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Analysing the Contribution of Business Services to European Economic Growth
Kox, Henk; Rubalcaba, Luis - European Economic Studies, College of Europe - 2007
The sector business services contributes directly and indirectly to aggregate economic growth in Europe. The direct … contribution comes from the sector’s own dynamism. Though the business-services industry appears to be characterised by strong … cyclical volatility, there was also a strong structural growth. Business services actually generated more than half of total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741242
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Financial constraints: Are there differences between manufacturing and services?
Silva, Filipe; Carreira, Carlos - Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros (GEMF), … - 2010
This paper is the first to explicitly explore the differences in firms' financial constraints between and within sectors of economic activity, by estimating the sensitivities of cash holdings to cash-flow upon an unique dataset of Portuguese firms. It shows that, not only there are remarkable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678002
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Analysing the contribution of business services to European economic growth
Kox, Henk L.M.; Rubalcaba, Luis - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The sector business services contributes directly and indirectly to aggregate economic growth in Europe. The direct … contribution comes from the sector’s own dynamism. Though the business-services industry appears to be characterised by strong … cyclical volatility, there was also a strong structural growth. Business services actually generated more than half of total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790451
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The Revolution in Antitrust : An Assessment
Carlton, Dennis W. - 2020
In this essay we evaluate the impact of the revolution that has occurred in antitrust and in particular the growing role played by economic analysis. Section II describes exactly what we think that revolution was. There were actually two revolutions. The first was the use by economists and other...
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Some Observations on Claims That Rising Market Power Is Responsible for US Economy Ills and That Lax Antitrust Is the Villain
Carlton, Dennis W. - 2020
This paper evaluates the recent literature claiming that the US economy has generally become less competitive causing the US economy to perform poorly and that lax antitrust policy is one important reason for the decline in economic performance. Although there certainly are empirical facts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012829706
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Risk Analysis of Accounting Information System Infrastructure
Mihalache, Arsenie Samoil - 2014
National economy and security are fully dependent on information technology and infrastructure. At the core of the information infrastructure society relies on, we have the Internet, a system designed initially as a scientists’ forum for unclassified research. The use of communication networks...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014185980
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The Quest for the Optimum in Resolving Product-Liability Conflicts
Symeonides, Symeon - 2006
This essay reports the findings of a comprehensive study of product-liability conflicts cases decided by American courts from 1990 to 2004. One of the findings is that choice-of-law methodology plays a less significant role in the courts' choice of the governing law than other factors, such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054399
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Does FDI facilitate Domestic Entry? Evidence from the Czech Republic
Kosova, Renata; Ayyagari, Meghana - 2010
from both horizontal and vertical spillovers, manufacturing industries do not experience significant positive entry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014059246
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The Political Economy of Export Processing Zones (Epzs) in Developing Countries : Implications for the Arandis Initiative in Namibia
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S. - 2003
In attempts to attract foreign investment many developing countries find export processing zones (EPZs) appealing. Namibia, for example, sought to establish an EPZ around the uranium mining town of Arandis. This paper is a critical response to that initiative. It reviews a number of EPZ schemes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014075424
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Modeling the Operational Capabilities for Customized and Commoditized Services
Coltman, Tim; Devinney, Timothy M. - 2015
According to the extant service operations management literature, substantial gains can be achieved for providers that are adept at aligning internal operational capabilities with customer needs. However, the most influential models in the field attempt to explain this alignment without regard...
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