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The potential for blockchain technology in corporate governance
Yasui, Takahiro - 2019
Beyond bitcoin, blockchain technology has acquired attention and importance in its own right. Today, it is conceptually accepted that blockchain stands out as a disruptive technology that will change a number of processes in financial services and could in turn impact corporate governance. This...
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Firming up the capital base of the Austrian business sector : consolidating Austria's business sector strengths and its social role in the face of new challenges
Dlugosch, Dennis; Gönenç, Rauf; Kim, Eun Jung; … - 2020
While small- and medium sized firms in Austria are generally more productive, export more, and engage more in higher technology activities than in comparable countries, they need to adapt better to the knowledge economy to maintain their relative performance levels. The capital structure of...
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How does finance influence labour market outcomes? : a review of empirical studies
Heil, Mark T. - 2018
This paper reviews empirical research on finance and labour markets. Preliminary themes in the literature follow. Finance may interact with labour market institutions to jointly determine labour outcomes. Highly leveraged firms show greater employment volatility during cyclical fluctuations, and...
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Fighting gender inequality in Sweden
André, Christophe; Bourrousse, Hugo - 2017
-represented on private company boards, in senior management positions, in many well-paid and influential professions and among …
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Renewable energy policies and cross-border investment : evidence from mergers and acquisitions in solar and wind energy
Criscuolo, Chiara; Johnstone, Nick; Menon, Carlo; … - 2014
The study assesses the role of feed-in tariffs (FITs) and renewable energy certificates (RECs) in creating incentives for cross-border investments and for investments in particular technological portfolios via M&A. The analysis explores the dataset on M&As in alternative energy sources worldwide...
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Insolvency regimes, technology diffusion and productivity growth : evidence from firms in OECD countries
McGowan, Muge Adalet; Andrews, Dan; Millot, Valentine - 2017
This paper explores the link between the design of insolvency regimes across countries and laggard firms’ multi-factor productivity (MFP) growth, using new OECD indicators of the design of insolvency regimes. Firm-level analysis shows that reforms to insolvency regimes that lower barriers to...
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Reforming the large business groups to promote productivity and inclusion in Korea
Jones, Randall Sidney - 2018
Large business groups, which played a key role in Korea's economic development, are still dominant today, especially in exporting. The concentration of economic power creates a number of problems and risks. Ensuring a level-playing field between the business groups, also called chaebols, and...
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Banks' restructuring and smooth deleveraging of the private sector in Slovenia
Havrylchyk, Olena - 2013
assumptions should be made public. The creation of the Bank Asset Management Company (BAMC) should allow recognition of problems … privatisation of viable banks. To that end, the process of asset transfer and their management has to be transparent and isolated …-financial sector, viable but distressed enterprises should be restructured while insolvent firms should be swiftly liquidated. The main …
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Insolvency and debt overhang following the COVID-19 outbreak : assessment of risks and policy responses
Demmou, Lilas; Calligaris, Sara; Franco, Guido; … - 2020
This paper investigates the likelihood of corporate insolvency and the potential implications of debt overhang of non-financial corporations induced by economic shock associated with the outbreak of COVID-19. Based on simple accounting models, it evaluates the extent to which firms deplete their...
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