Report NEP-BEC-2006-02-21
This is the archive for NEP-BEC, a report on new working papers in the area of Business Economics. Vasileios Bougioukos issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.Subscribe to this report: email or RSS
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- James Poterba & Joshua Rauh & Steven Venti & David Wise, 2006. "Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth," NBER Working Papers 11974, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Michael J. Bennett, 2004. "Ownership Structure and Asset Sales: An Empirical Analysis," Working Papers 1021, Queen's University, Department of Economics.
- Haan, Marco A. & Toolsema, Linda A., 2005. "The Effects of Cartelization on Product Design," Research Report 05F02, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).
- Brown, W. Mark & Baldwin, John R., 2004. "Four Decades of Creative Destruction: Renewing Canada's Manufacturing Base from 1961-1999," Insights on the Canadian Economy 2004008e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Andrea Vaona, 2006. "The Duration of Union Membership: an Empirical Study," Kiel Working Papers 1268, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
- Chowhan, James, 2005. "Who Trains? High-tech Industries or High-tech Workplaces?," The Canadian Economy in Transition 2005006e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Fabio Canova & Luca Sala, 2005. "Back to square one: Identification issues in DSGE models," Economics Working Papers 927, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Sep 2006.
- Item repec:dgr:kubcen:200601 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- Asplund, Rita, 2004. "The Provision and Effects of Company Training. A brief review of the literature," Discussion Papers 907, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
- Michel Sauvé & Mario Boutin & Robert Gérin-Lajoie & Isabelle Therrien, 2005. "Évaluation et expérimentation de logiciels libres pour la petite et moyenne entreprise," CIRANO Project Reports 2005rp-17, CIRANO.
- Dikova, Desislava & Witteloostuijn, Arjen van, 2005. "Managerial satisfaction with subsidiary performance; the influence of the parent MNE's capabilities and the subsidiary's environment," Research Report 05G07, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).
- Jurian Edelenbos & Geert Teisman, 2005. "Co-production on the Edge of Project and Process Management - The Sijtwende development project," ERSA conference papers ersa05p833, European Regional Science Association.
- Luc Chaput, 2006. "La veille stratégique intégrée: Connaissances, mimétisme, niveau d’aspiration," RePAd Working Paper Series UQO-DSA-wp032006, Département des sciences administratives, UQO.
- Olivier Scaillet & Laurent Barras & Russell R. Wermers, 2005. "False Discoveries in Mutual Fund Performance: Measuring Luck in Estimated Alphas," Working Papers CEB 05-014.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Sabourin, David & Baldwin, John R., 2004. "The Effect of Changing Technology Use on Plant Performance in the Canadian Manufacturing Sector," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2004020e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
- Gilles Le Garrec, 2005. "Systèmes de retraite et vieillissement," Documents de Travail de l'OFCE 2005-21, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE).
- Warren, Paul, 2005. "Profitability of Canadian- Versus U.S.-controlled Enterprises," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2005030e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
- Dennis Gaertner & Daniel Halbheer, 2004. "Are There Waves in Merger Activity After All?," SOI - Working Papers 0414, Socioeconomic Institute - University of Zurich, revised Feb 2006.
- Gielen, Anne & Kerkhofs, Marcel J M & van Ours, Jan C, 2006. "Performance Related Pay and Labour Productivity," CEPR Discussion Papers 5455, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Luis Otávio Façanha & Marcelo Resende, 2006. "Hierarchical Structure in Brazilian Industrial Firms: an Econometric Study," Economics Working Papers ECO2006/1, European University Institute.
- Johnson, Anick & Morissette, Rene, 2005. "Are Good Jobs Disappearing in Canada?," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2005239e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
- Damiano, Ettore & Li, Hao & Suen, Wing, 2006. "Competing for Talents," Microeconomics.ca working papers damiano-06-01-17-02-01-48, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 17 Jan 2006.
- Philippe HUBER & Olivier SCAILLET & Maria-Pia VICTORIA-FESER, 2005. "A latent factor model for ordinal data to measure multivariate predictive ability of financial market movements," FAME Research Paper Series rp159, International Center for Financial Asset Management and Engineering.
- Meisiek, Stefan & Barry, David, 2005. "Who controls the looking glass? Towards a conversational understanding of organizational theatre," FEUNL Working Paper Series wp478, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Economia.
- Ariane Chapelle & Ariane Szafarz, 2005. "Controlling firms through the majority voting rule," Working Papers CEB 05-004.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Ceron, Jose A. & Suarez, Javier, 2006. "Hot and Cold Housing Markets: International Evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers 5411, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Johan F.M. Swinnen & Liesbeth Dries & Nivelin Noeva & Etleva Germenjia, 2006. "Foreign Investment, Supermarkets, and the Restructuring of Supply Chains: Evidence from Eastern European Dairy Sectors," LICOS Discussion Papers 16506, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven.
- Roy, Francine, 2004. "Canada's Trade with China," Insights on the Canadian Economy 2004007e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Hellmann, Thomas F & Perotti, Enrico C, 2006. "The Circulation of Ideas: Firms Versus Markets," CEPR Discussion Papers 5469, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- José Alberto Bayo-Moriones & Gilberto Carvalho-Vasconcelos & Fernando Lera-López, 2005. "A firm-level analysis of differences between adopters and non-adopters of ICT," ERSA conference papers ersa05p645, European Regional Science Association.
- Richtnér, Anders & Åhlström, Pär, 2006. "Organizational Downsizing and Innovation," Working Paper Series in Business Administration 2006:1, Stockholm School of Economics.
- Baltasar Manzano & Carlos de Miguel & José Mª Martín Moreno, . "Oil Shocks and the Business Cycle in Europe," Studies on the Spanish Economy 215, FEDEA.
- Gu, Wulong & Baldwin, John R., 2004. "Innovation, Survival and Performance of Canadian Manufacturing Plants," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2004022e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
- Rodrigo M. Zeidan & Marcelo Resende, 2005. "Measuring Market Conduct in the Brazilian Cement Industry: a Dynamic Econometric Investigation," Economics Working Papers ECO2005/13, European University Institute.
- Yasemin Boztug & Thomas Reutterer, 2006. "A Combined Approach for Segment-Specific Analysis of Market Basket Data," SFB 649 Discussion Papers SFB649DP2006-006, Sonderforschungsbereich 649, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
- Baldwin, John R. & Gellatly, Guy, 2005. "Global Links: Long-term Trends in Foreign Investment and Foreign Control in Canada, 1960 to 2000," The Canadian Economy in Transition 2005008e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Danthine, Jean-Pierre & Donaldson, John B & Siconolfi, Paolo, 2005. "Distribution Risk and Equity Returns," CEPR Discussion Papers 5425, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Draca, Mirko & Machin, Steve & Van Reenen, John, 2006. "Minimum Wages and Firm Profitability," CEPR Discussion Papers 5456, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Obstfeld, Maurice & Rogoff, Kenneth, 2005. "The Unsustainable US Current Account Position Revisited," CEPR Discussion Papers 5416, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Oliver Falck, 2005. "Survival Chances of Start-Ups - do Regional Conditions Matter?," ERSA conference papers ersa05p49, European Regional Science Association.
- Raquel Ortega-Argilés & Rosina Moreno, 2005. "Firm Competitive Strategies And The Likelihood Of Survival - The Spanish Case," ERSA conference papers ersa05p347, European Regional Science Association.
- Astrid Romain & Bruno Van Pottelsberghe, 2004. "The determinants of venture capital: a panel data analysis of 16 OECD countries," Working Papers CEB 04-015.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Venkat Subramanian & Paul Verdin, 2004. "What value leaders do?," Working Papers CEB 04-031.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Norbäck, Pehr-Johan & Persson, Lars, 2006. "The Organization of the Innovation Industry: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and Oligopolists," CEPR Discussion Papers 5449, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Chrisostomos Florackis & Aydin Ozkan, 2006. "What Reduces the Impact of Managerial Entrenchment on Agency Costs? Evidence for UK Firms," Discussion Papers 06/03, Department of Economics, University of York.
- Yan, Beiling, 2005. "Demand for Skills in Canada: The Role of Foreign Outsourcing and Information-communication Technology," Economic Analysis (EA) Research Paper Series 2005035e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
- Addison, John T. & Teixeira, Paulino, 2006. "Does the Quality of Industrial Relations Matter for the Macro Economy? A Cross-Country Analysis Using Strikes Data," IZA Discussion Papers 1968, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Gu, Wulong & Gera, Surendra, 2004. "The Effect of Organizational Innovation and Information Technology on Firm Performance," The Canadian Economy in Transition 2004007e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Marie-Paule Laurent, 2004. "Asset return correlation in Basel II: implications for credit risk management," Working Papers CEB 04-017.RS, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
- Baldwin, John R. & Wong, Fanny & Maynard, Jean-Pierre, 2005. "The Output Gap Between Canada and the United States: The Role of Productivity (1994-2002)," Insights on the Canadian Economy 2005009e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Andre Oliveira SANTOS, . "Capital Asset Pricing Model and Changes in Volatility," FAME Research Paper Series rp4, International Center for Financial Asset Management and Engineering.
- Omar Licandro & Antonio R. Sampayo, 2005. "The effects of replacement schemes on car sales: the Spanish case," Economics Working Papers ECO2005/20, European University Institute.
- Amparo Nagore & Joaquín Maudos Villarroya, 2005. "Explaining Market Power Differences In Banking: A Cross-Country Study," Working Papers. Serie EC 2005-10, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie).
- Luca Gambetti & Evi Pappa & Fabio Canova, 2005. "The structural dynamics of US output and inflation: What explains the changes?," Economics Working Papers 921, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- Bester, Helmut & Wärneryd, Karl, 2006. "Conflict and the Social Contract," Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems 94, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich.
- Cunha, Miguel Pina e & Cunha, Rita Campos e & Rego, Arménio, 2005. "Paths to positivity: exploring the dynamics of positive organizing," FEUNL Working Paper Series wp473, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Economia.
- Baldwin, John R. & Yan, Beiling, 2004. "Do Canadians Pay More than Americans for the Same Products?," Insights on the Canadian Economy 2004006e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis.
- Helmut Luetkepohl, 2005. "Problems Related to Over-identifying Restrictions for Structural Vector Error Correction Models," Economics Working Papers ECO2005/15, European University Institute.
- Amiti, Mary & Wei, Shang-Jin, 2006. "Service Offshoring, Productivity and Employment: Evidence from the US," CEPR Discussion Papers 5475, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Zaheer, Akbar & Castaner, Xavier & Souder, David, 2006. "To integrate or not to integrate ? complementarity, similarity, and acquisition value creation," Les Cahiers de Recherche 814, HEC Paris.
- Wolfers, Justin, 2006. "Diagnosing Discrimination: Stock Returns and CEO Gender," IZA Discussion Papers 1944, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Andras Niedermayer, 2005. "Does a Platform Owning Monopolist Want Competition?," Diskussionsschriften dp0517, Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft.
- Guido Buenstorf, 2006. "Evolution on the Shoulders of Giants: Entrepreneurship and Firm Survival in the German Laser Industry," Papers on Economics and Evolution 2005-20, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Evolutionary Economics Group.
- Canova, Fabio & Gambetti, Luca, 2006. "Structural Changes in the US Economy: Bad Luck or Bad Policy?," CEPR Discussion Papers 5457, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Ngai, Liwa Rachel & Pissarides, Christopher, 2005. "Trends in Hours and Economic Growth," CEPR Discussion Papers 5440, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Mair, Johanna & Thurner, Claudia, 2005. "Middle managers in a medium-sized firm: Their involvement in the internationalization strategy process," IESE Research Papers D/615, IESE Business School.
- Hans Gersbach & Armin Schmutzler, 2004. "Globalization and General Worker Training," SOI - Working Papers 0403, Socioeconomic Institute - University of Zurich.
- Heisz, Andrew & Larochelle-Cote, Sebastien, 2004. "Corporate Financial Leverage in Canadian Manufacturing: Consequences for Employment and Inventories," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2004217e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.
- Thomas Borek & Stefan Buehler & Armin Schmutzler, 2004. "Mergers under Asymmetric Information – Is there a Lemons Problem?," SOI - Working Papers 0408, Socioeconomic Institute - University of Zurich.
- Marin, Dalia, 2006. "A New International Division of Labour in Europe: Outsourcing and Offshoring to Eastern Europe," CEPR Discussion Papers 5447, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Nikolova, Radoslava, 2005. "Mutual Monitoring versus Incentive Pay in Teams," Cahiers du LASER (LASER Working Papers) 2005.15, LASER (Laboratoire de Science Economique de Richter), Faculty of Economics, University of Montpellier 1.
- Carl Chiarella & Chih-Ying Hsiao, 2005. "The Impact of Short-Sale Constraints on Asset Allocation Strategies via the Backward Markov Chain Approximation Method," Research Paper Series 171, Quantitative Finance Research Centre, University of Technology, Sydney.
- Ramon Marimon & Vincenzo Quadrini, 2005. "Competition, innovation and growth with limited commitment," Economics Working Papers 933, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- Bosco Sabuhoro, Jean & Gervais, Yvan, 2004. "Factors Determining the Success or Failure of Canadian Establishments on Foreign Markets: A Survival Analysis Approach," Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series 2004220e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch.