general‚ the flow of FDI to developing countries has followed an uneven path and its volume was modest in the beginning of 1980s but has tended to rise in subsequent years. Following panel data model‚ we applied three approaches‚ namely common intercept model‚ random effects and fixed effects model‚ to clearly identify the factors affecting FDI in developing countries with different levels of income. The analysis showed that urbanization‚ GDP per capita‚ standard of living‚ inflation‚ current
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Aarhus School of Business‚ Aarhus University Master of Science in International Economic Consulting Master Thesis The Effect of Social Trust and Economic Growth Author: Lena Pfister Academic Supervisor: Christian Bjørnskov September 2010 Abstract: In recent years‚ social trust has gained in importance within social science‚ especially in an economic growth context. The thesis examines social trust as a potential determinant of economic growth using a panel data set including
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Powerful or Powerless Magazine publishers are continuously fighting to stay relevant and fresh to their audience. Teens tend to be the largest group vulnerable to advertising and the influence of magazines because they are in the very imperative identity-forming stage of life‚ and they tend to seek out magazines for answers and guidance. Furthermore‚ teen girls are the most apt and vulnerable to the ads in magazines because they are trying to find their place in society and construct their definition
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The Road to a Powerful Nation The American Revolution shaped North America politically and socially. The American Revolution ended British rule in North America; paving the long curvy road towards a strong independent nation. It was an inspiration for other nations as while as an enlightening process for the United States. The American Revolution was a political turmoil between 1765 and 1783. The French and Indian war left the British in debt‚ therefore Parliament passed laws to tax the colonies
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Throughout crime statistics‚ crimes of the powerful‚ for example white collar‚ corporate and state crimes seem to be almost non-existent. Over the last few decades crimes of the powerful are beginning to gain some sort of emphasis with regards its recognition. Crimes of the powerful have been gaining awareness since approximately the mid 1980’s. For example legislations towards corporations have been changed‚ gradually establishing criminal categories. Relatively recently it has been recognised that
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Between 1450 and 1800 many women gained power as rulers‚ some as reigning queens‚ others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender‚ such as marriage and reproduction‚ influenced their ability to obtain and exercise power. Two of the most powerful women of this era were Queen Elizabeth the first of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. These women had a difficult time gaining their power‚ and were faced with many adversaries‚ but‚ they overcame them and
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Introduction. The book‚ “ To Kill a Mockingbird” has a question‚ is Mayella powerful? I say she isn’t for countless reason because she is simply in one of the worst situations possible as a person. She only got a small amount of power by setting up a fake rape accusation to an innocent african american man passing by to leave her father‚ a drunken southern stereotype that sees Tom “Taking advantage” of Mayella by standing perfectly still as she is literally kissing and hugging him. Being the “amazing”
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Essay #1: A Powerful Influence Many individuals have a powerful figured that has influenced them in many kinds of way. Whether it is intellectual‚ spiritual or just personal appealed. A great example of an individual being influenced by someone is Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King was mainly influenced by two main individuals‚ Dr. Benjamin Mays and Mahatma Gandhi. To get influenced by someone is very appealing because you see something in that person that makes you want to do it yourself or gets
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A REVIEW OF THE HIERARCHY OF EFFECTS MODELS HOW CAN THE THEORY BE USED TO DEVELOP MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR LAUNCHING A NEW MODEL MOTOR CAR AND CAMPAIGNS FOR SAFER DRIVING? Abstract With advertising being such a large source of expenditure for firms‚ there has been a plethora of postulation’s put forward in order to determine how advertising works‚ and how it influences consumer behaviour. Most importantly studies have been conducted in order to discover‚ what constitutes advertising effectiveness
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The “model minority‚” as defined in Racial and Ethnic Relations‚ is the stereotypical view that certain Asian American‚ and occasionally other‚ groups are seen to be exemplary in socioeconomic and moral characteristics. This stereotype is most typically applied to Japanese Americans‚ Chinese Americans‚ and other Asian American groups. These groups are often compared to other immigrants of color‚ and are increasingly deemed more socially acceptable than African Americans. Actually‚ the term “model
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