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Political Risk and Foreign Investment
Mihaela, Amarandei Cristina; Teofil, Postolachi Andrei - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 73-78
This paper`s target is to point the role of political risk in international affairs. Despite the fact that now we live in a globalized world the reality shows that national borders still matters. In this context, multinational companies face a lot broader types of risk when they invest abroad....
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International Specialization and the Return to Capital
Batista, Catia; Potin, Jacques - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
How does factor accumulation affect the pattern of international specialization and returns to capital? We provide a new integrated treatment to this question using a panel of 44 developing and developed countries over the period 1976-2000. We confirm the Heckscher-Ohlin prediction that, with...
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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Flows to the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas; Davis, Rhona - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased dramatically in the last two decades. However, the … location and level of their development. The current regional investment law, the weaknesses and strengths of the law and … investigated. Finally, we emphasize the need for the KRG to further promote investment in infrastructure and to impact economic …
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Capital Accumulation and Growth: A New Look at the Empirical Evidence
Bond, Steve; Leblebicioglu, Asli; Schiantarelli, Fabio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
We present evidence that an increase in investment as a share of GDP predicts a higher growth rate of output per worker … coefficients. They are robust to model specifications and estimation methods. The evidence that investment has a long-run effect on …
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Banks and Innovation: Microeconometric Evidence on Italian Firms
Benfratello, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio; Sembenelli, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
banking development reduces the cash flow sensitivity of fixed investment spending, particularly for small firms, and that it …
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Marshall and Labour Demand in Russia: Going Back to Basics
Konings, Jozef; Lehmann, Hartmut - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001
Using a unique enterprise-level data set, which covers the regions Moscow City, Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk and Chuvashia and the three sectors manufacturing and mining, construction and trade and distribution, we estimate Russian labour demand equations for the year 1997. The most important...
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Apprenticeship, Vocational Training and Early Labor Market Outcomes in East and West Germany
Riphahn, Regina T.; Zibrowius, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
We study the returns to apprenticeship and vocational training for three early labor market outcomes all measured at age 25 for East and West German youths: non-employment (i.e., unemployment or out of the labor force), permanent fulltime employment, and wages. We find strong positive effects of...
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A Multiple Regression Model for Country Risk Assessment for European Countries
Aniela-Raluca, Danciu; Zizi, Goschin - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XI (2011) 1, pp. 529-534
This paper proposes a multiple regression model for country risk assessment using the main economic-financial and political variables starting from the existing major risk rating systems. It is based on data provided by international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the...
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Political and Business Cycles: Interferences and Socio-Economic Implications in Romania and Republic of Moldova
Stanislav, Percic; Constantin-Marius, Apostoaie; … - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XIV (2014) 1, pp. 163-168
The electoral instability falls into the continuous shifts in paradigms, systems, values and economic performance which countries around the world still experience. We believe it is common sense that the election process in a democratic country has an important impact (even a manipulation...
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Gorj County and its Stage of Economic Recovery in the Current Crisis
Constanþa, Enea; Maria, Mungiu Pupazan Claudia - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series XII (2012) 2, pp. 392-396
The global economy is in early stages of recovery after contraction records generated by the economic crisis, but progress is uneven. Some regions are experiencing a revival already, but others continue to struggle. The same is true for many areas of the world economy which enjoys the financial...
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