In this paper we develop optimized localization strategies for multinational firms to overcome their liability of foreignness by adding a regional dimension. We explore conceptually whether economic stress in a…
Unternehmen beurteilen konjunkturelle Lage optimistischer
Im Vergleich zum ersten Quartal 2007 legt der ZEW-IDI, Stimmungsindikator für den Wirtschaftszweig Dienstleister der Informationsgesellschaft, im zweiten…
In this paper, we use repeated cross-section data on pupils in Brazil to estimate the effect of the availability and use of computers and internet as pedagogical tools on math and reading test scores. Computers…
This paper provides an overview of telecommunications regulation in the U.S. and in Europe. For each region the history of telecommunications regulations as well as the current regulatory regime is portrayed.…
This study investigates start-up activity in Germany as a whole and for the country’s R&D-intensive sectors in particular, over the period from 1995 to 2006. To this end, a sample of young, high-tech firms was…
