73rd International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 28 - 31, 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey

343 F01-1-3985 Globalization and Competition

Saturday, 31 March 2012: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
Chair:
John P. Weche Geluebcke, Institute of Economics, Leuphana University Lueneburg—Germany
Globalization, economic freedom, and inequality: What can we learn from composite indices?
Gulsun Yay, Yildiz Technical University—Turkey; Huseyin Tastan, Yildiz Technical University—Turkey; Asuman Oktayer, Yildiz Technical University—Turkey
Performance of foreign affiliates in German manufacturing: Evidence from a new database
John P. Weche Geluebcke, Institute of Economics, Leuphana University Lueneburg—Germany
Production structure, infrastructures, and knowledge spillovers: What drives FDI inflows?
Cesare Imbriani, University of Rome, La Sapienza—Italy; Piergiuseppe Morone, University of Foggia—Italy; Rosanna Pittiglio, Second University of Naples—Italy; Filippo Reganati, University of Rome,La Sapienza—Italy
The influence of psychic distance stimuli on FDI from EU countries towards Turkey
Nadia Doytch, University of New Haven—USA; T. Mesut Eren, Istanbul Kultur University —Turkey; Alfredo JimĂ©nez, University of Burgos—Spain
Discussants:
Luca Macedoni, Politecnico di Milano—Italy and Giacomo Saibene, Politecnico di Milano—Italy