Search Results - subject:"Firm Level Data"

The Happy Few: New Facts on the Internationalization of European Firms Based on Firm-level Evidence

Thierry, Mayer; Ottaviano Gianmarco I.P. - In: L'industria (2008) 2, pp. 221-244

Lack of statistical information at the firm level has so far prevented systematic inclusion of firm-level analysis in the policymaker's standard toolbox. This paper argues that the time is ripe to supplement the policymaking toolbox: firm-level datasets are now available and provide new...

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Financial constraints in China : firm-level evidence

Sandra, PONCET; Walter, STEINGRESS; Hylke, VANDENBUSSCHE - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2008

This paper uses a unique micro-level data-set on Chinese firms to test for the existence of a “political-pecking order” in the allocation of credit. Our findings are threefold. Firstly, private Chinese firms are credit constrained while State-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are...

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Financial constraints in China: firm-level evidence

Poncet, Sandra; Steingress, Walter; VANDENBUSSCHE, Hylke - Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE), … - 2008

boost the investment of private firms. Keywords: investment-cashflow sensitivity, China, firm level data, foreign direct … state-owned firms. 4 Our analysis is carried out on Chinese firm-level data originating from the data set ORIANA 7 …-out there will be and the stronger the credit constraints for private firms will be. 3. Data 3.1. Firm-level data The data …

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ZEW Corporate Taxation Microsimulation Model (ZEW TaxCoMM)

Reister, Timo; Spengel, Christoph; Finke, Katharina; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

statements included in the DAFNE data base of the Bureau van Dijk. The firm-level data is supplemented by survey data on tax …

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Endogenous Firm Heterogeneity, ICT and R&D Incentives

Cequera, Daniel; Klein, Gordon J. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

Firm heterogeneity explains the productivity driven selection mechanism that determines aggregate productivity growth within industries. This paper empirically demonstrates that ICT has a robust impact on firm heterogeneity only when ICT is used intensively and jointly with specific ICT...

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The Impact of Personal and Corporate Taxation on Capital Structure Choices

Voeller, Dennis; Overesch, Michael - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008

. Our empirical results, based on a comprehensive panel of European firm-level data, suggest that a higher tax benefit of …

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Foreign (in)direct investment and corporate taxation

Wamser, Georg - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2008

This paper investigates the role of corporate taxation with respect to a multinational's investment decision, in which the multinational can pursue either a direct or an indirect investment strategy. The latter involves at least three corporate entities and opens up enhanced opportunities for...

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The impact of thin-capitalization rules on multinationals' financing and investment decisions

Büttner, Thiess; Overesch, Michael; Schreiber, Ulrich; … - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2008

This paper analyzes the effectiveness of thin-capitalization rules in preventing debt finance by intercompany loans and explores their consequences for corporate decisions. A theoretical discussion emphasizes that limitations of the deduction of interest owed to foreign affiliates would not only...

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Do Corporate Taxes Reduce Productivity and Investment at the Firm Level? Cross-Country Evidence from the Amadeus Dataset

Arnold, Jens; Schwellnus, Cyrille - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2008

This paper uses a stratified sample of firms across OECD economies over the period 1996-2004 to analyse the effects of corporate taxes on productivity and investment. Applying a differences-in-differences estimation strategy which exploits differential effects of corporate taxes on firms with...

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The Impact of Training on Productivity and Wages. Evidence from Belgian Firm Level Panel Data

Konings, Jozef - LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, … - 2008

This paper uses longitudinal data of more than 13,000 firms to analyze the effects of on-the-job training on firm level productivity and wages. Workers receiving training are on average more productive than workers not receiving training. This makes firms more productive. On-the-job training...

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