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Managerial Practices and Students' Performance

Di Liberto, Adriana; Schivardi, Fabiano; Sulis, Giovanni - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We study the effects of managerial practices in schools on students' outcomes. We measure managerial practices using the World Management Survey, a methodology that enables us to construct robust measures of management quality comparable across countries. We find substantial heterogeneity in...

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The Catch-22 of External Validity in the Context of Constraints to Firm Growth

Fischer, Greg; Karlan, Dean S. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...

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Spatial Concentration and Firm-Level Productivity in France

Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Mayneris, Florian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

significant are modest and geographically very limited. The gains from clusters are also quite well internalized by firms in their …

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Industrial Clusters: Equilibrium, Welfare and Policy

Norman, Victor D; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper studies the size and number of industrial clusters that will arise in a multi-country world in which … welfare maximum, showing that the equilibrium will generally have clusters that are too small, while there are possibly too … too small clusters. …

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The Stability Threshold and Two Facts of Polarization

Haimanko, Ori; Le Breton, Michel; Weber, Shlomo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this paper we introduce the notion of stability threshold that quantifies the minimal returns to size sufficient to prevent credible secession threats by regions of the country. Severity of internal tension has been linked to degree of polarization of citizens' preferences and...

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Public Support to Clusters: A Firm Level Study of French “Local Productive Systems”

Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Mayneris, Florian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper analyzes empirically a public policy promoting industrial clusters in France. Cluster policies have become …

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Testing for Localization Using Micro-Geographic Data

Duranton, Gilles; Overman, Henry G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

To study the detailed location patterns of industries, and particularly the tendency for industries to cluster relative to overall manufacturing, we develop distance-based tests of localization. In contrast to previous studies, our approach allows us to assess the statistical significance of...

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Economies of Scale in European Manufacturing Revisited

Henriksen, Espen; Steen, Frode; Ulltveit-Moe, Karen-Helene - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

We test for internal and external economies of scale in European manufacturing, employing a more disaggregated data set than has been used in earlier analyses. We aim to separate externalities from common business cycle effects. Fifteen European manufacturing industries in Germany, France, the...

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Exploring the Detailed Location Patters of UK Manufacturing Industries using Microgeographic Data

Duranton, Gilles; Overman, Henry G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We use a point-pattern methodology to explore the detailed location patterns of UK manufacturing industries. In particular, we consider the location of entrants and exiters vs. continuing establishments, domestic- vs. foreign-owned, large vs. small, and affiliated vs. independent. We also...

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Are clusters more resilient in crises? Evidence from French exporters in 2008-2009

Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Mayneris, Florian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

, innovation etc.). However, little is known about the capacity of firms in clusters to resist economic shocks. In this paper, we …Clusters have already been extensively shown to favor firm-level economic performance (productivity, exports … analyze whether firms that agglomerate in clusters and firms that have been selected to benefit from the "competitiveness …

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