THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN FIRM REFERENCE GROUPS ON
... industry, but the degree of technological intensity necessary for competitive advantage is industryspecific. Hypothesis 2a: The higher the R&D intensity of the foreign firms in a host industry above their across-country reference group average, the lower their political risk. ...
... industry, but the degree of technological intensity necessary for competitive advantage is industryspecific. Hypothesis 2a: The higher the R&D intensity of the foreign firms in a host industry above their across-country reference group average, the lower their political risk. ...
economic policies and management
... Macroeconomic policies are counter-cyclical as they stabilise economic growth by smoothing out peaks and troughs of the business cycle Macroeconomic policy is often used to stimulate or contract the economy in the short term, but is ineffective in correcting long term problems such as lack of intnl ...
... Macroeconomic policies are counter-cyclical as they stabilise economic growth by smoothing out peaks and troughs of the business cycle Macroeconomic policy is often used to stimulate or contract the economy in the short term, but is ineffective in correcting long term problems such as lack of intnl ...
Economic Development in Eastern Germany
... future. Second, there are increasing returns to scale (IRS) at the aggregate level due to productive government expenditures. As a consequence, there are multiple equilibria (ME) as well as (local and global) indeterminacy implying that expectations matter for resulting equilibrium dynamics. More sp ...
... future. Second, there are increasing returns to scale (IRS) at the aggregate level due to productive government expenditures. As a consequence, there are multiple equilibria (ME) as well as (local and global) indeterminacy implying that expectations matter for resulting equilibrium dynamics. More sp ...
Georgia CGE - The Economic Policy Research Center
... other authors too, Vincent Aussilloux and Michael Pajot [7] who concentrate not only on Russia, but on former Soviet Union region as a whole, argue that EU enlargement will lead to more efficient production within the Union and, therefore improved competition on export markets allow candidate countr ...
... other authors too, Vincent Aussilloux and Michael Pajot [7] who concentrate not only on Russia, but on former Soviet Union region as a whole, argue that EU enlargement will lead to more efficient production within the Union and, therefore improved competition on export markets allow candidate countr ...
Income Inequality, Corruption, and the Non
... The illegal sector is that whose activities would be in and of themselves illegal, even if they were to be officially reported, e.g. murder, theft, bribery, etc. Some of what falls into the category of corruption fits into this category, but not all. By and large these activities are viewed as unequ ...
... The illegal sector is that whose activities would be in and of themselves illegal, even if they were to be officially reported, e.g. murder, theft, bribery, etc. Some of what falls into the category of corruption fits into this category, but not all. By and large these activities are viewed as unequ ...
The econoMic AgendA of The islAMisT PArTies
... would protect the country’s crucial tourism sector and would permit alcoholic drinks and bathing on Tunisian regarding tourism, rejecting the notion beaches, which draw millions of European holidaymakers that some tourism practices should be every year. The party’s secretary-general, Hamadi Jbeli, b ...
... would protect the country’s crucial tourism sector and would permit alcoholic drinks and bathing on Tunisian regarding tourism, rejecting the notion beaches, which draw millions of European holidaymakers that some tourism practices should be every year. The party’s secretary-general, Hamadi Jbeli, b ...
Addio, Dolce Vita
... backbone of the economy, are under everincreasing pressure. Costs have risen, but productivity has remained at or even declined. Membership of the euro, Europe’s single currency, now rules out devaluation, which for many years acted as a safety-valve for Italian business. Italy’s competitiveness is ...
... backbone of the economy, are under everincreasing pressure. Costs have risen, but productivity has remained at or even declined. Membership of the euro, Europe’s single currency, now rules out devaluation, which for many years acted as a safety-valve for Italian business. Italy’s competitiveness is ...
Process of Decision
... economic situation to attain policy objectives such as economic growth, full employment, price stability, redistribution of income and wealth. But adopted policies are often not the policies that economists recommend as the best or even the second best. It is generally observed that vested interests ...
... economic situation to attain policy objectives such as economic growth, full employment, price stability, redistribution of income and wealth. But adopted policies are often not the policies that economists recommend as the best or even the second best. It is generally observed that vested interests ...
On the Economic Growth and Industrial Structure Evolution:
... seriously, it might still have the high dependence degree of foreign trade, which confirmed the fact that the degree of trade dependence had noting to do with the trade policy. Thus, based on the measurement of trade openness, many new ideas appeared in this regard. Many scholars believe that it is ...
... seriously, it might still have the high dependence degree of foreign trade, which confirmed the fact that the degree of trade dependence had noting to do with the trade policy. Thus, based on the measurement of trade openness, many new ideas appeared in this regard. Many scholars believe that it is ...
Chapter 21: The U.S. Economy and the World
... As demand increases, companies build new factories and hire more workers. Jobs are lost when companies move to foreign countries for inexpensive labor. ...
... As demand increases, companies build new factories and hire more workers. Jobs are lost when companies move to foreign countries for inexpensive labor. ...
Economics - Tamalpais Union High School District
... allows people to make a profit and work towards financial security. Profits and losses are an essential part of a free enterprise system. In general, investments promote the development of new industries, infrastructure, and fund research and development. These investments help the economy grow and ...
... allows people to make a profit and work towards financial security. Profits and losses are an essential part of a free enterprise system. In general, investments promote the development of new industries, infrastructure, and fund research and development. These investments help the economy grow and ...
Uk Economic Forecast Q1 2014 BUSINESS WITH CONFIDENCE icaew.com/ukeconomicforecast
... the quarterly ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). In this latest edition, we have revised up our 2014 economic growth forecast from 2.9% to 3.3%, as business confidence hit a new record high in this quarter’s BCM. Confidence has now been increasing for six consecutive quarters ...
... the quarterly ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM). In this latest edition, we have revised up our 2014 economic growth forecast from 2.9% to 3.3%, as business confidence hit a new record high in this quarter’s BCM. Confidence has now been increasing for six consecutive quarters ...
STR Report - Coachella - Short Term Rental Advocacy Center
... governments, especially since these taxes are not imposed on local residents. ...
... governments, especially since these taxes are not imposed on local residents. ...
Chapter Fifteen
... Define the term fiscal policy and explain how fiscal policy can be used in response to economic conditions. Answer: The government’s efforts to maintain a stable economy are made mainly through its taxing and spending decisions, which together are referred to as its fiscal policy. The main school of ...
... Define the term fiscal policy and explain how fiscal policy can be used in response to economic conditions. Answer: The government’s efforts to maintain a stable economy are made mainly through its taxing and spending decisions, which together are referred to as its fiscal policy. The main school of ...
Informal Economy - The South African LED Network
... Its approach to health and hygiene for street traders has been internationally recognised by the United Nations body FAO. Projects like the traditional medicine development programme exemplify the notion of sector support. The informal economy policy accepted in 2002 has been hailed as a progressive ...
... Its approach to health and hygiene for street traders has been internationally recognised by the United Nations body FAO. Projects like the traditional medicine development programme exemplify the notion of sector support. The informal economy policy accepted in 2002 has been hailed as a progressive ...
The Informal Economy, Globalisation and Development
... Its approach to health and hygiene for street traders has been internationally recognised by the United Nations body FAO. Projects like the traditional medicine development programme exemplify the notion of sector support. The informal economy policy accepted in 2002 has been hailed as a progressive ...
... Its approach to health and hygiene for street traders has been internationally recognised by the United Nations body FAO. Projects like the traditional medicine development programme exemplify the notion of sector support. The informal economy policy accepted in 2002 has been hailed as a progressive ...
For Masses - University of Alaska System
... WWII cohort (1922 to 1927) Post-war cohort (1928 to 1945) Baby Boomer cohort #1 (1946 to 1954) Baby Boomer cohort #2 1955 to 1965) Generation X cohort (1965 to 1976) N Generation cohort (1977 to date) ...
... WWII cohort (1922 to 1927) Post-war cohort (1928 to 1945) Baby Boomer cohort #1 (1946 to 1954) Baby Boomer cohort #2 1955 to 1965) Generation X cohort (1965 to 1976) N Generation cohort (1977 to date) ...
The Open Economy Revisited: the Mundell
... country risk: The risk that the country’s borrowers will default on their loan repayments because of political or economic turmoil. Lenders require a higher interest rate to compensate them for this risk. expected exchange rate changes: If a country’s exchange rate is expected to fall, then its ...
... country risk: The risk that the country’s borrowers will default on their loan repayments because of political or economic turmoil. Lenders require a higher interest rate to compensate them for this risk. expected exchange rate changes: If a country’s exchange rate is expected to fall, then its ...
BALANCING FACTOR ENDOWMENT AND COMPOSITION OF
... of such goods as conform to its factor endowment. It generally imports goods, the production of which does not conform to its factor endowment. The theory, like the classical comparative cost theory, uses static analytical framework. Among others, an assumption of the theory is that the factor endow ...
... of such goods as conform to its factor endowment. It generally imports goods, the production of which does not conform to its factor endowment. The theory, like the classical comparative cost theory, uses static analytical framework. Among others, an assumption of the theory is that the factor endow ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES Stephen G. Cecchetti
... rate steady, American GDP could grow at a rate that is now 1½-percentage points higher than it could only five years ago. Labor productivity growth had risen by the same 1½ percentage points and was rising at a rate of at least 3 % per year.7 What were the sources of this astonishing performance of ...
... rate steady, American GDP could grow at a rate that is now 1½-percentage points higher than it could only five years ago. Labor productivity growth had risen by the same 1½ percentage points and was rising at a rate of at least 3 % per year.7 What were the sources of this astonishing performance of ...
introduction
... for St. Kitts and Nevis. A specified group of products can be exported duty free into the United States under this initiative. Although these exports declined slightly after the September 11th attacks in the United States, there has been steady recovery since. These products constitute the major sha ...
... for St. Kitts and Nevis. A specified group of products can be exported duty free into the United States under this initiative. Although these exports declined slightly after the September 11th attacks in the United States, there has been steady recovery since. These products constitute the major sha ...
1 treatment of china as a non-market economy
... market economies. Land ownership by the private sector has been occurring on a limited basis, but a new Land Code is expected to facilitate greater ownership of private property. Overall, the American investigation concluded that Russia’s privatisation program had been successful in largely denation ...
... market economies. Land ownership by the private sector has been occurring on a limited basis, but a new Land Code is expected to facilitate greater ownership of private property. Overall, the American investigation concluded that Russia’s privatisation program had been successful in largely denation ...
Economic Crises and Policy Change in the Early 1980s
... By the second half of 1980 the administration’s responses to the recession smacked of crisis-management. President Carter’s $32.2 billion stimulus package, unveiled in early September, was criticized as ‘a weak smorgasbord of morsels instead of a bold strategy.’4 The proposed tax reductions were see ...
... By the second half of 1980 the administration’s responses to the recession smacked of crisis-management. President Carter’s $32.2 billion stimulus package, unveiled in early September, was criticized as ‘a weak smorgasbord of morsels instead of a bold strategy.’4 The proposed tax reductions were see ...
speech by David Gruen
... because markets were anticipating that the gathering strength of the world economy as it recovered from the early 2000s recession would sooner or later generate significant rises in the terms of trade of raw-material exporting countries like Australia. As events turned out, that expectation turned o ...
... because markets were anticipating that the gathering strength of the world economy as it recovered from the early 2000s recession would sooner or later generate significant rises in the terms of trade of raw-material exporting countries like Australia. As events turned out, that expectation turned o ...
Growth of government and the politics of fiscal policy
... ment expenditures began to fall in 1992, with this decline continuing through the present, while output growth during the 1990s was extraordinarily high. Taking the trend depicted in Fig. 1 as a point of departure, this paper constructs a political theory of the composition of government expenditure ...
... ment expenditures began to fall in 1992, with this decline continuing through the present, while output growth during the 1990s was extraordinarily high. Taking the trend depicted in Fig. 1 as a point of departure, this paper constructs a political theory of the composition of government expenditure ...