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There's no Place Like Home: A Strategic Framework to Overcome Liability of Foreignness in the German Car Market
Sofka, Wolfgang; Zimmermann, Jörg - 2005
Germany through firm-specific advantages. Still, some face significant challenges. A submarket analysis shows that home market … advantages are more deeply rooted in the Western part of Germany and that foreign competitors find a more accessible competitive … environment in Eastern Germany. Therefore, East Germany is a superior platform for deploying effective and efficient …
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Impact of Service Station Networks on Purchase Decisions of Alternative-fuel Vehicles
Achtnicht, Martin; Bühler, Georg; Hermeling, Claudia - 2008
conducted as a CAPI survey with about 600 interviews of potential car buyers in Germany and estimate the coefficients of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298664
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Private Incentives to Innovate: Interplay of New Products and Brand-Name Reputation
Leheyda, Nina - 2008
This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...
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Competition and trust: Evidence from German car manufacturers
Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad O. - 2011
We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...
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Corporate carbon emission statements
Reichelstein, Stefan - 2022
Current corporate disclosures regarding carbon emissions lack commonly accepted accounting rules. The accrual accounting system for carbon emissions described here is grounded in the rules of historical cost accounting for operating assets, enabling the preparation of balance sheets and flow...
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Green technology policies versus carbon pricing: An intergenerational perspective
Rausch, Sebastian; Yonezawa, Hidemichi - 2023
Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing. We propose a new explanation for this observation: gains that predominantly accrue to households with large capital assets and that influence majority decisions in...
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The greener, the better? Evidence from government contractors
Chiappinelli, Olga; Dalò, Ambrogio; Giuffrida, Leonardo M. - 2024
Governments can support the green transition through green public procurement. Despite its strategic importance, the impact of this policy on firms remains unclear. Using US data, this paper provides the first empirical analysis of the causal effects of green contracts on corporate environmental...
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The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany: Evidence from a nationwide survey
Osberghaus, Daniel - 2014
Public flood protection cannot totally eliminate the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern flood risk management. This study analyses private flood mitigation measures among...
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The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany: Evidence from a nationwide survey
Osberghaus, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
Public flood protection cannot totally eliminate the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern flood risk management. This study analyses private flood mitigation measures among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957644
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The economics of adaptation to climate change: the case of Germany
Dannenberg, Astrid; Mennel, Tim; Osberghaus, Daniel; … - 2009
adaptation in Germany by analyzing impacts and adaptation options for climate-sensitive fields such as agriculture, energy, water …
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