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Terms of trade, foreign direct investment, and development : a case of Intra-Asian "Kicking Away the Ladder"?

Wacker, Konstantin; Großkurth, Philipp; Lakemann, Tabea - 2013

In this paper, we address in more detail the question raised in Wacker (2011b): why does foreign direct investment (FDI) generally have a positive impact on developing countries' terms of trade except in the case of South Asia? After arguing that such a negative relationship is generally...

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Understanding innovation in production networks in East Asia

Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2013

This paper explores the "black box" of innovation in the electronics production network in East Asia through a mapping exercise of technological capabilities and an econometric analysis of exporting in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Thailand, and the Philippines. Technology-based...

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Do exporting firms in the People's Republic of China innovate?

Wignaraja, Ganeshan - 2012

, engineering, quality management, and design); and human capital. As the PRC's per capita income rises over time, however, formal R …

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Internationalisierung der Unternehmensforschung : neue Standorte gewinnen an Bedeutung

Belitz, Heike - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 18, pp. 3-9

Deutsche und ausländische Unternehmen haben ihre Forschungsund Entwicklungsinvestitionen in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren beständig gesteigert. Mit gut 45 Milliarden Euro lagen die Aufwendungen im Jahr 2009 um ein Drittel über dem Niveau von 2001. Während die ausländischen Unternehmen...

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Patterns of firm level productivity in Ireland

Papa, Javier; Rehill, Luke; O'Connor, Brendan - 2018

Productivity is the ultimate driver of sustainable increases in living standards. While Ireland is a high productivity country, it has not been immune from the global productivity slowdown, with the pace of growth on a downward trend throughout the 2000s. Little research has been carried out as...

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The intersection of the fields of entrepreneurship and development economics : a review towards a new view

Hessels, Jolanda; Naudé, Wim - 2017

Policy makers find it difficult to promote economic development through entrepreneurship and SMEs. In this paper we argue that this is because the positive impact of entrepreneurship is overestimated and its negative impact underestimated. It is moreover also because there is no unified...

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Foreign Direct Investment, Terms of Trade, and Quality Upgrading : What is So Special About South Asia?

Wacker, Konstantin - 2016

The existing literature has highlighted the positive effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on export upgrading and associated terms of trade in developing economies. However, the FDI effect has been found to be negative in South Asia. In this paper, we elaborate on the South Asia-specific...

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Do Culture and Religion Mitigate Earnings Management? Evidence from a Cross-Country Analysis

Callen, Jeffrey L. - 2010

This study investigates whether culture in general and religion in particular mitigate earnings management. Using a … cross-country data set, empirical tests based on rank regressions indicate that earnings management is unrelated to both … religious affiliation and the degree of religiosity. In contrast, earnings management is found to be negatively related to the …

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Foreign Direct Investment in the Financial Sector : The Engine of Growth for Central and Eastern Europe?

Eller, Markus; Haiss, Peter R.; Steiner, Katharina - 2011

This paper examines the impact of financial sector foreign direct investment (FSFDI) on economic growth by estimating a panel data model for 11 Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) between 1996 and 2003 in a cross-country growth accounting framework. The analysis concentrates on the...

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Foreign Banks in Turkey and Other EU Accession Countries - Does Minority Vs. Majority Ownership Make the Difference?

Hagmayr, Bettina - 2011

We compare banking sector development in the EU Accession Countries (AC) Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Turkey with a special emphasis on the role of foreign banks. We discuss selected features of the Accession Countries' banking sector reform and patterns of foreign entry, combining the...

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