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The Digital Divide

Piazolo, Daniel - In: CESifo Forum 02 (2001) 3, pp. 29-34

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Learning from Other Economies - for example from Somewhere Down Under

Freeman, Richard B. - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 3, pp. 33-37

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For a fair and effective industrial climate transition: Support measures for heavy industry in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany

Bollen, Yelter; Van Hauwaert, Tycho; Beys, Olivier - 2021

Europe's industrial base needs to undergo a swift and persistent transformation towards carbon neutrality and circularity, but this transition must happen in a fair and socially just manner. In this working paper, we evaluate the support mechanisms for heavy industry which have been put in place...

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A touch of sophistication: FDI and unit values of exports

Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - 2009

The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more “sophisticated” products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of many countries. This study presents evidence...

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Instruments of a strategic foreign economic policy: Study for the German Federal Foreign Office

Kamin, Katrin; Bernoth, Kerstin; Felbermayr, Gabriel; … - 2021

issues in the past, has outlived its usefulness. The transition to a more power-based order can be felt around the world … defensive and offensive strategies. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, together with DIW Berlin and Bruegel, has produced …

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Happiness and the human development index: Australia is not a paradox

Leigh, Andrew; Wolfers, Justin - 2006

In Happiness and the Human Development Index: The Paradox of Australia, Blanchflower and Oswald (2005) observe an … apparent puzzle: they claim that Australia ranks highly in the Human Development Index (HDI), but relatively poorly in … happiness. However, when we compare their happiness data with the HDI, Australia appears happier, not sadder, than its HDI score …

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Advancing Global Trade: Pro Liberalisation and Development

Neary, Peter; S¡lesers, Ainars; Krubasik, Edward G.; … - In: CESifo Forum 04 (2003) 2, pp. 52-67

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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms

Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - 2008

High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...

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Privatization and regional distribution of manufacturing in Turkey

Dogruel, Fatma; Dogruel, Suut - 2011

The state owned enterprises were crucial in the early stage of industrial development in Turkey. They were producer of basic consumption goods and contributed the building the entrepreneurial understanding, and hence the development of the private sector. State owned enterprises have played key...

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Do we need national champions?: if so, do we need a champions-related industrial policy? ; an evolutionary perspective

Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2007

the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economic region in the world by 2010. We find football to be a useful …

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