Information on "Business" and "United Kingdom"
November 2011
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23 Nov 2011
EU Bibliographies: Consumer Rights Directive
Author: Julia Keddie
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This note investigates the proposals for a EU Directive on consumer rights. More on «EU Bibliographies: Consumer Rights Directive»
November 2010
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16 Nov 2010
Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill
Author: Timothy Edmonds, Keith Parry, John Woodhouse, Dominic Webb
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The Public Services Bill attempts to strengthen the social enterprise business sector and make the concept of ‘social value’ more relevant and important in the placement and provision of public services. More on «Public Services (Social Enterprise and Social Value) Bill»
June 2010
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Jun 2010
EU Science & Technology Funding
Author: Vera Matser, Michael H O'Brien
Publisher: UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
The EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7) is the world’s largest research program with a total budget of €53. More on «EU Science & Technology Funding»
December 2009
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Dec 2009
Headquarter Services, Skill Intensity and Labour Demand Elasticities in Multinational Firms
Author: Olivier N. Godart, Holger Görg, David Greenaway
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Using information on a panel of multinational firms operating in the UK from 1996 to 2005, the authors find that labor demand in domestic multinationals is less sensitive to own labor costs changes than in foreign multinationals. More on «Headquarter Services, Skill Intensity and Labour Demand Elasticities in Multinational Firms»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
Overseas Links as Export Conduits
Author: Aoife Hanley
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper investigates the relationship between exports and overseas links using data from the UK Community Innovation Survey. More on «Overseas Links as Export Conduits»
April 2008
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Apr 2008
Services Outsourcing and Innovation: An Empirical Investigation
Author: Holger Görg, Aoife Hanley
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
The publication analyzes the links between international services outsourcing, domestic outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant-level data from the Republic of Ireland. More on «Services Outsourcing and Innovation: An Empirical Investigation» -
Apr 2008
Research Ethics in Developing Countries
Publisher: UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
This note discusses the types of biomedical research conducted in developing countries, the ethical review processes available and arising issues. More on «Research Ethics in Developing Countries»
February 2008
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Feb 2008
Do Labour Market Institutions Matter? Micro-level Wage Effects of International Outsourcing in Three European Countries
Author: Ingo Geishecker, Holger Görg, Jakob Roland Munch
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper studies the impact of outsourcing on individual wages in three European countries with markedly different labor market institutions: Germany, the UK and Denmark. More on «Do Labour Market Institutions Matter? Micro-level Wage Effects of International Outsourcing in Three European Countries»
January 2008
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24 Jan 2008
Aviation and Climate Change
Author: Louise Smith, Paul Bolton
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper details the growth of the aviation industry. More on «Aviation and Climate Change»
July 2007
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12 Jul 2007
Spain’s Main Multinationals
Author: William Chislett
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
This paper analyzes how direct investment abroad has turned many Spanish corporations into significant global actors. More on «Spain’s Main Multinationals»
