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Service Regulations, Input Prices and Export Volumes: Evidence from a Panel of Manufacturing Firms
2019
Utilizando datos de panel, este trabajo muestra que una mejor regulacion en el sector servicios reduce el precio de los consumos intermedios que soportan las empresas de manufacturas, especialmente aquellas de mayor tamano. El beneficio de un marco regulatorio que fomenta la competencia en el sector servicios se extiende a los mercados internacionales. Entre 1991 y 2007, las reformas en servicios habrian permitido a las grandes companias industriales espanolas incrementar sus exportaciones reales de bienes alrededor de un 22 % en terminos acumulados, a lo largo de este periodo, frente a un hipotetico escenario sin reformas. Mas aun, si se hubiera producido la convergencia en materia regulat…
Export intensity and the productivity gains of exporting
2013
This article analyses whether the productivity gains associated with Learning-by-Exporting (LBE) (controlling for self-selection) depend on the intensity of the firm's exporting activity. The results from a representative sample of Spanish manufacturing firms indicate that the yearly average gains in productivity are larger for those firms that increase their export-to-sales ratio.
The regulatory environment and financial constraints of private firms in the European Union
2023
This study analyzes the influence of the institutional environment on firms' capital structure in the European Union (EU). Unlike other research, we focus on private firms and include data from all EU countries from 2010 to 2018. We split the sample into groups of small and large firms, which we consider financially constrained and unconstrained, respectively. Throughout the study, we posit that institutional effects on financing policies vary with size, with the effects being greater for constrained firms as they face more financing frictions. We also run regression models controlling for firm-level characteristics and relevant macroeconomic factors. Our findings reveal that a high-quality…
Multi-product firms and product variety
2008
The goal of this paper is to study the role of multi-product firms in the market provision of product variety. The analysis is conducted using the spokes model of non-localized competition proposed by Chen and Riordan (2007). Firstly, we show that multi-product firms are at a competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis single-product firms and can only emerge if economies of scope are sufficiently strong. Secondly, under duopoly product variety may be higher or lower with respect to both the first best and the monopolistically competitive equilibrium. However, within a relevant range of parameter values duopolists drastically restrict their product range in order to relax price competition, and as a…
Within and between firm trends in job polarization : the roles of globalization and technology
2019
AbstractWe analyze occupational polarization within and across firms using a census of matched employer–employee panel data from Finland in the period of 2000–2014. As in most industrialized countries, the Finnish occupational distribution has polarized over the last decades. Using decomposition analysis, we find that jobs involving low-level service tasks increase mostly through the entry dynamics, while the high-level abstract task share increases largely within continuing firms. Worker-level occupational mobility points to some skill upgrading within continuing firms, while labor force entry and retirement contribute the polarizing trend. Instrumental variables (IVs) regressions confirm …
A microeconometric analysis of the springboard subsidiary: The case of Spanish firms
2015
Abstract This paper provides a microeconometric analysis of the distinctive characteristics of springboard subsidiaries that have a positive impact on the subsidiaries’ performance. Based on panel data estimations for subsidiaries of European multinational companies with a presence in Spain, the authors found that if the subsidiary is located in the springboard country, then the performance improvement (increase in profit margin) of the subsidiary is about 49 percentage points. When the Spanish subsidiary is considered a springboard subsidiary, its performance is 7.7 percentage points higher than the performance of other subsidiaries that are not springboard subsidiaries. If the subsidiary …
Predicting the working alliance over the course of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with the Rorschach Ego Impairment Index, self-reported defen…
2021
Better therapeutic alliances are known to predict better treatment outcomes, but little knowledge still exists on the patient characteristics that lead to better alliances. In a sample of 128 outpatients assigned to long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and suffering from mood and/or anxiety disorder, this study evaluated how the alliance, measured using the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI), is predicted by three different measures for assessing psychological resources and vulnerabilities: the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised (WAIS–R), the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ), and the Rorschach-based Ego Impairment Index (EII-2). All the three measures showed some ability to predict t…
4-5 gadus vecu bērnu pētniecisko prasmju attīstība EKO pirmsskolā
2021
Kvalifikācijas darba “4-5 gadus vecu bērnu pētniecisko prasmju attīstība Eko pirmsskolā” mērķis ir teorētiski un praktiski izpētīt 4-5 gadus vecu bērnu pētniecisko prasmju attīstības iespējas pirmsskolas izglītības iestādē, kura realizē Ekoskolu programmu. Kvalifikācijas darba uzdevumos ietilpst gan avotu, gan literatūras analīze. Pirmajā nodaļā tiek analizēts kas ir pētnieciskās prasmes un to attīstība 4-5 gadus veciem bērniem. Otrajā nodaļā tiek apskatīts bērnu attīstības raksturojums vecumā no 4 līdz 5 gadiem. Trešajā nodaļā tiek sniegts Ekoskolas programmas teorētiskais apskats – būtība, darbība, gada tēmas un vide. Ceturtajā nodaļā tiek veikts praktiskais pētījums par 4-5 gadus vecu bē…
Pirmsskolas izglītības iestādes piemērotas āra vides veidošana un izmantošana mācību procesā
2021
Maģistra darba „Pirmsskolas izglītības iestādes piemērotas āra vides veidošana un izmantošana mācību procesā” mērķis bija izpētīt Latvijas pirmsskolas izglītības iestāžu vadītāju, vadītāju vietnieku/ metodiķu un skolotāju vidū svarīgākos un visbiežāk sastopamos uz vietas šķēršļus un problēmas āra mācību vides organizēšanā, veidošanā un āra izglītības metožu pielietošanā bērnu mācību /audzināšanas procesā. Pētījuma metodes ir teorētiskās literatūras un normatīvo dokumentu analīze, anketēšana, intervijas, statistikas datu apstrāde. Pētījuma rezultāti atklāj, ka pirmsskolas izglītības iestāžu vadītājiem un darbiniekiem ir nepieciešama profesionālā pilnveide āra mācību vides veidošanā un izmant…
Experimental study on the influence of controller firmware on multirotor actuator dynamics
2014
In this paper the dynamic response of a propeller actuator commonly used in hobby unmanned aerial vehicles is studied experimentally. It is shown that the choice of electronic speed controller firmware has a significant effect on the overall actuator dynamics. Six different scenarios are tested: 1+2) Rising/falling step response with the standard firmware of the Hobbyking F30a, 3+4) Rising/falling step response with firmware from Simon Kirby/GitHub and 5+6) Rising/falling step response with firmware from Simon Kirby/GitHub including complementary Pulse-Width-Modulation (PWM) switching. Experimental results show a significant difference in actuator dynamics depending on the chosen firmware. …