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Overcomplying for profit
2005
To maximize their profit, multinationals can design and implement the same and toughest standard in all locations, regardless of domestic regulations. We discuss this kind of overcompliance and stress its underpinnings. Some potential extensions are suggested.
Exploring the determinants of anti-mafia entrepreneurial behaviour: an empirical study on southern Italian SMEs
2017
This study analyses organized crime from an economic perspective and highlights the crucial role of extortion in mafia activities. From an economic viewpoint, we debate the conditions that lead companies to resist mafia extortion. To study the reactions of firms to extortion, we adopt an institutional perspective and consider the contribution of different theories in the socially responsible behaviour and organized crime literature, in an attempt to understand this complex entrepreneurial behaviour better. A sample of 116 southern Italian SMEs, whose entrepreneurs have publicly opposed mafia extortion, was selected. By adopting a matched-pair design, anti-mafia firms were subsequently match…
The Dynamic Linkages Among Exports, R&D and Productivity
2014
This paper estimates a dynamic model of a firm's decision to export and invest in RD in the second step, we estimate a bivariate dynamic model of the firm's decision to invest in R&D and export, in which we analyse the linkages among investing in R&D, exporting and productivity. Using a representative sample of Spanish manufacturing firms for the period 1990–2009, we find that both export and R&D positively affect future productivity, which will drive more firms to self-select in those activities.
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…
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 …
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…