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Coad, Alex - HAL - 2007

We survey the phenomenon of the growth of firms drawing on literature from economics, management and sociology. We begin with a review of empirical "stylised facts" before discussing theoretical contributions. Firm growth is characterized by a predominant stochastic element, making it difficult...

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The European Firm

Colombelli, Alessandra; Quatraro, Francesco - HAL - 2012

The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extended overview on the debate on the European firm, by articulating it against the backdrop of more traditional theories of the firm. The chapter also proposes a different interpretation of the issue by grafting the discussion into the...

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The Governance and disclosure of the Firm as an Enterprise Entity

Biondi, Yuri - HAL - 2009

Recent financial crises and scandals have focused attention on the system of governance and disclosure in a way many may never have imagined and few welcomed. Not only do reforms appear to be necessary to protect shareholders as well as other stakeholders, but also to develop a different...

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Firme intensive en capital humain et coordination : vers une redéfinition du rapport entre intégration et dé-intégration

Sautel, Olivier; Cézanne-Sintès, Cécile - HAL - 2007

The aim of this paper is to reconsider the link between vertical integration and disintegration which are traditionally opposed in the literature. The conception of integration and disintegration closely depends on the way we define the firm and its role. This paper focuses on human...

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What is the Role of Openness for China's Environment? An Analysis Based on Divisia Decomposition Method From the Regional Angle

He, Jie - HAL - 2011

Observing the weakness in the previous structural analyses on EKC formation, in this paper, author deepens the analysis into the detailed data of production and SO2 emission intensity of China's 29 industrial sectors (occupying over 98% of the total industrial production) in each province during...

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Polluting Industrialization

Constant, Karine; Nourry, Carine; Seegmuller, Thomas - HAL - 2011

link with pollution. We develop a simple overlapping generations model with paternalistic altruism according to wealth and … environmental concerns. One can therefore explain a simultaneous increase of capital intensity, population growth and pollution … capital intensity, population growth and pollution. …

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Optimal Nuclear Waste Burial Policy under Uncertainty

Kama, Alain Ayong Le; Fodha, Mouez - HAL - 2008

an accident might occur in the future. The framework is an optimal growth model with pollution disutility. We show, under …

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Land use dynamics and the environment

Camacho, Carmen; Pérez-Barahona, Agustín - HAL - 2012

, location's actions affect the whole space through pollution, which flows across locations resulting in both local and global … role of abatement technology as pollution stabilizer, allowing the economy to achieve stable steady states that are …

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Strategic Interactions in Environmental Regulation Enforcement: Evidence from Chinese Provinces

Renard, Mary-Françoise; Xiong, Hang - HAL - 2012

This paper studies whether Chinese provinces set strategically their environmental stringency when faced with interprovincial competition for mobile capital. Using Chinese provincial data and spatial panel econometric models, we find that Chinese provinces do engage in this kind of strategic...

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L'énergie dans le développement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie = Energy in the development of New Caledonia

Bars, Yves Le; Faugère, Elsa; Menanteau, Philippe; … - HAL - 2010

Dans un contexte de raréfaction des ressources en énergie fossile et de changements climatiques, la Nouvelle-Calédonie, qui n'est pas actuellement soumise au protocole de Kyoto, doit répondre aux préoccupations environnementales et trouver les voies et moyens d'une moins grande dépendance...

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