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1. Government Support for Semiconductors & International Trade Disciplines - Proposed Chips Act for Europe within the Frame of WTO Commitments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The global semiconductor industry has benefited from a period of intense geographic specialization, yet faces the growing prospect of a new era of turbulence in international trade relations. Severely disrupted by exogenous shocks in global supply chains, the ability of the industry to cater to ceaseless demand growth is jeopardized by an increasing number of initiatives proposed for most industrialized economies to subsidize domestic development and production of semiconductors. READ MORE
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2. When Russia Turned Off the Tap to Europe: An Event Study of the European Stock Market Reaction During Nord Stream Pipeline Announcements
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : We use three events related to the Russian gas supply to Europe from Nord Stream pipelines as potential exogenous shocks to test political uncertainty and its effect on asset pricing. Investigating stock returns of firms in the STOXX Europe 600 index, we do not find consistent evidence of firms more exposed to Nord Stream or Russia experiencing more negative stock returns following the events. READ MORE
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3. Coalition formation during turbulence : A large-n study examining the effects of economic and political instability on government-coalition formation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the effects of economic and political turbulence on coalition-formation across 37 EU and OECD democracies. Utilizing the existing potential-coalitions research, it analyzes how increases in turbulence affect common variables predicted to determine which coalitions are chosen of all potential cabinets following an election. READ MORE
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4. The role of networks in SMEs' internationalization : A perception from the emerging Asian market under the trend of deglobalization
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Background: Due to a series of financial crisis and political turbulence, a share of international economic activities has been decreased which results in the emergence of deglobalization trend. For those emerging Asian market SMEs, they are more likely to be influenced by this context because of the left impact of bureaucracy in Asian markets and lack of sufficient resources to overcome the challenges compared with MNCs. READ MORE
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5. Is there a problem with distortion of competition in the real estate brokery industry?
University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggandeAbstract : The premise of this paper is to investigate the competition in the real estate brokery industry which could have a distortion caused by bank owned real estate brokery firms. In this investigation we could not confirm that we have a distortion of competition caused by bank owned real estate brokery firms but we can confirm that if bank owned real estate brokery firms would centralize their ownership even further we could have a situation that could look like a distortion of competition caused by bank owned real estate brokery firms. READ MORE
