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United States Raisin Export Market Trends in the United Kingdom
McChesney, Paul - 2010
One of the agricultural products that the United States exports to England in large quantities is raisins. Raisin … exports from the United States to England increased dramatically by 84% from 2007-2008 (USDA 2009). This study was sought to … discover the cause of this large increase of raisin exports from 2007-2008, as well as to assess the current international …
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Resources, Institutional Environments and Firm Scope: Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Zhou, Nan - 2010
This dissertation investigates how institutional environments and firm resources influence firm scope. Building on strategy and international business literatures, I propose that institutional environments influence firm scope through the impacts on both the development of internal resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438668
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The Persistence of Pricing Differentials in Dual-listed Companies in Hong Kong and China
Spitzer, Justin - 2011
persistent discount rate relative to the China-listed A-shares. As these shares represent the same ownership rights and cash …
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Motivations for US Foreign Direct Investment
Buoninfante, Christina - 2009
extent US firms continue to invest into China and India. I first correlate the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors … in the United States with those of China and India. I find that there is a positive relationship between the correlation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463628
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Know How, Know Whom, Know Where: A Global Analysis of Investor Experience and Startup Performance
Álvarez-Garrido, Elisa - 2010
This dissertation analyzes where and when experienced investors add value to startups. Building on the resource-dependence theory and the relational view of the firm, I argue that the positive effect of investor experience on startup performance is stronger when the startup faces a more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439052
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A view of entrepreneurship and innovation from the economist 'for all seasons' Joseph S. Schumpeter
Harvey, Michael; Kiessling, Timothy; Moeller, Miriam - 2010
Purpose - The paper seeks to examine the influence of the Austrian School of Economics and its views of innovations and entrepreneurship on one of their champions, Joseph Schumpeter. Schumpeter's insights on innovation and entrepreneurship issues are discussed and compared to previous...
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Micro-Finance Health Insurance in Developing Countries
Meghan, Sudha - 2010
In developing economies, health shocks play a significant role in instigating and sustaining poverty. The impact of high catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure also fosters a culture in which people decide not to use services because they cannot afford either the direct costs, such as for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438963
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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years
Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011
The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This...
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A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: TUNISIA AND MOROCCO
Friedman, Steven J - 2010
.1% (even the amazing success of China has only produced a GDP growth rate of 9.0%).The purpose of this thesis is to address the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439124
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Essays on International Finance and Risk Sharing
Liu, Edith X. - 2010
The potential for economic agents to minimize risk through diversification is central to the study of finance. This dissertation analyzes the ability to diversify risks in an international context by studying risk sharing opportunities on two dimensions, consumption growth and portfolio wealth....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439199