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Productivity and the extensive margins of trade in German manufacturing firms: Evidence from a non-parametric test

Wagner, Joachim - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 4, pp. 3061-3070

This paper contributes to the literature by comparing the productivity distribution for firms with various numbers of goods traded and various numbers of countries traded with from Germany, one of the leading actors on the world market for goods. It applies a non-parametric test for first-order...

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Chinese Motorcycle Penetration into Vietnam and the Existing Motorcycle Makers: A Study of Honda Company

Tiep, Nguyen Duc - In: Economics Bulletin 13 (2006) 4, pp. 1-9

This study explores the impacts of Chinese motorcycle emergence on local environment in Vietnam and existing motorcycle makers, particularly Honda. Grounded upon the framework of diamond of competitive advantage, the study finds that Chinese penetration in Vietnam has d more opportunities Honda...

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The characteristics of chemical firms registering for ISO 14001 or Responsible Care

Mzoughi, Naoufel; Pekovic, Sanja; Grolleau, Gilles - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2007) 29, pp. 1-13

We use survey data to investigate the determinants of chemical firms' registration for the ISO 14001 standard or the Responsible Care program. We show that most determinants are different for the two systems analyzed: while firm size, previous experience with similar standards, information...

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Examining goods market integration in the Eurozone: evidence obtained from an analysis of price-setting by UK automobile exporters

Balaguer, Jacint - In: Economics Bulletin 6 (2007) 36, pp. 1-6

This paper investigates whether the pervasive dispersion of automobile prices within the Eurozone (1999-2006) is caused by the existence of market segmentation and divergences in the market structures. The results concerning the Pricing to Market behavior of the United Kingdom exporters indicate...

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The Evolution of the Firm Size Distribution and Nationality of Ownerhship

barrios, Eric; Barrios, Salvador; Goerg, Holger - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2004) 8, pp. 1-7

It has recently been shown that the firm size distribution is initially skewed to the right and then evolves over time to become more lognormal, and argued that this is likely due to firms initially facing financial constraints, see Cabral and Mata(2003). We conjecture that, if this is true,...

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Heritage and Firm Survival - An Analysis of German Automobile Spinoffs 1886-1939

Rhein, Kristina von - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2008) 13, pp. 1-8

The theory predicts that spinoffs of successful parents are more successful than others. The success of the parents can be measured in two ways, either in terms of their survival duration or concerning their innovative activity. In this paper, the survival chances of spinoffs in the German...

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The Evolution of the Firm Size Distribution and Nationality of Ownerhship

Strobl, Eric; Gorg, Holger; Barrios, Salvador - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2005) 1, pp. 1-11

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Is firm growth proportional? An appraisal of firm size distribution

Lotti, Francesca; Santarelli, Enrico - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2001) 6, pp. 1-7

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the phenomenon of firm growth, analyzing the evolution of young firms within some selected industries. We find that the firm size distribution is fairly skewed to the right during the infancy stage, whereas it converges towards a more symmetric...

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Long run relationship between entry and exit: time series evidence from Turkish manufacturing industry

Soytas, Ugur - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2006) 11, pp. 1-12

This paper investigates the long run relationship between entry and exit using aggregate annual data from the Turkish manufacturing industry for the period 1968-2001. The time series properties of the data imply that simple OLS regressions may yield spurious results. We employ both bivariate and...

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The Relationship Between Innovation, Productivity and Exports: Some Preliminary Evidence from the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

Lee, Cassey - In: Economics Bulletin 12 (2008) 31, pp. 1-13

The objective of this paper is to empirically examine the relationship between innovation, productivity and trade … between innovation, productivity and exports is a complex one. Exporting and industry technological characteristics may … innovate, be it product or process innovation. Product innovation is negatively related to productivity while process …

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