Market

Empen, Janine; Loy, Jens-Peter; Weiss, Christoph R. - 2011

Price promotions are important marketing activities for (food) retailers; brand loyalty is a major requisite to foster brands' assets. Several theoretical papers have analyzed the relationship between price promotions and brand loyalty resulting in mixed or perhaps contradictory outcomes; only a...

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Explaining German imports of olive oil: evidence from a gravity model

Kavallari, Aikaterini; Maas, Sarah; Schmitz, P. Michael - 2008

In this study the case of olive oil imports of Germany is examined since olive oil is a traditional Mediterranean … commodity and Germany is the biggest importer in the EU. A gravity model has been employed so as to analyse those factors that … Mediterranean Partner country of the EU has the highest impact on trade flows to Germany, thus supporting further Euromediterranean …

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