The objective of this thesis is to investigate the potential contribution of transnational corporations (TNC) to the upgrading of systems of innovation in late-industrialising countries. This study looks specifically at TNC-affiliierter in Thailand’s manufacturing sector and compares them with...

The study examines cattle keeping households’ preferences for phenotypic cattle traits in trypanosomosis prevalent production systems of Kenya and Ethiopia, using cross-sectional choice experiment survey data of 508 households. The data was collected between September 2004 and May 2005....

Este trabalho realiza uma análise dos principais entraves à expansão das exportações na fruticultura irrigada do Pólo Petrolina-Juazeiro e propor políticas microeconômicas que viabilizem o desenvolvimento da atividade. A região apresenta excelentes condições de clima e solo para...

This research is aimed at investigating the consumer’s preference for food produced in Taiwan and the economic benefits for the country of origin labeling. The study uses both experimental auction and contingent valuation method (CVM) to investigate factors that affect the consumer’s...

agricultural producer organisations

The World Health Organization has stated that obesity is spreading around the world like a “global epidemic”. In 2004 the percentage of obese people in the Italian population was 9%, but the trend s increasing in recent years. Focusing on this country, the purpose of the paper is to analyze...

Although USA is the largest economic powerhouse in the world, the future of US economy may depend on international competitiveness of US firms. Competitiveness of American firms will be influenced by many different factors, and my dissertation is focused on the tax policy and employee...

Recent legislation and standard interpretations promulgated by governmental bodies and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have attempted to address several issues related to corporate taxation. These issues include the lack of transparency regarding specific tax transactions, the...

En este trabajo se analizan los efectos de los grupos bancarios multinacionales y descentralizados, caracterizados por la gran autonomía de sus afiliados en el exterior, sobre el riesgo del banco, utilizando información confidencial de la supervisión española. Tener actividad en el...