Essays about: "international trade and productivity of firms"

Found 3 essays containing the words international trade and productivity of firms.

  1. 1. Going green : a relationship between environmental goals and firms' competitiveness

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Nina Rusowicz; [2009]
    Keywords : environmental regulation; international competitiveness; innovation; voluntary approaches; Corporate Social Responsibility ;

    Abstract : There is a possibility to mitigate the externalities from production by expenditures on abatement. However, it is believed that these costs have a negative influence over the firm's competitiveness. READ MORE

  3. 2. State Aid in the Financial Services Sector and the Implications of the Recent Financial Crisis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Erdal Kocoglu; [2009]
    Keywords : financial crisis; state aid; Financial services sector; Juridical science; Rättsvetenskap; juridik; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Financial services sector is fundamental to economic growth and development in all advanced economies. Financial services such as banking, savings and investment, insurance, and debt and equity financing constitute a nation’s economic engine by fulfilling three core functions in the economy. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of foreign firms in the software industry in Bangalore - a study of productivity spillovers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Catharina Bratt; [2006]
    Keywords : FDI; MNC; software; Bangalore; spillover effects;

    Abstract : This thesis qualitatively examines the existence of and types of productivity spillovers from foreign to domestic firms and the channels through which they flow in the software industry in Bangalore today. The focus of the thesis is on productivity spillovers, since these are the most important effects from foreign direct investment for host countries according to existing literature. READ MORE