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A Review of Empirical Studies on FDI Determinants
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2018 Unlike the other forms of investment strategies, foreign direct investment (FDI) involves the long-term commitment in the host country. FDI determinants are complex and multi-dimensional phenomena that result from both macro-economic and firm strategy ...
Sahiti Arben +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Reducing Fuel Volatility - An Additional Benefit From Blending Bio-fuels? [PDF]
Oil price volatility harms economic growth. Diversifying into different fuel types can mitigate this effect by reducing volatility in fuel prices. Producing bio-fuels may thus have additional benefits in terms of avoided damage to macro-economic growth ...
Barbara Sophia Koebl +2 more
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Domains and determinants of retirement timing: A systematic review of longitudinal studies
BMC Public Health, 2018 Background To date, determinants of retirement timing have been studied separately within various disciplines, such as occupational health and economics.
Micky Scharn +5 more
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Globalisation : trends, issues and macro implications for the EU [PDF]
Globalisation, defined as an increasingly integrated world economy, has the potential to generate the largest structural upheaval in economies since the industrial revolution. As in the past, this process is being underpinned by both technological change
C�cile Denis +2 more
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Intensity of technology use and per capita real GDP across some African countries [PDF]
, 2006 African countries may have fared poorly compared to some countries in other regions, but relative to their own performance history some African countries have done quite well over the past eight years.
Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich
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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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International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 2019 There is a strong link between an institutional framework of insurance sector and sustainable economic growth. Insurance business has a positive impact on economic development and vice versa. As a developed insurance market stimulates economic growth of a country, the level of its economic growth affects insurance business development in return.
Dr. V. V. N. Reddy +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
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Determinants of childhood obesity in China
The Lancet Public HealthSummary: Over the past four decades, China has witnessed an important nutritional transition, characterised by a heightened overnutrition burden among children. The country now has the largest population of children with obesity globally.
Changzheng Yuan, ProfScD +9 more
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