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Aikaterini Kokkinou
Other affiliations: Army and Navy Academy, University of the Aegean, The American College of Financial Services ...read more
Bio: Aikaterini Kokkinou is an academic researcher from University of Glasgow. The author has contributed to research in topics: Productivity & Innovation economics. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 26 publications receiving 70 citations. Previous affiliations of Aikaterini Kokkinou include Army and Navy Academy & University of the Aegean.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) activity in Greece and present the magnitudes of inflows, outflows, inward stock, outward stock, as well as foreign mergers and acquisitions, in terms of sales and purchases.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) activity in Greece. The paper starts with defining the main FDI terms and giving a general literature review corresponding to the FDI allocation. Then, there is a description of recent trends in FDI activity both worldwide and Greece. Especially FDI investments in Greece are analyzed presenting the magnitudes of inflows, outflows, inward stock, outward stock, as well as foreign mergers and acquisitions, in terms of sales and purchases. The second part of the paper describes the regional and sectoral allocation of FDI in Greece, emphasizing whether the investment incentive scheme contributes to the attraction of FDI in specific regions, or the growth rate of each region is the main motive for locating foreign investment capital. The analysis is based on the most recent statistical data covering magnitudes until 2002.
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TL;DR: In this article, the theoretical background of stochastic frontier function estimation is examined systematically, focusing on the analysis of the efficiency function, in order to provide a solid background for productive efficiency estimation.
Abstract: Neoclassical economics assume that producers in an economy always operate efficiently, however in real terms, producers are not always fully efficient. This difference may be explained both in terms of efficiency, as well as unforeseen exogenous shocks outside the producer control. This paper aims to analyse the productive efficiency estimation through a stochastic frontier analysis approach. Particularly, this paper attempts to examine systematically the theoretical background of stochastic frontier function estimation, focusing on the analysis of the efficiency function, in order to provide a solid background for productive efficiency estimation.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the European systems of innovation and the effects of European technological policy to regional growth and find that technological innovation is one of the main determinants and sources of economic growth.
Abstract: There is a huge literature regarding the main determinants and sources of economic growth. Most of the recent work emphasizes on the role of knowledge and innovation activities typically produced by a specific sector of the economy, and on analyzing the implications and the importance for economic growth. Moreover, the socioeconomic and public policies aim to distinguish the determining factors of growth to enhance the regional cohesion and the convergence process. Much of the recent work on regional growth can be viewed as refining the basic economic insights of economic geography. This article attempts to analyze the European systems of innovation and the effects of European technological policy to regional growth.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the relationship between the inward Foreign Direct Investment in South-eastern European countries in relation with the factors which determine the ability of a country to attract foreign investment capital.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between the inward Foreign Direct Investment in South-eastern European countries in relation with the factors which determine the ability of a country to attract foreign investment capital. The paper begins with the definition of the main terms related with Foreign Direct Investment and literature review related with the factors which determine the regional allocation of the FDI flows. Specifically, the article focuses on the definition of the Foreign Direct Investment flows, regional attractiveness, location of FDI, as well as the factors which affect the location of FDI activities within and across countries and regions. Then, the article presents a comparative analysis of the relative position of the South-eastern European countries, as far as FDI is concerned. Moreover, the paper attempts, through a model specification and results analysis to estimate the relationship between FDI and a selection of potential determining factors. The analysis is made for thirteen South-eastern European countries covering a period of twelve years. The paper is completed with reference to prospects regarding the implementation and planning of an effective FDI attraction policy aiming at economic development and cohesion.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on defining efficient public expenditure performance, investigating the attainment of efficiency, and examining efficiency in public expenditure as a way to recover from the current financial crisis.
Abstract: Public expenditure is efficient if its planning and policy objectives are achieved and inefficient if they are not. Efficiency is measured by an index of observed and desired performance and involves a comparison of actual performance with optimal performance located on the relevant frontier. Research is concerned with the identification of various ways that might depart from efficiency, the specification of an appropriate method of measuring inefficiency, and an exploration of the implications of each type of inefficiency, comprising a) academic interest, b) managerial decision making, and c) public policy relevance. This paper attempts to focus on defining efficient public expenditure performance, investigating the attainment of efficiency, and examining efficiency in public expenditure as a way to recover from the current financial crisis.
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01 Jan 1995TL;DR: In this article, the potential applicability of frontier methods in agricultural economics is discussed, along with the construction of technical, allocative, scale and overall efficiency measures relative to these estimated frontiers.
Abstract: In this paper recent developments in the estimation of frontier functions and the measurement of efficiency are surveyed, and the potential applicability of these methods in agricultural economics is discussed. Frontier production, cost and profit functions are discussed, along with the construction of technical, allocative, scale and overall efficiency measures relative to these estimated frontiers. The two primary methods of frontier estimation, econometric and linear programming, are compared. A survey of recent applications of frontier methods in agriculture is also provided. (This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
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TL;DR: In Spanish: Hacia Una Economia Mundial: sugerencias para una politica economica internacional, Series Biblioteca de Economia No.7, Orbis, Barcelona, 1985, 242 p. as mentioned in this paper
Abstract: textabstractIn Dutch: Naar een Nieuwe Wereldeconomie: voorstellen voor een internationaal economisch beleid, Rotterdam University Press, Rotterdam, 1965, XV + 335 p.
In Spanish: Hacia Una Economia Mundial: sugerencias para una politica economica internacional, Series Biblioteca de Economia No.7, Orbis, Barcelona, 1985, 242 p.
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TL;DR: This paper surveys the recent empirical literature on economic growth, starting with a discussion of stylized facts, data problems, and statistical methods and concludes that efficiency has grown at different rates across countries, casting doubt on neoclassical models in which technology is a public good.
Abstract: Why do growth rates differ? This paper surveys the recent empirical literature on economic growth, starting with a discussion of stylized facts, data problems, and statistical methods. Six research questions are emphasized, drawing on growth and convergence research. In answering these questions, the paper argues that efficiency has grown at different rates across countries, casting doubt on neoclassical models in which technology is a public good. The latter half of the paper rounds up a variety of findings before providing answers to all six questions, including a short summary of how differences in growth rates arise.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the impact of crime on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the Italian provinces and found that crime represents a deterrent for foreign investors, suggesting that high levels of (certain) crimes may be perceived as a signal of a local socio-institutional environment unfavourable for FDI.
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