Essays about: "country-specific determinants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words country-specific determinants.

  1. 1. Green National Innovative Capacity : An empirical study of the determinants of patenting in technologies related to renewable energy sources

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Adrian Ekström; Karl Johan Tegnér; [2019]
    Keywords : Innovation; National Innovation Systems; Renewable energy; Panel Data; Environmental Policy; Innovation; Förnybar energi; Nationella innovationssystem; Paneldata; Miljöpolicy;

    Abstract : Climate change constitutes a major threat to our planet. Finding and developing new technologies that can utilize renewable sources of energy is an essential component in combating this threat. The concerns are global, and today there is large variation in innovation intensity across advanced countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. An analysis of the determinants of Foreign Direct Investments to OECD countries

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Sara Maengando Angshed; Vendela von Fluck; [2019]
    Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; Fixed Effect Model; Horizontal FDI; OECD; MNE;

    Abstract : This study examines the determinants of inward foreign direct investment to OECD countries. The focus is on horizontal FDI. The purpose of the research is to contribute to the ongoing research, and adding value. This is done by using a dynamic perspective of time, and controlling for country-specific characteristics. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Assessment of Factors Determining Intra-Industry Trade Between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa Countries (2000-2016)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Bezawit Abebe Difabachew; [2019]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the intensity of Intra-Industry Trade (IIT) in miscellaneous manufacturing products with digit-two code level. It also aims to identify the determinants of IIT between Ethiopia and the twenty-two Sub-Saharan African countries using random effects estimation for the period 2000-2016. READ MORE

  5. 4. Determining factors of location choice in the modern era : A cross-case analysis on tech companies

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Ludwig Sjöstrand; Robin Raske; Carl Klevbo; [2019]
    Keywords : Tech Companies; Internationalization; Location Choice; Location Determinants; Born Globals; Globalization; Digitalization;

    Abstract : The emergence of digitalization and globalization has given birth to firms who cater to a global customer base and source resources from around the world at the click of a button. Nevertheless, as companies continue to innovate how they communicate, govern and internationalize, much of the research is built on a world before the emergence of the digitalized and globalized society we live in today. READ MORE

  6. 5. The determinants of Swedish aid flows between 1976 and 2015.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nils Larsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; Economic Development; International Political Economy;

    Abstract : Sweden is one of the world's most important aid donors relative to the size of its economy, with Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows reaching 1.40 percent of GNI in 2015. READ MORE