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We examine the impact of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on the growth of local firms in terms of employment and … channels through which inward FDI affects the firm dynamics in a host country prove to be in general significant. First, there …
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The aim of the paper is to analyse the contribution of FDI to knowledge and technology transfer into five CEE economies …
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Trade in intermediate goods as one possible link between rising trade and foreign direct investment is examined. To explain growing intermediate goods trade, three hypotheses are brought forward: outsourcing, global sourcing and the increasing importance of MNE networks. These hypotheses are...
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Based on an analysis of cartel prosecutions since 2007, this article assesses the way the European Commission has built up its fines in practice. The fines are compared with those imposed by the European Commission over the period from 1999 to 2006. The main findings are that, while fines have...
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The standard of proof required in merger cases has become the centre of considerable controversies and confusion following the Australian Federal Court's decision in Metcash. This paper reviews the use of counterfactuals and the inherent contradictions in adopting the real chance standard of...
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We provide an overview and synthesis of recent work on models of monopolistic competition with heterogeneous firms in international trade, paying particular attention to competition effects, pass-through, selection effects, and linking distributions of firm characteristics and outcomes. A...
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This paper provides direct empirical evidence on the relationship between technology and firms' global sourcing strategies. Using new data on U.S. firms' decisions to contract for manufacturing services from domestic or foreign suppliers, I show that a firm's adoption of communication...
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production structure with assembly-line FDI in LDC or complete production in LDC with FDI. The results show that if the plant … chooses complete LDC production with FDI over assembly-line FDI if the IPR restriction is strong, where the model assumes that … strategy of the government and MNC will choose the strategy of fragmented production structure and assembly-line FDI will take …
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production structure with assembly-line FDI in LDC or complete production in LDC with FDI. The results show that if the plant … chooses complete LDC production with FDI over assembly-line FDI if the IPR restriction is strong, where the model assumes that … strategy of the government and MNC will choose the strategy of fragmented production structure and assembly-line FDI will take …
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