Location Decision of Heterogeneous Multinational Firms
In this paper we examine how multinational firms with varied levels of total factor productivity (TFP) self-select into di¤erent host countries..........
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Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World
This paper examines the policy dilemmas and challenges faced by developing country governments when confronted with rising food prices, especially when it comes..................
Financial Liberalization, Financial Restraint and Entrepreneurial Development
This paper argues that there is a fundamental con°ict between ¯nancial liberalization and pri- vate sector led development strategy in developing countries.....
Bootstrap Test for Stationarity
In order for predictive regression tests to deliver asymptotically valid inference, account has to be taken of the degree of persistence of the predictors under......
Why Don’t Foreign Firms Cooperate in U.S. Antidumping Investigations?: An Empirical Analysis
Foreign firms face punitive duties if they do not cooperate with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) in antidumping procedures. For example, 37% of all foreign....
This paper presents evidence on intergenerational occupational mobility from agriculture to the nonfarm sector using survey data from Nepal with a focus on the....