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Does structural economic vulnerability matter for public indebtedness in developing countries?
Kimm Gnangnon, Sèna - In: Journal of Economic Studies 41 (2014) 5, pp. 644-671
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of structural economic vulnerability of developing countries on their public indebtedness. Design/methodology/approach – The authors perform the analysis by the use of fixed effects technique where the standard errors are corrected...
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Building cooperative capacity: the specialty coffee sector in Nicaragua
Poole, Nigel; Donovan, Jason - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 4 (2014) 2, pp. 133-156
Purpose – Within the context of widespread donor support for producer organizations, the purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of interventions aimed at rescuing a failed cooperative and improving performance and business linkages between grower-suppliers and international markets...
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Policy and institutions facilitating entrepreneurial spin-offs: USA, Asia and Europe
Caiazza, Rosa; Audretsch, David; Volpe, Tiziana; Debra … - In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 3 (2014) 2, pp. 186-196
Purpose – Existing work documents the role that institutional setting plays in the process of spin-off creation. However, despite decades of studies, scholars have not clearly explained why some regions are more involved in spin-off activity than others. Drawing from institutional theory, the...
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State income tax reciprocity agreements and small businesses
Bruce, Don; C. Rork, Jon; Wagner, Gary - In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 3 (2014) 1, pp. 118-140
Purpose – Small businesses play a vital role in job creation and economic growth, and previous studies have noted that higher state tax rates may reduce entrepreneurial activity, growth, and hiring. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, the...
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Baumol’s productive and unproductive entrepreneurship after 25 years
Boettke, Peter J.; Piano, Ennio - In: Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy 5 (2016) 2, pp. 130-144
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact of Baumol’s work on entrepreneurship has had on framing the economic development puzzle. Design/methodology/approach – In many ways, the intuition behind the paper is straightforward. Entrepreneurs allocate their time and...
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Improving job fit for mission workers by including expatriate and local job experts in job specification
Manson, Jennifer M.; Carr, Stuart C. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 26 (2011) 6, pp. 465-484
Purpose – International development policy proposes that reducing poverty depends on alignment of international aid projects with local priorities, which would imply a role for local as well as expatriate job experts in job selection processes. This paper aims to explore whether person‐job...
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A Positive Theory of Constitutional Judicial Review: Evidence from Singapore and Taiwan
Ip, Eric - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 2 (2012) 4, pp. 1-43
higher the transaction costs of retaliating against offending courts. Evidence from Singapore and pre-2000 Taiwan lends …
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Taiwan, Tourism, and Trademarks: Protecting Aboriginal Culture
Lee, Anny; Wu, Stacy - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 2 (2012) 4, pp. 1-21
, music, and films) to grow local industries and attract tourism. By showcasing indigenous culture on the world stage, Taiwan …
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D&O Insurance, Corporate Governance and Mandatory Disclosure: An Empirical Legal Study of Taiwan
Chen, Chun-Yuan - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 7 (2016) 1, pp. 19-62
analyze the necessity of mandatory disclosure of D&O insurance in Taiwan. D&O insurance is usually viewed as a signal … common law worlds but also sprouting in civil caw jurisdictions such as Taiwan. In the first part of this research, the … signal effect of D&O insurance in Taiwan will be empirically tested. The evidence suggests that the information about D …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014585153
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Special government/business relationship: the case of Taiwanese Businessmen Association in mainland China
Lee, Chun‐Yi - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 1 (2008) 3, pp. 244-256
Purpose – This paper focuses on the relationship between spontaneous business groups, such as the Taiwanese Businessmen Association (TBA), and the Chinese government. Design/methodology/approach – In analysing the relationship between the TBAs and the Chinese government, this paper focuses...
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