China`s Emergence in the World economy and
... undergone any significant change. Contrary to common wisdom, we find that these changes owe more to the changed impact of China on Latin America’s traditional and largest trading partners than to increased direct bilateral trade linkages boosted by the decade-long commodity price boom. These finding ...
... undergone any significant change. Contrary to common wisdom, we find that these changes owe more to the changed impact of China on Latin America’s traditional and largest trading partners than to increased direct bilateral trade linkages boosted by the decade-long commodity price boom. These finding ...
Does Antidumping Use Contribute to Trade Liberalization in
... safety valve argument is borne out by analyzing data in a broad set of developing countries, the rise of antidumping in developing countries may be less troubling than it at first appears. If the evidence is lacking, then its greater use should be of concern for those who believe that a liberal trad ...
... safety valve argument is borne out by analyzing data in a broad set of developing countries, the rise of antidumping in developing countries may be less troubling than it at first appears. If the evidence is lacking, then its greater use should be of concern for those who believe that a liberal trad ...
Human Capital, Industrial Growth and Resource Curse by Elena
... Austria, which is among the countries with lowest share of primary export in overall GDP, Machinery grew at 1.5% higher rate than Metallurgy. We implement a test of the theory in a cross-section of countries and industries. Our estimations show that when we measure industry skill intensity on the ba ...
... Austria, which is among the countries with lowest share of primary export in overall GDP, Machinery grew at 1.5% higher rate than Metallurgy. We implement a test of the theory in a cross-section of countries and industries. Our estimations show that when we measure industry skill intensity on the ba ...
Around the European Periphery 1870–1913
... growing international economy explain late nineteenth century Scandinavian success? To what extent do Iberian efforts to insulate themselves from these forces explain their failure? And what about Ireland and Italy, lying in the middle of this range? How much of the catch-up and fall-back performanc ...
... growing international economy explain late nineteenth century Scandinavian success? To what extent do Iberian efforts to insulate themselves from these forces explain their failure? And what about Ireland and Italy, lying in the middle of this range? How much of the catch-up and fall-back performanc ...
somel on surplus
... services in the currency of the respective country and its dollar cost in the US (Kravis et al., 1978; Ward, 1985). Thus the purchasing power parity roughly approximates the average ratio of the domestic prices of the exports of a country to the dollar prices of close substitutes of these exports in ...
... services in the currency of the respective country and its dollar cost in the US (Kravis et al., 1978; Ward, 1985). Thus the purchasing power parity roughly approximates the average ratio of the domestic prices of the exports of a country to the dollar prices of close substitutes of these exports in ...
Chapter 4 Resources and Trade: The Heckscher
... same goods, so that prices for those goods can equalize, but countries may produce different goods. • The model assumes that trading countries have the same technology, but different technologies could affect the productivities of factors and therefore the wages/rates paid to these factors. ...
... same goods, so that prices for those goods can equalize, but countries may produce different goods. • The model assumes that trading countries have the same technology, but different technologies could affect the productivities of factors and therefore the wages/rates paid to these factors. ...
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... same goods, so that prices for those goods can equalize, but countries may produce different goods. • The model assumes that trading countries have the same technology, but different technologies could affect the productivities of factors and therefore the wages/rates paid to these factors. ...
... same goods, so that prices for those goods can equalize, but countries may produce different goods. • The model assumes that trading countries have the same technology, but different technologies could affect the productivities of factors and therefore the wages/rates paid to these factors. ...
Chapter 4 Preview Introduction Two Factor Heckscher
... • The model predicts that trading countries produce the same goods, so that prices for those goods can equalize, but countries may produce different goods. • The model assumes that trading countries have the same technology, but different technologies could affect the productivities of factors and t ...
... • The model predicts that trading countries produce the same goods, so that prices for those goods can equalize, but countries may produce different goods. • The model assumes that trading countries have the same technology, but different technologies could affect the productivities of factors and t ...
Government report - World Trade Organization
... An analysis of the composition of GDP shows that in 2006, the share of oil and gas in GDP was 44.9% while that of non-petroleum activities was 53.1%. The share of agriculture was only 1.3%, that of industry was 14.2%, while services account for 37.7%. ...
... An analysis of the composition of GDP shows that in 2006, the share of oil and gas in GDP was 44.9% while that of non-petroleum activities was 53.1%. The share of agriculture was only 1.3%, that of industry was 14.2%, while services account for 37.7%. ...
Turkey_Papers_1_TTIP - Woodrow Wilson International Center for
... on lowering or removing customs tariffs. These negotiations aim to remove all tariffs but also aspire to address the tougher and more significant issue of non-tariff barriers (NTBs), achieve greater regulatory coherence, possibly by way of mutual recognition of regulatory certifications and approval ...
... on lowering or removing customs tariffs. These negotiations aim to remove all tariffs but also aspire to address the tougher and more significant issue of non-tariff barriers (NTBs), achieve greater regulatory coherence, possibly by way of mutual recognition of regulatory certifications and approval ...
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... The German economy has recently exhibited strong export performance. However, two things have been pointed out that militate against a positive overall picture. The …rst is that the export boom has for a long time failed to feed into an improvement in domestic growth and higher employment, leading s ...
... The German economy has recently exhibited strong export performance. However, two things have been pointed out that militate against a positive overall picture. The …rst is that the export boom has for a long time failed to feed into an improvement in domestic growth and higher employment, leading s ...
Government report - World Trade Organization
... driven the national economy to greater heights, with annual GDP growth currently estimated at 8% per annum. ...
... driven the national economy to greater heights, with annual GDP growth currently estimated at 8% per annum. ...
Evidence from China`s National Trunk Highway System
... controls for pre-existing political and economic characteristics. To assess the validity of this assumption, I report how baseline IV point estimates are affected by the inclusion of county controls, and test the heterogeneity of the connection effects across pre-existing county characteristics. In ...
... controls for pre-existing political and economic characteristics. To assess the validity of this assumption, I report how baseline IV point estimates are affected by the inclusion of county controls, and test the heterogeneity of the connection effects across pre-existing county characteristics. In ...
export dependence and export concentration
... It is widely acknowledged that an economy’s vulnerability to exogenous economic shocks is largely determined by its degree of exposure to the global economy — that is, by its degree of economic openness (Rodrik 2010, World Bank 2010, Briguglio 2009). Since economic openness is measured as the ratio ...
... It is widely acknowledged that an economy’s vulnerability to exogenous economic shocks is largely determined by its degree of exposure to the global economy — that is, by its degree of economic openness (Rodrik 2010, World Bank 2010, Briguglio 2009). Since economic openness is measured as the ratio ...
The East Asian Miracle: Four Lessons for Development Policy
... Mystics,and the Miracle To observe a miracle is not necessarily to understand it. As with those attempting to explain religious phenomena, economists analyzing the "miracle" of East Asia's growth tend to fall into two camps-fundamentalists and mystics.7 Growth fundamentalists stress the dominant rol ...
... Mystics,and the Miracle To observe a miracle is not necessarily to understand it. As with those attempting to explain religious phenomena, economists analyzing the "miracle" of East Asia's growth tend to fall into two camps-fundamentalists and mystics.7 Growth fundamentalists stress the dominant rol ...
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... 6. Least Developed Countries – about 60 countries, mostly in Africa, are so poor that their economic connection with the rest of the world is limited to minimal trade and investment and dwindling foreign aid. ...
... 6. Least Developed Countries – about 60 countries, mostly in Africa, are so poor that their economic connection with the rest of the world is limited to minimal trade and investment and dwindling foreign aid. ...
Informality: Concepts, Facts and Models
... Employment? Determinants of Selection into Self-Employment in Ghanaian Labour Markets”, moves to an econometric approach to test for the characteristics of individuals that explain their employment in the informal sector in Ghana. Specifically, the paper estimates the determinants of the likelihood ...
... Employment? Determinants of Selection into Self-Employment in Ghanaian Labour Markets”, moves to an econometric approach to test for the characteristics of individuals that explain their employment in the informal sector in Ghana. Specifically, the paper estimates the determinants of the likelihood ...
Global Value Chains and Development: Investment and
... in GVCs and their domestic value added in exports experienced GDP per capita growth of 3.4% on average, compared to 2.2% for countries that only increased their participation in GVCs without “upgrading” their domestic value addition. These findings will have some important policy implications. For e ...
... in GVCs and their domestic value added in exports experienced GDP per capita growth of 3.4% on average, compared to 2.2% for countries that only increased their participation in GVCs without “upgrading” their domestic value addition. These findings will have some important policy implications. For e ...
How Regions Grow
... • Emphasise innovation and research and development. Investments in R&D have a positive effect on patent activity in all categories, as do R&D expenditures by businesses, the public sector, higher-education institutions and the private non-profit sector. However, innovation is a longer-term proces ...
... • Emphasise innovation and research and development. Investments in R&D have a positive effect on patent activity in all categories, as do R&D expenditures by businesses, the public sector, higher-education institutions and the private non-profit sector. However, innovation is a longer-term proces ...
an evaluation of the economic effects of austria`s - Fritz Breuss
... 1972 had already provided for a free trade area – for industrial goods, but not agricultural products – between the EU and EFTA from 1977 onwards). Domestic production that had previously been protected (e.g., in the food industry) was thereby exposed to competition through imports. Cheaper imports ...
... 1972 had already provided for a free trade area – for industrial goods, but not agricultural products – between the EU and EFTA from 1977 onwards). Domestic production that had previously been protected (e.g., in the food industry) was thereby exposed to competition through imports. Cheaper imports ...
The Impact of the EU-Moldova DCFTA on the Transnistrian Economy
... are summarised in the following table. Table 1: Overview of study results ...
... are summarised in the following table. Table 1: Overview of study results ...
New Evidence from ECOWAS Countries Using
... insignificant relationship between GDP and FDI inflows in Pakistan. In a similar dimension, Carkovic and Levine (2002) analyzed the relationship between FDI and Growth by constructing ...
... insignificant relationship between GDP and FDI inflows in Pakistan. In a similar dimension, Carkovic and Levine (2002) analyzed the relationship between FDI and Growth by constructing ...
Chapter 6 - Amazon Web Services
... produce the goods for which the cost of production is the lowest relative to other countries’ costs. ...
... produce the goods for which the cost of production is the lowest relative to other countries’ costs. ...
The Concept of Economic Diversification in the Context of
... of countries that have successfully diversified their economies; (ii) Identifying non-domestic barriers to economic diversification, such as trade barriers; (iii) Identifying ways in which the international community could facilitate increased foreign investment in non-traditional sectors; (iv) Faci ...
... of countries that have successfully diversified their economies; (ii) Identifying non-domestic barriers to economic diversification, such as trade barriers; (iii) Identifying ways in which the international community could facilitate increased foreign investment in non-traditional sectors; (iv) Faci ...