Search Results - "Atlantic Economic Journal"

A Review of the Empirical Literature on FDI Determinants by Blonigen, Bruce A

“…This paper surveys the recent burgeoning literature that empirically examines the foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions of multinational enterprises (MNEs)…”
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The Determinants of High-Technology Exports: A Panel Data Analysis by Tebaldi, Edinaldo

“…This paper uses a panel dataset from 1980 to 2008 to examine the determinants of high-technology exports. This research finds evidence that human capital,…”
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Redefining and Containing Systemic Risk by Kane, Edward J

“…Official definitions of systemic risk leave out the role of government officials in generating it. Policymakers' support of creative forms of risk-taking and…”
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How to Measure Globalization? A New Globalization Index (NGI) by Vujakovic, Petra

“…This paper presents the New Globalization Index (NGI). It is a composite index constructed to measure the relative globalization level of a group of countries…”
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Do Campaign Contributions and Lobbying Expenditures by Firms Create “Political” Capital? by Hersch, Philip, Netter, Jeffry M., Pope, Christopher

“…We examine the relation between a firm’s campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures and its Tobin’s q . We follow other studies that use q to measure the…”
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FDI, education, and economic growth: Quality matters by Wang, Miao, Wong, M. C. Sunny

“…In this paper, we revisit the results from the influential study by Borensztein et al. (Journal of International Economics 45:115–135, 1998 ), which argues…”
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Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Performance: the Italian Manufacturing and Services Sectors by Imbriani, Cesare, Pittiglio, Rosanna, Reganati, Filippo

“…How does outward foreign direct investment (FDI) affect employment and productivity growth in the home country? Does the impact of outward investment differ…”
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Post 9-11 U.S. Muslim Labor Market Outcomes by Rabby, Faisal, Rodgers, William M.

“…Using a difference-in-differences framework and micro data from the Current Population Survey-Merged Outgoing Rotation Group Files (1999 to 2004), this paper…”
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Old Wine in a New Bottle: Growth Convergence Dynamics in the EU by Apergis, Nicholas, Panopoulou, Ekaterini, Tsoumas, Chris

“…In this paper, we explore convergence of real per capita output across the European Union (EU) countries, as well as the transitional behavior of possible…”
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State-Building in Resource-Rich Economies by Jensen, Anders Ditlev

“…One of the most significant differences between developing countries and today’s advanced states is the fact that many developing countries rely heavily on one…”
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Impact of Fantasy Football Participation on NFL Attendance by Nesbit, Todd M, King, Kerry A

“…The fantasy sports industry, primarily led by fantasy football, has reportedly grown to 18 million unique players generating over $2 billion dollars annually…”
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Investigating Market Structure of the Greek Manufacturing Industry: A Hall-Roeger Approach by Rezitis, Anthony N., Kalantzi, Maria A.

“…This paper investigates the market structure of the Greek manufacturing industry over the period 1984–2007 at the two-digit SIC level. Three models are used to…”
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Know Thyself: Competence and Self-awareness by Ferraro, Paul J

“…Economic analysis of asymmetric information typically starts with the assumption that individuals know more about their own characteristics than outside…”
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Mortgage and Financial Crises: The Role of Credit Risk Management and Corporate Governance by Lang, William W, Jagtiani, Julapa A

“…This paper discusses the role of risk management and corporate governance as causal factors in the onset of the financial crisis. The boom and bust in the…”
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Housing Attribute Preferences in a Northern Mexico Metropolitan Economy by Fierro, Karen P., Fullerton, Thomas M., Donjuan-Callejo, K. Erika

“…Studies of the valuation of housing attributes have been conducted for numerous metropolitan markets. Empirical analyses of this nature for cities in Latin…”
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Black-White Disparities in Care in Nursing Homes by Grabowski, David C, McGuire, Thomas G

“…Nursing homes serve many severely ill poor people, including large numbers of racial/ethnic minority residents. Previous research indicates that blacks tend to…”
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Determinants of Attendance in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: Role of Winning, Scoring, and Fighting by Paul, Rodney J., Weinbach, Andrew P.

“…Attendance in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League was studied for the 2009 to 2010 season. This junior league, part of the Canadian Hockey League system,…”
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Panel data estimates of public higher education scale and scope economies by Sav, G. Thomas

“…This paper uses panel data spanning the 2000–2001 to 2006–2007 academic years for U.S. public colleges and universities to estimate multi-product cost…”
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Factors Affecting Attendance of Major League Baseball: Revisited by Denaux, Zulal S., Denaux, David A., Yalcin, Yeliz

“…Many studies have been conducted analyzing factors affecting the demand for Major League Baseball (MLB) games. This paper revisits the factors affecting the…”
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Imperfect Competition in German Food Retailing: Evidence from State Level Data by Anders, Sven M.

“…An increase in the level of retail concentration in food markets across Europe has raised concerns about the implications of retail dominance in the food…”
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