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Globalization and the markups of European firms
Békés, Gábor; Hornok, Cecília; Muraközy, Balázs - 2016
We use a unique cross-section survey of manufacturing firms from four European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain) linked with balance sheet data to study the relationship between key aspects of globalization and firm-level markups. The main results are: (i) Exporting is positively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514354
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Linkages between technology choice and exporting : evidence from Argentina
Schmidt, Gabriela; Trofimenko, Natalia - 2010
1998-2001, suggest the existence of positive and highly significant effect of spending on new technology on the export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956230
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The cost of EU trade protection in textiles and clothing
Francois, Joseph F.; Glismann, Hans H.; Spinanger, Dean - 2000
This paper estimates the costs of EU restraints on trade in textiles and clothing. After explaining the methods used, we examine the impact of an opening up of EU trade in textiles and clothing, inter alia to those economies where the textile and clothing (T&C) industries command sizeable shares...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472459
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The German economy and EU industrial tariff reductions : partial and CGE analyses of a stillborn Millennium Round
Francois, Joseph F.; Glismann, Hans H.; Spinanger, Dean - 2000
The Millennium Round of MTNs, which was stillborn in Seattle, was supposed to have initiated wide-sweeping changes to the world's trading system. This paper deals with the impact on the German economy of some changes that might have been forthcoming from proposed liberalization strategies. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011472473
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European integration and changing trade patterns : the case of the Baltic states
Laaser, Claus-Friedrich; Schrader, Klaus - 2002
The analysis of Baltic regional trade patterns reveals that during the nineties the Baltic states made significant progress to integrate into the Western European division of labour although a significant share of (transit) trade with Russia remained. In view of this development, history seems...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011490984
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Are newly exporting firms more innovative? : Findings from matched Spanish innovators
Hanley, Aoife; Monreal-Pérez, Joaquín - 2011
The prevalence of Internet-based sales by exporters vs. non-exporters is highlighted in a recent World Bank Report (Ferro, 2011) suggesting the use of sophisticated processes when selling overseas. We investigate the count of new process/ product innovations for a group of newly exporting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310852
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Price transmission in the pineapple market : what role for organic fruit?
Kleemann, Linda; Effenberger, Alexandra - 2010
As consumers’ demand for organic products and especially organic food grows, organic certification for tropical fruit is increasingly promoted in many developing countries. Certified organic pineapple exports only started taking off after 2005 and are rapidly increasing. The organic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003971846
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From theory to policy with gravitas : a solution to the mystery of the excess trade balances
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Yotov, Yoto V. - 2021 - This draft: March 21, 2021
Bilateral trade balances often play an important role inthe international trade policy debate. Disturbingly, several studies argue that the gravity model of trade fails when confronted with bilateral trade balances data, dubbing this "The Mystery of the Excess Trade Balances". Capitalizing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012491317
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From theory to policy with gravitas : a solution to the mystery of the excess trade balances
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Yotov, Yoto V. - 2019
Bilateral trade balances often play an important role in the international trade policy debate. Academic economists understand that they are misleading indicators of competitiveness and of the gains from trade. However, they also recognize their political relevance, calling for accurate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012055590
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Family firm internationalization : influence of familiness on the Spanish firm export activity
Merino de Lucas, Fernando; Monreal-Pérez, Joaquín; … - 2012
This paper studies the determinants of the export activity of family SMEs, disentangling the three main dimensions that … Spanish SMEs, show that this approach identifies the determinants that explain the export activity of family SMEs better than … ; export activity ; Familiness ; Spanish firms ; F-PEC scale …
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