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Policy Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment into the Russian Federation: A Study of the Current State of Affairs and Prospects for the Future

Stern, Richard E. - Department of Economics and Finance Research and … - 1996

This study examines the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in enabling Russia to grow and prosper economically. The study focuses on Russia's policy towards FDI, assessing how well it has worked through analysis of the data, and how it may be strengthened. The paper considers the roles and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005571995

Wage and Mobility Effects of Trade and Migration on the Austrian Labour Market

Hofer, Helmut; Huber, Peter - Department of Economics and Finance Research and … - 2001

This study analyses the effect of trade and migration on wages and labour market mobility. We estimate wage growth … in the reactions of white and blue-collar workers wages and mobility to trade and migration. In Austria exports have a …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005572013

Why Some Firm Export.

Berbard, A. - Economics Department, Massachusetts Institute of … - 1997

Traditional Trade models focus on aggregate and industry flows and usually ignore firm level factors. This paper …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005574281

The changing pattern in international trade and capital flows of the Gulf cooperation council countries in comparison with other oil-exporting countries

Peeters, Marga - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010

During the past decade the Gulf cooperation council countries have achieved a remarkably high degree of trade and … resources. Aspects of globalization, trade and financial integration, such as the dependence on oil, “Dutch disease”, regional …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008557273

Expanding Exports: Can Tennessee Double Its Exports?

Livingston, Steven G. - In: Global Commerce 16 (2010) 2, pp. 1-6

In this year's State of the Union Address, President Obama announced a National Export Initiative to double American exports over the next five years. He claimed that this could add two million jobs to the American economy. Could Tennessee actually double its exports over this period? And what...

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Carbon Taxes: Their Macroeconomic Effects and Prospects for Global Adoption - A Survey of the literature.

Javier, Cuervo; Gandhi, Ved P. - In: REVISTA DESARROLLO Y SOCIEDAD (1999)

The carbon tax is a major instrument for curbing greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warning. Y et its adoption has been limited because of concerns over its effects on economic growth, income distribution, and international competitiveness. The paper shows that policymakers con minimize...

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Migration and globalization: what’s in it for developing countries?

Rapoport, Hillel - In: International Journal of Manpower 37 (2016) 7, pp. 1209-1226

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the role of diaspora networks in enhancing cross-border flows of goods, capital, and knowledge, eventually contributing to efficient specialization, investment, and productivity growth in the migrants’ home-countries. Particular attention is...

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Firms as credit suppliers: an empirical study of Spanish firms

María Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, Olga - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 4 (2008) 2, pp. 152-173

providing finance to other firms by granting trade credit to customers; and test some theories about the motives of small and … medium‐sized firms in extending such trade credit. Design/methodology/approach – The Generalised Method of Moments is applied … trade credit. Findings – The study finds that: firms with greater access to financial markets can serve as a credit channel …

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International market structure: global problems and micro solutions

Pagano, Michael S. - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 5 (2009) 1, pp. 5-15

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present new empirical evidence on global trends in equity‐related transaction costs and trading volume, as well as to highlight recent research in international market microstructure. Design/methodology/approach – Estimates of brokerage...

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On the relationship between trading volume and stock price volatility in CASE

Girard, Eric; Omran, Mohammed - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 5 (2009) 1, pp. 110-134

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the change in speed of dissemination of order flow information on stock volatility of return in 79 traded companies at the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange (CASE). Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the interaction of...

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