The Relationship Between School Perceptions and Psychosomatic Complaints: Cross-Country Differences Across Canada, Norway, and Romania

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Freeman ◽  
Oddrun Samdal ◽  
Adriana Băban ◽  
Delia Bancila
Keyword(s):  
Psychosomatic Complaints ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
School Perceptions

scholarly journals Finance and Development: A Tale of Two Sectors

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 1964-2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J Buera ◽  
Joseph P Kaboski ◽  
Yongseok Shin
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Financial Frictions ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Relative Productivity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Two Sectors

We develop a quantitative framework to explain the relationship between aggregate/sector-level total factor productivity (TFP) and financial development across countries. Financial frictions distort the allocation of capital and entrepreneurial talent across production units, adversely affecting measured productivity. In our model, sectors with larger scales of operation (e.g., manufacturing) have more financing needs, and are hence disproportionately vulnerable to financial frictions. Our quantitative analysis shows that financial frictions account for a substantial part of the observed cross-country differences in output per worker, aggregate TFP, sector-level relative productivity, and capital-to-output ratios. (JEL E23, E44, O41, O47)

scholarly journals Financial development and prehistoric geographical isolation: global evidence

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oasis Kodila-Tedika ◽  
Simplice A. Asongu ◽  
Matthias Cinyabuguma ◽  
Vanessa S. Tchamyou
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
Air Transportation ◽  
Geographical Isolation ◽  
Financial Intermediary ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Information Sets ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Evidence

Using cross-country differences in the degree of isolation before the advent of technologies in sea and air transportation, we assess the relationship between geographical isolation and financial development across the globe. We find that prehistoric geographical isolation has been beneficial to development because it has contributed to contemporary cross-country differences in financial intermediary development. The relationship is robust to alternative samples, different estimation techniques, outliers and varying conditioning information sets. The established positive relationship between geographical isolation and financial intermediary development does not significantly extend to stock market development.

Why is Family Firms’ Internationalization Unique? A Meta–Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean–Luc Arregle ◽  
Patricio Duran ◽  
Michael A. Hitt ◽  
Marc van Essen
Keyword(s):  
Family Firms ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Minority Shareholders ◽  
Family Control ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

Despite its importance, there is no clear understanding of the uniqueness of family firms’ internationalization. This article sheds new light on this issue with a meta–analysis of 76 studies covering 41 countries. We show that the considerable study and cross–country differences in the relationship between family firm and internationalization are explained by the roles of family control, internationalization types, and home countries’ institutional contexts (i.e., minority shareholders protection and generalized trust of people from other countries). Therefore, we examine the existing divergent results using theories that reconcile some of these mixed findings and shed light on family firms’ specific internationalization challenges.

scholarly journals Innovation in SMEs and Financing Mix

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Joanna Błach ◽  
Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala ◽  
Joanna Trzęsiok
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Parametric Methods ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Financing Decisions ◽  
Financing Gap ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Relationship

This study addresses the types of innovation activity of SMEs (Small and medium-sized enterprises) in the European Union and its association with financing decisions. The main objective is to capture the cross-country differences in the types of innovation in SMEs and then investigate the relationship between the types of innovations and relevance of a given type of funding. In the empirical examinations, we use the non-parametric methods, due to the nature of the data. We have found out that there are differences in the types of innovation activity of SMEs in the cross-country dimension. We have also confirmed the contingencies between the types of innovations undertaken by SMEs in each cluster of the European countries, which suggests that various types of innovations co-exist. However, we have not found any unified pattern of correlations between the relevance of a given source of financing and a given type of innovation. Our study contributes to the ongoing debate on the different intensity of innovation activity of SMEs, as linked to the problem of the SMEs financing gap as one of the fundamental drivers of innovation.

scholarly journals Figuring Figures: Exploring Europeans’ Knowledge of Official Economic Statistics

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 1051-1085
Author(s):  
Maria R. Vicente ◽  
Ana J. López
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Economic Statistics ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Socioeconomic Profile ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Rates Of Growth ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractEconomic issues have been a major concern for Europeans in the last few years. In this context, it is reasonable to suppose that people are aware of the main economic figures regarding Europe. But are they really familiar with them? Do they know what the rates of growth, unemployment and inflation are?The aim of this article is to explore the level of knowledge of these three economic indicators among Europeans. Several regression models are specified and estimated in order to identify the relationship between an individual’s knowledge and their socioeconomic profile, use of the Internet, perceived importance of economic issues and official statistics and trust in them. Cross-country differences are also assessed.

Financial Intermediation and Growth: Theory and Some Cross-Country Evidence

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (4II) ◽  
pp. 855-862
Author(s):  
Tayyeb Shabir
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Financial Intermediation ◽  
Empirical Estimates ◽  
Financial Liberalisation ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Theoretical Developments

Well-functioning financial markets can have a positive effect on economic growth by facilitating savings and more efficient allocation of capital. This paper characterises some of the recent theoretical developments that analyse the relationship between financial intermediation and economic growth and presents empirical estimates based on a model of the linkage between financially intermediated investment and growth for two separate groups of countries, developing and advanced. Empirical estimates for both groups suggest that financial intermediation through the efficiency of investment leads to a higher rate of growth per capita. The relevant coefficient estimates show a higher level of significance for the developing countries. This financial liberalisation in the form of deregulation and establishment and development of stock markets can be expected to lead to enhanced economic growth.

How Does Firm Size Explain Cross-Country Differences in Ownership Concentration?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fariborz Moshirian ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thuy ◽  
Jin Yu ◽  
Bohui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Firm Size ◽  
Ownership Concentration ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country

Connections Between Cultures: Using Empirical Distributions for Measuring Cultural Differences

2020 ◽  
pp. 002202212098237
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Messner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Distance Measures ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Psychological Phenomena ◽  
Empirical Distributions ◽  
Leibler Divergence ◽  
Country Differences ◽  
Cross Country

The past few decades have seen an explosion in the interest in cultural differences and their impact on many aspects of business management. A noticeable feature of most academic studies and practitioner approaches is the predominant use of national boundaries and group-level averages as delimiters and proxies for culture. However, this largely ignores the significance that intra-country differences and cross-country similarities can have for identifying psychological phenomena. This article argues for the importance of considering intra-cultural variation for establishing connections between two different cultures. It uses empirical distributions of cultural values that occur naturally within a country, thereby making intracultural differences interpretable and actionable. For measuring cross-country differences, the Gini/Weitzman overlapping index and the Kullback-Leibler divergence coefficient are used as difference measures between two distributions. The properties of these measures in comparison to traditional group-level mean-based distance measures are analyzed, and implications for cross-cultural and international business research are discussed.

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