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Die ostdeutschen Industriefirmen investieren auch am aktuellen Rand deutlich mehr vom Umsatz als die westdeutschen und bleiben damit auf Aufholkurs. Da die Ertragslage nicht besser als in Westdeutschland und die Fremdfinanzierung nicht günstiger sind, ist dies nur möglich, weil Unternehmen in...
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Bei den Steuersätzen auf Unternehmensgewinne besteht seit längerer Zeit ein Abwärtstrend. Angesicht der zunehmenden Mobilität von Unternehmen senken viele Länder ihre Steuern, um Investitionen und Jobs ins Land zu holen. Auch in Deutschland stellt sich die Frage, ob und wie die...
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In diesem Interview wird erläutert, (a) dass Unternehmen dem Gemeinwohl dienen, indem sie innovative und produktive Wertschöpfung betreiben, (b) dass Gewinne ein Signal und eine Belohnung für gelungene Wertschöpfung sind, weil sie zum Ausdruck bringen, dass die freiwillige...
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To avoid high profit levels often experienced in countries where monopolies in public utility sectors are regulated through price-cap mechanisms, several regulatory agencies have recently introduced profit-sharing (PS) clauses aimed at obtaining price reductions to the benefit of consumers....
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In this paper, we investigate whether international trade has affected workers?wages and their bargaining power in particular in the Belgian manufacturing industry over the period 1987-1995 by relying on a rent-sharing framework. Using a sample of more than 12 000 firms, we find that...
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This paper estimates how anti-dumping (AD) protection affects the market power of firms. To this end, we use a rich panel data set of 1,666 EU producers that were involved in AD cases initiated in 1996 to estimate markups of price over marginal cost. Our findings indicate that markups in most...
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Recent data on corporate tax losses presents a puzzle this paper attempts to explain: the ratio of losses to positive income was much higher around the recession of 2001 than in earlier recessions, even those of greater severity. Using a comprehensive sample of U.S. corporation tax returns for...
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The U.S. banking industry is steadily increasing its reliance on nontraditional business activities that generate fee income, trading revenue, and other types of noninterest income. This paper assesses potential diversification benefits from this shift. At the aggregate level, declining...
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We present a theorem helpful in estimating the mean and variance of a linear function with arbitrary multivariate randomness in its coefficients and variables. We derive a generalized decomposition result from two random linear functions in which the result can be applied to most models using...
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