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Globalization and innovation in emerging markets
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy (contributor);  … - 2009
"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003791141
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Determinants and dynamics of business aspirations : evidence from small-scale entrepreneurs in an emerging market
Dalton, Patricio S.; Ruschenpohler, Julius; Zia, Bilal - 2018
Small-scale entrepreneurs are ubiquitous in emerging market economies, yet very few graduate to become larger businesses. This paper asks whether such entrepreneurs aspire to grow and, if so, on which dimensions of the business? What factors influence these aspirations, how realistic are they,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850512
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FDI spillovers and high-growth firms in developing countries
Reyes, José-Daniel - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761156
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Microeconomic consequences and macroeconomic causes of foreign direct investment in Southern African economies
Lederman, Daniel; Mengistae, Taye; Xu, Lixin Colin - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008664977
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Learning versus stealing : how important are market-share : reallocations to India's productivity growth?
Harrison, Ann E.; Martin, Leslie A.; Nataraj, Shanthi - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009412829
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Gifted kids or pushy parents? : Foreign acquisitions and plant performance in Indonesia
Arnold, Jens Matthias; Javorcik, Beata K. Smarzynska - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002876973
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The investement climate and the firm: firm-level evidence from China
Hallward-Driemeier, Mary; Wallsten, Scott J.; Xu, Lixin … - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001771609
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Effects of privatization and ownership in transition economies
Estrin, Saul; Hanousek, Jan; Kočenda, Evžen; Švejnar, Jan - 2009
"The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post … institutional development. In China relatively more estimates suggest that privatization to domestic owners improves the level of …-communist economies, but foreign joint ventures rather than wholly owned foreign firms have a positive effect in China. Worker or …
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Family firms and contractual institutions
Iacovone, Leonardo; Maloney, William F.; Tsivanidis, Nick - 2019
This paper offers new evidence on the relationship between contractual institutions, family management, and aggregate performance. The study creates a new firm-level database on management and ownership structures spanning 134 regions in 11 European countries. To guide the empirical analysis, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008335
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Using experimental evidence to inform firm support programs in developing countries
Grover, Arti; Imbruno, Michele - 2020
Countries design programs for supporting firms, with varying levels of success. Firm growth is constrained by several factors, such as low firm capabilities (e.g. management), availability of finance, and access to markets. Based on the available experimental evidence on firm support programs in...
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