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How the Danes Discovered Britain: The International Integration of the Danish Dairy Industry Before 1880

Lampe, Markus; Sharp, Paul - European Historical Economics Society - EHES - 2014

The success of Danish agricultural exports at the end of the nineteenth century is often attributed to the establishment of a direct trade with Britain. Previously, exports went mostly via Hamburg, but this changed with the loss of Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia in the war of 1864. After...

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Builders' Wages in Southern England and the Southern Low Countries, 1346 -1500:A Comparative Study of Trends in and Levels of Real Incomes

Munro, John H. A. - University of Toronto, Department of Economics - 2005

real wages for building craftsmen and their journeymenlabourers in southern England, Flanders, and Brabant, in the late …. Using the working papers for Phelps Brown & Hopkins' very famous price and real-wage indexes for England (1264-1954), which … Antwerp region (1400-1700), with annual values in pence groot Brabant (but still converted into index numbers); and I have …

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The Role of Innovative Development in Unconventional Hydrocarbon Exploitation in the Context of the Shale Gas Revolution in the USA

Grinets, Irina; Kaznacheev, Peter - 2015

Due to the recent drop in oil prices, there is a strong interest in the influence of the shale revolution on the global supply and demand of hydrocarbon fuels. Consequently, the attention of many economists and industry analysts is drawn to the technological, institutional and regulatory aspects...

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Climate Change Mitigation and Internationalization : The Competitiveness of Multinational Corporations

Chakrabarty, Subrata; Wang, Liang (Lucas) - 2013

In recent years, the debate about climate change and the competitiveness of multinational corporations (MNCs) has increased. Decision-makers in MNCs often face ambiguities on how their business competitiveness could be impacted by their actions to mitigate climate change. By combining knowledge...

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The Long-Term Sustenance of Sustainability Practices in MNCs : A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective of the Role of R&D and Internationalization

Chakrabarty, Subrata; Wang, Liang (Lucas) - 2013

What allows MNCs to maintain their sustainability practices over the long term? This is an important but under-examined question. To address this question, we investigate both the development and sustenance of sustainability practices. We use the dynamic capabilities perspective, rooted in...

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Legal Barriers and Other Challenges to Franchising in Cuba

Paparelli, K. - 2016

Franchising in Cuba, as in other frontier markets, is fraught with challenges. Before beginning, prudent franchisors should engage experienced attorneys on both sides of the equation, at home and in Cuba. One can expect to encounter many of the same issues frequently found in any international...

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Reforming Foreign Investment Law in Cuba : What Does It Really Mean for Eager Investors?

Paparelli, K. - 2016

This paper provides risk/reward evaluation and legal analysis of foreign investing under Cuban Law No. 118 (2014). Section I addresses dynamic changes in Cuba since 2008. Section II examines reforms of Cuban foreign investment laws. Section III explores investment options such as import/export,...

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The Tax Base in Transition: The Case of Bulgaria, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series No. 1267 (March 1994), The World Bank.

Bogetic, Zeljko; Hillman, Arye - EconWPA - 2005

Meeting government revenue needs without inhibiting private sector development is a key challenge of tax policy during the transition from the socialist system. The paper explores issues in the design of tax bases and tax structures in the transition and argues that transition economies would...

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Skills, labour costs and vertically differentiated industries: A general equilibrium analysis

Lutz, Stefan; Turrini, Alessandro - 1999

The effect of labour costs on industry profits, employment and labour income is at the heart of the current European debate on industry competitiveness. High wages paid in European countries such as Germany are generally considered harmful for industry profitability. Though, high wages appear...

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Counterparty Credit Risk and Clearing of Derivatives – From the Perspective of an Industrial Corporate with a Focus on Commodity Markets

Lehrbass, Frank - 2013

The Global Financial Crisis had a severe impact on the commodity markets on top of the well-known effects on the worldwide economy. Not only the demand for commodities decreased severely thereby hurting the creditworthiness of participants in the wholesale commodity markets, but also the...

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