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A large number of countries have recently experienced competitive shocks: sudden increases in the role that market forces play in determining the evolution of various industries. In this paper, we study the implications of Poland's competitive shock for three elements of the structure of that...
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China's emergence has raised pointed questions about the future of manufacturing in Latin America. Once saw as its economic future, the viability of this activity in the region has long been challenged by traditional trade theory and, in practical terms, by at least three generations of Asian...
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This paper analyzes the relationship between R&D expenditures, innovation and productivity growth, taking into account the possibility of persistence in firms’ behaviour. We study this relationship for a sample of Spanish manufacturing firms between 1990 and 2005, estimating a model with four...
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The recent phase of globalization has witnessed increasing influence of Asian countries in the global economy. This is supported by the rise of Asian firms and their increasing presence in economic activities across the globe through innovations in manufacturing. This paper attempts to trace the...
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Konkurrenz. Auch die Wertschöpfung am Standort Deutschland profitierte hiervon und die Autoindustrie wuchs deutlich schneller als … das Verarbeitende Gewerbe. Ihre wirtschaftliche Bedeutung für den Industriestandort Deutschland stieg im Zuge dieser … Prozent der gesamten Bruttowertschöpfung in Deutschland. Etwas mehr als 7 Prozent aller Beschäftigungsverhältnisse waren …
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Präferenzen für Gütervielfalt und hieraus resultierende heterogene Preisbildung auf unvollkommenen Gütermärkten werden in empirischen Produktivitätsuntersuchungen bislang nur unzureichend berücksichtigt. Der vorliegende Beitrag möchte zur Schließung dieser Forschungslücke beitragen: Er...
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This paper investigates the determinants of inter-firm cooperation in research and development (R&D). We analyze the impact of structural and firm specific characteristics, market performance, access to resources and managerial techniques on different types of inter firm R&D cooperation. Based...
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Recent empirical studies suggest that there is a rising trend of market power across sectors in advanced economies. We contribute to this line of research by providing industry-specific evidence for German manufacturing industries, based on representative high-quality firm level data from...
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While a considerable body of research examines the strategic orientation-innovation relationship, findings in that literature have been mixed. This article calls attention to an under-investigated problem: the composite, multi-dimensional conceptualization and measurement of most strategic...
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