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Do Civil and Political Repression Really Boost Foreign Direct Investments?
Social Science Research Network, 2001 Multinational enterprises are often accused to have a preference for investing in countries in which the working populations' civil and political rights are largely disregarded.
H. Ursprung, Philipp Harms
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
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The Impact of Foreign Investments on the Achievement of Economic Growth [PDF]
This article deals with the analysis of the positive side of the foreign direct investments in the World´s economy. The importance of this research is derived from the significant role that can be played by foreign investments in industrialized and ...
Maitah, Mansoor, Salim, Nassir
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi +2 more
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INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA [PDF]
Economica, 2020 Investment activity in the Republic of Moldova is the most important factor that determines the socio-economic development of the country. Attracting foreign direct investments remains a current task, the effective solution of which depends on the ...
Rodica BURBULEA +2 more
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THE CLUSTERS AS A FACTOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS [PDF]
The role of cluster initiatives in economic and social development is becoming increasingly important. Low level of innovation, poor competitiveness, high levels of unemployment and emigration of qualified workforce are severe problems that less ...
Ewa Bojar, Matylda Bojar, Tomasz sminda
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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THE DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE OF THE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN ROMANIA [PDF]
The need for capital investment, which amounts to a level well above current economic possibilities, imposes as an objective condition the use of foreign capital in the form attracting direct capital investments.
Otil Maria Daniela +1 more
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Geographic determinants of Australian foreign direct investments [PDF]
, 2007 The volume of investment that has flowed from Australia into the outside world, and its implications for economic policy, has attracted substantial policy debate among Australian policy makers, particularly in the context of regionalisation of the world
Kishor, Sharma, Yapa, Bandara
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.Predictive models successfully screen nanoparticles for toxicity and cellular uptake. Yet, complex biological dynamics and sparse, nonstandardized data limit their accuracy. The field urgently needs integrated artificial intelligence/machine learning, systems biology, and open‐access data protocols to bridge the gap between materials science and safe ...
Mariya L. Ivanova +4 more
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