Product Characteristics in International Economics Role and Impact o
National economies are linked through flows of capital and goods. This book addresses those linkages, analyzes their benefits for economic development, and evaluates a country’s opportunities to reap the best possible rewards by influencing the linkages.
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Stephan Huber
Product Characteristics in International Economics Role and Impact on Economic Development
Contributions to Economics
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Stephan Huber
Product Characteristics in International Economics Role and Impact on Economic Development
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Stephan Huber Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft University of Regensburg Regensburg, Germany
ISSN 1431-1933 ISSN 2197-7178 (electronic) Contributions to Economics ISBN 978-3-319-76092-6 ISBN 978-3-319-76093-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76093-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934714 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This book deals with the role of product characteristics in international economics and their impact on economic development. In particular, Chap. 2 focuses on the measurement of product characteristics as well as on the impact of product sophistication on growth. An early version of the chapter was published in 2017 in the Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (Vol. 42, Issue 1, pp. 27– 65). However, the version I present here is extended and updated. Chapter 3 offers evidence on the impact of foreign equity on the characteristics of products that firms produce. This chapter is the result of joint work with Dr. Katharina Schauberger (born as Eck). Previous outcomes of this collaboration were published in 2016 in the Canadian Journal of Economics (Vol. 49, Issue 4, pp. 1658–1684). Chapter 4, which is based on joint work with Prof. Dr. Richard Frensch (University of Regensburg and IOS
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