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spite of a wave of crises and recessions in the late 1990s and early 2000s). Privatization has made a great deal of progress … somewhat. One of the main lessons for privatization policy makers in MENA countries from the experience in other regions is …
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subject of this study is the analysis of network industries with particular emphasis on privatization in this field in general … is threefold. The chapter on privatization is based on a theoretical model, followed by a chapter on the institutional …
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In 2004 the Austrian-based OMV acquired in a privatization process 51% of the Romanian national oil company Petrom. Two … and a half years later this privatization is again in the focus of political attention in Romania. The current government …. The whole issue of privatization is on the agenda. This paper investigates the privatization of Petrom in its historical …
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At the crossroad of Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Morocco is a key partner of our institutions. Morocco is rich in history and tradition, economic and human resources. The emergence of a dynamic and broad-based private sector can become a powerful driver of...
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Der anhaltende Produktivitätsvorsprung der USA sowie die zunehmende Konkurrenz aus den Schwellenländern führen in Europa seit Mitte der 1990er-Jahre zu einer intensiven Auseinandersetzung mit Fragen der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Höhepunkt ist der jüngste Appell der Europäischen Kommission zur...
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In Switzerland a sudden policy uncertainty shock happened in February 2014 with the close and largely unexpected acceptance of a referendum aiming at limiting free movement of persons. The referendum requires Switzerland to reintroduce annual quotas for immigrants within three years. The...
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The Europe's 2020 Strategy clearly outlines the ambition for EU member states to pursue a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: this means designing a the strategy that aims at achieving a socio-ecological transition by fostering economic growth as well as social development (e.g. with...
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Die vorliegende Analyse erarbeitet Elemente einer zukunftsweisenden Mittelstandspolitik auf Bundesländerebene. Bislang konzentriert sich Mittelstandspolitik auf Förderpolitik, Nachteils-ausgleich oder "Picking the Winner". Doch die Bundesländer sollten ihre Möglichkeit, den...
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We summarize and compare previous studies considering the impact of R&D subsidies on firm-level labor productivity. These studies conclude quite consistently that the subsidies provided by Tekes do not have statistically significant impact on its client firms’ labor productivity. These studies...
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