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Employment and SMEs during crises

The persistent increasing duration of unemployment has become an issue during economic crises. Although lay-offs at large firms normally make headlines during crises, we still know little about the potential impact of firm size on adjustment behavior in a crisis. We studied effects of firm size on employment growth during economic slowdowns using a rich microeconomic database for the 1988-2007 period in Portugu...

Do foreign and domestic firms behave any different during economic slowdowns?

The global crisis has called to further reflection on the role of multinationals in host economies during crisis. The evidence on this matter is scarce and no definite conclusions were achieved. Using panel data analysis, this paper examines the link between foreign ownership, firm employment and turnover growth over 20 years and during economic downturns in particular. We analyse the determinants of firm emplo...

The enhancing effect of human capital on the FDI and Economic Growth nexus

The importance of Human Capital accumulation in order to achieve greater economic growth is not neglected in economic theory. In this paper we look at the importance of human capital for enhancing the effect of another factor, inward foreign direct investment (FDI), that may affect growth. Governments in all continents now compete actively for FDI but not all countries reap the full benefits from it. Our study ...

Revisiting the Foreign Direct Investment – Economic Growth Nexus: thresholds of...

This paper revisits the relationship between FDI and economic growth. While the relationship between FDI, growth and the role of the moderating variable ‘absorptive capacity’ has been intensely debated, the identification of the minimum thresholds of absorptive capacity for a positive effect from FDI to arise remains largely unexplored. For this reason, two threshold variables - host country’s human capital lev...

Firm exit during economic slowdowns: does foreign ownership matter?

Do multinationals’ activities contribute to the severity of global economic crisis by quickly closing down facilities or otherwise allow to mitigating some of the worst effects, by remaining rooted in the local economy and thus reducing lay-offs and output contraction in the host countries? The present paper provides an empirical analysis on the link between foreign ownership and firm survival over an almost 20...

Antimicrobial and antiadhesive properties of a biosurfactant isolated from Lact...

Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial and antiadhesive properties of a biosurfactant isolated from Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei A20 against several micro-organisms, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi. Methods and Results: Antimicrobial and antiadhesive activities were determined using the microdilution method in 96-well culture p...

Avaliação econômica da cafeicultura adubada em Buritis, Rondônia, 2007.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o desempenho econômico de um sistema de produção de café convencional adubado no Município de Buritis, RO. ; 2009

Use of growth retardants in wheat

In general, lodging has been controlled by restricting nitrogen fertilizer application and/or using short cultivars. Growth retardants can also be used to solve this problem.The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of rates and application times of three growth retardants on Pioneiro wheat cultivar. The trial was carried out in Viçosa-MG, from May to September 2005, in a factorial and hierarchical...

Foreign subsidiaries performance and dynamics: a comparative analysis with dome...

In this study we conduct a dynamic and comparative analysis showing evolutional differences between foreign and domestic firms, a topic particularly important when foreign direct investment has become more important to economic growth. In this study, we discuss the Portuguese experience and the comparative evolution of foreign subsidiaries and domestic firms during the period 1985-2005. We look in particular at...

The potential use of biosurfactants as contact lenses coating agents