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A Simple Model of Corporate Bailouts in a Globalized Economy

Exbrayat, Nelly ; Madiès, Thierry ; Riou, Stéphane

In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2020, vol. 122, no. 4, p. 1575-1605

This paper explores how globalization influences the decision of governments to rescue inefficient domestic firms when bailouts affect firms’ markups. We develop a model of international trade where immobile domestic enterprises (DOEs) compete with foreign enterprises (FOEs) in an oligopolistic market. The decision to bail out DOEs leads to lower corporate tax revenues if FOEs are immobile...

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Sources of productivity spillovers: panel data evidence from China

Baltagi, Badi ; Egger, Peter ; Kesina, Michaela

In: Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2015, vol. 43, no. 3, p. 389-402

Haute école de gestion de Genève

Do socially responsible investments outperform conventional ones ?

Schaub, Laurent-Xavier ; Ruiz, Frédéric (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 87.

The literature has seen a growing number of studies addressing the topic of sustainable finance, while firms also seem to be keener on undertaking and advertising societal actions. The role firms play in society has been evolving, especially due to the rising demand for corporate social responsibilities. The question that recurrently arises is whether being socially responsible will allow...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

The influence of Green Nudges in a marketing strategy to reduce consumption of natural resources for packaging while maintaining or increasing profits

Mueller, Nadja Jennifer ; Shepherd, Mark (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 95.

Environmental pollution became a serious problem and is impacting our planet today. According to the World Economic Forum, plastic “is one of the world’s leading drivers of climate change”. Literature states that cardboard boxes, such as Tetra Pak, require less natural resources than plastic bottles. Making a change and decreasing environmental pollution requires the active involvement...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

A clash of titans : underlying causes, chronologies and impacts of the current US trade wars

Röthlisberger, Prisca ; Matile, Laurent (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 98.

The election of Donald J. Trump at the presidency of the world-biggest economy has been the beginning of important changes in the international order and more specifically in the rules-based trading system. Under his leadership, the US has imposed, in successful waves, tariffs and trade-restrictive measures on imported goods coming from most of its trading partners and this in parallel of the...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the success of the smartwatch over Swiss luxury watch brands and how sustainable is this new threat

Arya, Rishikesh ; Furley, Sophie (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 100.

The aim of this research is to identify and understand how the smartwatch market has gained so much popularity in such a short period of time that it managed to surpass not only the Swiss luxury watch industry but the entire Swiss watch market in terms of sales volume globally. The study will focus on some critical quantitative and qualitative measures such as marketing, financials, consumer...

Haute école de gestion de Genève

Performing an opportunity and feasibility assessment for social enterprises to offer new services based on the circular economy

Erdenebulgan, Saikhanbayar ; Willson, Philip Edmund (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 102.

Global warming and environmental disasters are threatening the existence of humanity and businesses. As a result, many organizations and governments seek to reduce their harmful effects. They are trying to change the economic paradigm and pay more attention to social inequalities. Thus, the circular economy is a new model of an economy that can create this change. More and more businesses are...