Faryar Shirzad - Goldman Sachs
... Goldman Sachs. OGA supports and advances the firm’s public policy agenda and manages the firm’s interactions with governments around the world. Faryar serves on the firmwide Steering Committee on Regulatory Reform. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 and was named managing director in 2007. Faryar previ ...
... Goldman Sachs. OGA supports and advances the firm’s public policy agenda and manages the firm’s interactions with governments around the world. Faryar serves on the firmwide Steering Committee on Regulatory Reform. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 and was named managing director in 2007. Faryar previ ...
EU306 lecture slides 2
... The 3rd view ultimately prevailed but this was far from clear in the 1940s ...
... The 3rd view ultimately prevailed but this was far from clear in the 1940s ...
This PDF is a selection from a published volume from... Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth:
... sustained economic growth. Sokoloff was particularly interested in understanding how the United States experience diverged from that of its former colonizer, Great Britain, given that the two countries had so much in common, culturally and institutionally. For example, he and his coauthor, David Doll ...
... sustained economic growth. Sokoloff was particularly interested in understanding how the United States experience diverged from that of its former colonizer, Great Britain, given that the two countries had so much in common, culturally and institutionally. For example, he and his coauthor, David Doll ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNBALANCED TRADE Robert Dekle Jonathan Eaton
... with two important disclaimers. First, our exercise is pure comparative statics. We offer no explanation for why the current account deficits exist or what market response or policy intervention would close them.7 We simply use current data to parameterize a static model of bilateral trade flows and ...
... with two important disclaimers. First, our exercise is pure comparative statics. We offer no explanation for why the current account deficits exist or what market response or policy intervention would close them.7 We simply use current data to parameterize a static model of bilateral trade flows and ...
chapter outline
... Some countries have tried to achieve faster economic growth by avoiding transacting with the rest of the world. ...
... Some countries have tried to achieve faster economic growth by avoiding transacting with the rest of the world. ...
Document
... A number of other studies have posited bi-directional causality, implying that both fiscal and trade balances affect each other. Darrat (1988:879-886) and Hatemi and Shukur (2002:817-824) showed bi-directional causality for the USA. Islam (1998:121-128) and Normandin (1999:171-193) confirmed the sa ...
... A number of other studies have posited bi-directional causality, implying that both fiscal and trade balances affect each other. Darrat (1988:879-886) and Hatemi and Shukur (2002:817-824) showed bi-directional causality for the USA. Islam (1998:121-128) and Normandin (1999:171-193) confirmed the sa ...
NAFTA at 10: An Economic and Foreign Policy Success
... jobs but about better jobs, and NAFTA is no exception. Of ...
... jobs but about better jobs, and NAFTA is no exception. Of ...
AP World History Student Sample Question 2
... Roads, Indian Ocean trade, the spread of Islam, “better ships (technology),” and the use of slavery. World Historical/Global context is used to expand the argument toward the middle of page 1, where the essay discusses the impact of the fall of the Roman Empire on encouraging the expansion of Indian ...
... Roads, Indian Ocean trade, the spread of Islam, “better ships (technology),” and the use of slavery. World Historical/Global context is used to expand the argument toward the middle of page 1, where the essay discusses the impact of the fall of the Roman Empire on encouraging the expansion of Indian ...
The Great Depression in Spain Eduardo L. Giménez Mar´ıa Montero
... analogous to that in other Western economies (Hernández-Andreu 1980). The reason why it was milder than in other countries stems from the fact that the Spanish economy was only affected by the drop in the foreign trade sector (Carreras et al 2004).1 Concerning the delay in recovery, the literature ...
... analogous to that in other Western economies (Hernández-Andreu 1980). The reason why it was milder than in other countries stems from the fact that the Spanish economy was only affected by the drop in the foreign trade sector (Carreras et al 2004).1 Concerning the delay in recovery, the literature ...
KOF vs Kearney summary sheets
... globalization is still on the rise, driven by increased economic and political globalization, while social globalization stagnates. • According to the KOF Index of Globalization 2009, Belgium is the world's most globalised country, although it is not on the top of any of the three dimensions ...
... globalization is still on the rise, driven by increased economic and political globalization, while social globalization stagnates. • According to the KOF Index of Globalization 2009, Belgium is the world's most globalised country, although it is not on the top of any of the three dimensions ...
a world market of opportunities? capitalist
... progressive development such that traditional socialist economic objectives, on grounds of political necessity and economic soundness, must be rejected as hopelessly flawed. There is no political need for the Left to put forward policies that encroach upon capitalist social property relations beyond ...
... progressive development such that traditional socialist economic objectives, on grounds of political necessity and economic soundness, must be rejected as hopelessly flawed. There is no political need for the Left to put forward policies that encroach upon capitalist social property relations beyond ...
IS TRADE GOOD OR BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT? SORTING
... capita. This is an interesting question for two reasons. First, it is the most fundamental question for policy. If it is established that trade has an adverse effect on the environment solely because openness raises countries’ incomes, which in turn damages the environment, few would conclude that w ...
... capita. This is an interesting question for two reasons. First, it is the most fundamental question for policy. If it is established that trade has an adverse effect on the environment solely because openness raises countries’ incomes, which in turn damages the environment, few would conclude that w ...
Growth versus Redistribution Prabhat Patnaik
... we are talking of a country tied to the vortex of global capital flows. The capacity of the nation-State to pursue policies of its choice, even assuming that its intended policies are informed by the best interests of the people, gets undermined when the economy over which it presides is open to glo ...
... we are talking of a country tied to the vortex of global capital flows. The capacity of the nation-State to pursue policies of its choice, even assuming that its intended policies are informed by the best interests of the people, gets undermined when the economy over which it presides is open to glo ...
- Archive of European Integration
... without the support of French troops and British diplomats, as well as the refusal of Prussia and Austria to side with Czar Nicolas I who was eager to intervene on the side of the Dutch king (Winckler 2009: 516-7). Unlike the Balkan states, Belgium, Germany and Italy could mount a stronger claim to ...
... without the support of French troops and British diplomats, as well as the refusal of Prussia and Austria to side with Czar Nicolas I who was eager to intervene on the side of the Dutch king (Winckler 2009: 516-7). Unlike the Balkan states, Belgium, Germany and Italy could mount a stronger claim to ...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA COUNTRY STATEMENT Delivered by His Excellency, Mr. Veali Vagi
... The massive increase in foreign direct investment in the country especially in the development of the minerals and the energy sectors such as the multibillion LNG project that commenced production and export in 2014 has resulted in PNG achieving and continues to experience strong growth in Gross Dom ...
... The massive increase in foreign direct investment in the country especially in the development of the minerals and the energy sectors such as the multibillion LNG project that commenced production and export in 2014 has resulted in PNG achieving and continues to experience strong growth in Gross Dom ...
TRADE, DISPROPORTIONALITY, AND RETROGRESSION
... The same equation holds as before but it is the industrial sector’s output that is independently given by full capacity use in the pre-trade situation. A question may be asked here: unlike industrial output which responds to demand through variations in the degree of capacity utilization, agricultu ...
... The same equation holds as before but it is the industrial sector’s output that is independently given by full capacity use in the pre-trade situation. A question may be asked here: unlike industrial output which responds to demand through variations in the degree of capacity utilization, agricultu ...
principles of microeconomics
... industrial and developing countries has many causes, but one of the main reasons, is that industrialized countries have a comparative advantage at producing manufactured goods than do developing countries, because they can produce more of manufactured goods for less cost than can developing countrie ...
... industrial and developing countries has many causes, but one of the main reasons, is that industrialized countries have a comparative advantage at producing manufactured goods than do developing countries, because they can produce more of manufactured goods for less cost than can developing countrie ...
Promoting high-level sustainable growth to reduce unemployment in
... macroeconomic and sectoral policies plus what the ILO does very well ...
... macroeconomic and sectoral policies plus what the ILO does very well ...
to read the full paper
... New Jersey economy began to decline in concert with the drop in national economic activity. Jobs in Northern New Jersey fell for the majority of months in 2008 leading to a loss of 11,900 jobs, a 0.5 percent decline. The New York Suburbs only experienced job losses in the latter third of the year as ...
... New Jersey economy began to decline in concert with the drop in national economic activity. Jobs in Northern New Jersey fell for the majority of months in 2008 leading to a loss of 11,900 jobs, a 0.5 percent decline. The New York Suburbs only experienced job losses in the latter third of the year as ...
Preview Sample 1
... A. lesser stability in a country's balance of trade B. changes in the factors of the PESTEL model C. changes in a country’s balance of trade D. greater stability in a country's balance of trade While these events could contribute to less stability in a country's balance of trade, there is know way o ...
... A. lesser stability in a country's balance of trade B. changes in the factors of the PESTEL model C. changes in a country’s balance of trade D. greater stability in a country's balance of trade While these events could contribute to less stability in a country's balance of trade, there is know way o ...
The Ricardian Model - Ford School of Public Policy
... only the good for which its relative cost is lower than the world relative price, thus the good in which it has comparative advantage. Each must necessarily export that good. With such complete specialization, outputs of the goods are determined by labor endowments and productivities, so equality o ...
... only the good for which its relative cost is lower than the world relative price, thus the good in which it has comparative advantage. Each must necessarily export that good. With such complete specialization, outputs of the goods are determined by labor endowments and productivities, so equality o ...
THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE OF RUSSIA
... Russia’s protracted economic downfall is now history. In 1999, Russia’s deep economic crisis touched bottom, and growth has since resumed. Yet although growth in the recent years has been healthy, the consequences of the crisis were dramatic and will be felt for years to come. Many published studies ...
... Russia’s protracted economic downfall is now history. In 1999, Russia’s deep economic crisis touched bottom, and growth has since resumed. Yet although growth in the recent years has been healthy, the consequences of the crisis were dramatic and will be felt for years to come. Many published studies ...
Critical Content/Concept Web
... surpluses exist, prices will likely fall. 6. Subsidies, quotas, price floors, and price ceilings are all forms of market interference, which make markets less efficient. 7. The factors that cause supply and demand curves to shift. (i.e. change in income, input prices, etc.) 8. Supply and demand curv ...
... surpluses exist, prices will likely fall. 6. Subsidies, quotas, price floors, and price ceilings are all forms of market interference, which make markets less efficient. 7. The factors that cause supply and demand curves to shift. (i.e. change in income, input prices, etc.) 8. Supply and demand curv ...
Influence of trade agreements on South Africa’s trade patterns
... are many ways of controlling and promoting international trade today. The methods range from agreements among governments—whether bilateral or multilateral—to more ambitious attempts at economic integration through supranational organizations, such as the European Union (EU). The two main drivers of ...
... are many ways of controlling and promoting international trade today. The methods range from agreements among governments—whether bilateral or multilateral—to more ambitious attempts at economic integration through supranational organizations, such as the European Union (EU). The two main drivers of ...
Report - Center for Economic and Policy Research
... re-employed in the sectors where their skills can be best utilized.12 In reality, many of these workers will be unemployed for at least some period of time, before they find another job.13 Such spells of unemployment can significantly reduce the economic gains from trade liberalization, especially i ...
... re-employed in the sectors where their skills can be best utilized.12 In reality, many of these workers will be unemployed for at least some period of time, before they find another job.13 Such spells of unemployment can significantly reduce the economic gains from trade liberalization, especially i ...