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International outsourcing's role in international technology diffusion - the Irish case

McCann, Fergal (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2009-11)

This paper analyses how international outsourcing affects plant productivity, with the major contribution lying in the identification of heterogeneous effects for firms with differing internationalisation status. The results ...
Is there an environmental benefit to being an exporter? Evidence from firm level data

Batrakova, Svetlana ; Davies, Ronald B. (University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-03)

One of the greatest concerns over globalisation is its impact on the environment. This paper contributes to this debate by analysing the consequences of becoming an exporter on a firm's energy consumption. We show both ...
Multinational companies, backward linkages and labour demand elasticities

Görg, Holger ; Henry, Michael ; Strobl, Eric ; Walsh, Frank (Blackwell, 2009-02)

This paper investigates the link between nationality of ownership and wage elasticities of labour demand at the level of the plant. In particular, we examine whether labour demand in multinationals becomes less elastic ...
Multinational companies, backward linkages and labour demand elasticities

Walsh, Frank ; Görg, Holger ; Henry, Michael ; Strobl, Eric (University College Dublin; School of Economics, 2006-12)

This paper investigates the link between nationality of ownership and wage elasticities of labour demand at the level of the plant. In particular, we examine whether labour demand in multinationals becomes less elastic ...