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Raising productivity growth is central to closing the gap with the incomes and well-being enjoyed in many OECD … growth. Developing public equity markets and expanding R&D support would improve access to finance for young and innovative …
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Over thirty years have passed since the Bhopal chemical disaster began, and in that time scholars of corporate social responsibility (CSR) have discussed and debated several frameworks for improving corporate response to social and environmental problems. However, CSR discourse rarely delves...
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The rise of financial technology (fintech) has the potential to provide better-quality financial services to more people. Although these enhanced financial services have arisen to meet consumer need, their regulatory status threatens that progress. Many fintech firms are regulated on a...
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A long-recognized phenomenon in capital markets is the underinvestment in foreign equity securities, known as equity home bias. Our study examines the effect of board independence on the firms' ability to attract foreign equity capital. After accounting for potential endogeneity, we document...
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freedom of movement rights are firmly rooted in the specific free movement provisions in EU-Turkey Association Law. This … of Turkish nationals under EU-Turkey Association law is independent of the political talks surrounding the re … shows that under the text of the AA, and as confirmed by ECJ case law, Turks have substantial free movement rights within …
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Nuclear meltdown in Japan and civil society strife across the Middle East highlight the degree to which resilience is core to international peace and security. This article considers the means by which communities can become increasingly resilient through shared best practices across a range of...
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An increasing share of world FDI is carried out by multinationals from developing countries. These investors may have objectives and constraints that differ from their developed country counterparts. In this paper we focus on differences in attitudes to corruption, and how these may shape the...
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A long-recognized phenomenon in capital markets is the underinvestment in foreign equity securities, known as equity home bias. Our study examines the effect of board independence on the firm's ability to attract foreign equity capital. After accounting for potential endogeneity, we document...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011117530
the relationship between firm size, total factor productivity growth and financial structure in China, controlling for the … financing source matters for firm growth is greater for small firms than big firms. Self-raised finance appears to be most … size, finance and growth also depends on ownership. In addition, there exist strong complementarities between formal and …
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face random and lumpy investment opportunities in R&D. High growth rates of innovations, possibly higher than the real rate … patent and trademark office that minimizes the legal uncertainty surrounding patents as collateral and maximizes the growth …
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