science, technology and industry
... Unleashing sustainable growth and development OECD Innovation Strategy Today’s recovery from the global financial and economic crisis remains fragile. While no single policy instrument holds all the answers, innovation – or the introduction of better or more effective products, processes, services a ...
... Unleashing sustainable growth and development OECD Innovation Strategy Today’s recovery from the global financial and economic crisis remains fragile. While no single policy instrument holds all the answers, innovation – or the introduction of better or more effective products, processes, services a ...
Part 3 FDIs
... investing in a foreign country, the potential benefits must be weighed against the costs and risks. As conditions change over time, some countries may become more attractive targets for DFI, while other countries become less attractive. Benefits of International Diversification The key to internatio ...
... investing in a foreign country, the potential benefits must be weighed against the costs and risks. As conditions change over time, some countries may become more attractive targets for DFI, while other countries become less attractive. Benefits of International Diversification The key to internatio ...
THE EXPANSION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE EXPORT
... There has been little empirical research on the linkages between export diversification and long term economic growth. The literature that has been conducted on this issue has attempted to answer two main questions. The first relates to the positive effects that export diversification may have on lo ...
... There has been little empirical research on the linkages between export diversification and long term economic growth. The literature that has been conducted on this issue has attempted to answer two main questions. The first relates to the positive effects that export diversification may have on lo ...
(Textbook) Behavior in Organizations, 8ed (AB Shani)
... investment activities towards certain locations Knickerbocker looked at the relationship between FDI and rivalry in oligopolistic industries (industries composed of a limited number of large firms) and suggested that FDI flows are a reflection of strategic rivalry between firms in the global market ...
... investment activities towards certain locations Knickerbocker looked at the relationship between FDI and rivalry in oligopolistic industries (industries composed of a limited number of large firms) and suggested that FDI flows are a reflection of strategic rivalry between firms in the global market ...
paper in pdf format
... between 1995 and 2013. This performance even outweighs world trade performance, which grew by 7.5%. The slight increase of LDCs' integration into the global trade reflects a high export product concentration of these countries: due to a low degree of development of their productive sectors, these co ...
... between 1995 and 2013. This performance even outweighs world trade performance, which grew by 7.5%. The slight increase of LDCs' integration into the global trade reflects a high export product concentration of these countries: due to a low degree of development of their productive sectors, these co ...
Economie Mediterranee
... owned by MNCs, taking place in different countries. This phenomenon is better clarified if multinational activity is not driven by factor endowments differences, but rather by the trade-off between proximity and concentration (Brainard 1993; Markusen and Venables , 1995). • The proximity advantage s ...
... owned by MNCs, taking place in different countries. This phenomenon is better clarified if multinational activity is not driven by factor endowments differences, but rather by the trade-off between proximity and concentration (Brainard 1993; Markusen and Venables , 1995). • The proximity advantage s ...
a printable list of Global Studies approved electives.
... Global Studies students choose from a wide variety of courses each semester that can satisfy the Global Studies major's requirement for elective courses. The following list shows the courses that have satisfied this requirement in the past. Note that some of these courses are offered infrequently. W ...
... Global Studies students choose from a wide variety of courses each semester that can satisfy the Global Studies major's requirement for elective courses. The following list shows the courses that have satisfied this requirement in the past. Note that some of these courses are offered infrequently. W ...
Liberal Studies Major
... requirement, by pairing it instead with any beginning level course in a new language, or they can continue their advanced language studies. (AP and/or transfer credit not allowed in this category) A Required “global experience”: Students can fulfill this requirement with: One Short-Term Program (STP ...
... requirement, by pairing it instead with any beginning level course in a new language, or they can continue their advanced language studies. (AP and/or transfer credit not allowed in this category) A Required “global experience”: Students can fulfill this requirement with: One Short-Term Program (STP ...
nasscom
... • Globalisation of economic-activities and technological developments • Facilitation of cross-border trade in services • Leveraging on the expertise and skill that Indian software professionals possesses in order to reach out to a global market • Direct contact between supplier and consumer necessar ...
... • Globalisation of economic-activities and technological developments • Facilitation of cross-border trade in services • Leveraging on the expertise and skill that Indian software professionals possesses in order to reach out to a global market • Direct contact between supplier and consumer necessar ...
On the trade impact of nominal exchange rate volatility
... increase bilateral trade among the two clients. In Section 3.2 I elaborate further on this point. Using a broad sample of countries from 1970 to 1997, and after accounting for all sources of bias, the analysis leads to the conclusion that exchange rate variability has no significant impact on trade. ...
... increase bilateral trade among the two clients. In Section 3.2 I elaborate further on this point. Using a broad sample of countries from 1970 to 1997, and after accounting for all sources of bias, the analysis leads to the conclusion that exchange rate variability has no significant impact on trade. ...
Asiaphoria Meet Regression to the Mean
... The rise of Asia is a story in at least four parts, with the fourth not yet known. The first is the dramatic rise of Japan from the aftermath of World War II to a prosperous and productive economy and global leader by the 1980s. The second is the rise of the East Asian Dragons—led by the four “Asian ...
... The rise of Asia is a story in at least four parts, with the fourth not yet known. The first is the dramatic rise of Japan from the aftermath of World War II to a prosperous and productive economy and global leader by the 1980s. The second is the rise of the East Asian Dragons—led by the four “Asian ...
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... The effect of IPR protection and offshoring costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... The effect of IPR protection and offshoring costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Is Zimbabwe More Productive Than the United States? Some
... real output in Puerto Rico might be responsible for such a finding.6 However, it is not clear why countries such as Turkey or Zimbabwe have higher TFP levels than the U.S. In this paper, we argue that the choice of the value for the shares of labor and capital for developing versus developed countri ...
... real output in Puerto Rico might be responsible for such a finding.6 However, it is not clear why countries such as Turkey or Zimbabwe have higher TFP levels than the U.S. In this paper, we argue that the choice of the value for the shares of labor and capital for developing versus developed countri ...
1 - business fresh ideas
... to assemble and juxtapose literatures that help us see these issues anewiv. Arguably, the most important economic, cultural, and social trend of the last half century continues to be globalization, the radical intensification of flows of capital, people, services, expertise, goods, texts, images, an ...
... to assemble and juxtapose literatures that help us see these issues anewiv. Arguably, the most important economic, cultural, and social trend of the last half century continues to be globalization, the radical intensification of flows of capital, people, services, expertise, goods, texts, images, an ...
geography rules too! economic development
... spatially independent countries that matter. So, for the income of country j only the geography in terms of its own climate or its access to the sea is thought to be important but not whether or not this country is surrounded by countries with a high income level and/or good institutions nor whether ...
... spatially independent countries that matter. So, for the income of country j only the geography in terms of its own climate or its access to the sea is thought to be important but not whether or not this country is surrounded by countries with a high income level and/or good institutions nor whether ...
Refugees and “Missing” Arms Trade Gaia Narciso
... which refugees migrate are likely to be involved in a conflict. This might affect the extent to which exports are recorded. We tackle this issue in four ways. First, we control for the quality of democracy in both the sending and the receiving country by using the Gastil index which measures politic ...
... which refugees migrate are likely to be involved in a conflict. This might affect the extent to which exports are recorded. We tackle this issue in four ways. First, we control for the quality of democracy in both the sending and the receiving country by using the Gastil index which measures politic ...
The role of Aid for Trade
... Trade has played a critical role in the graduation of the four least developed countries (LDCs) that have grown out of the LDC category since it was first designated in 1971. Trade provides LDC firms with growth opportunities and increases the choice of affordable products for consumers. There is tr ...
... Trade has played a critical role in the graduation of the four least developed countries (LDCs) that have grown out of the LDC category since it was first designated in 1971. Trade provides LDC firms with growth opportunities and increases the choice of affordable products for consumers. There is tr ...
Country Size, International Trade, and Aggregate Fluctuations in
... netting out the impact of per capita income. Both axes are in log scale. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. ...
... netting out the impact of per capita income. Both axes are in log scale. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. ...
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
... with others. For a society to produce on its PPC, individuals must produce those goods for which they have a comparative advantage. According to Adam Smith, humankind’s proclivity to trade leads to individuals using their comparative advantage. ...
... with others. For a society to produce on its PPC, individuals must produce those goods for which they have a comparative advantage. According to Adam Smith, humankind’s proclivity to trade leads to individuals using their comparative advantage. ...
Comparative advantage, demand for external finance, and financial
... The purpose of this paper is to show the reverse link: financial development itself depends on trade patterns. We argue that financial development is endogenous, and that it is determined in part by demand for external finance in each country. Comparative advantage in trade will affect a country’s prod ...
... The purpose of this paper is to show the reverse link: financial development itself depends on trade patterns. We argue that financial development is endogenous, and that it is determined in part by demand for external finance in each country. Comparative advantage in trade will affect a country’s prod ...
Middle East and Central Asia
... “Billion” means a thousand million; “trillion” means a thousand billion. ...
... “Billion” means a thousand million; “trillion” means a thousand billion. ...
The New Global History Toward a Narrative for Pangaea Two
... with big numbers, the eruptive presence of global geodynamics, the modification of earth’s most important cycles, and the new “technoscapes” (Appadurai 1996: 34) of contemporary history. When volcanoes and cars add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, old and new global history intersect. Very slow and ...
... with big numbers, the eruptive presence of global geodynamics, the modification of earth’s most important cycles, and the new “technoscapes” (Appadurai 1996: 34) of contemporary history. When volcanoes and cars add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, old and new global history intersect. Very slow and ...
Optimal Tariffs, Retaliation and the Welfare Loss from Tariff Wars in
... They do not study how this effect interacts with the terms-of-trade channel and what it implies for the two-country Nash equilibrium. Understanding the incentives of governments to use commercial policy is important for any assessment of the potential welfare gains due to an institution such as the ...
... They do not study how this effect interacts with the terms-of-trade channel and what it implies for the two-country Nash equilibrium. Understanding the incentives of governments to use commercial policy is important for any assessment of the potential welfare gains due to an institution such as the ...
THE NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
... The! natural! assets! of! the! NMC! include! diverse! and! valuable! coastal! and! pelagic! ecosystems! including! coral! reefs,! mangroves,! seagrasses,! open! waters! and! coastal! habitats.! These! support! productive! fisheries,!and!sectors!such!as!tourism!and!coastal!development!are!already!exp ...
... The! natural! assets! of! the! NMC! include! diverse! and! valuable! coastal! and! pelagic! ecosystems! including! coral! reefs,! mangroves,! seagrasses,! open! waters! and! coastal! habitats.! These! support! productive! fisheries,!and!sectors!such!as!tourism!and!coastal!development!are!already!exp ...
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... their boundaries to fulfill the Kyoto Protocol represents a well–known fact of this decade. Due to international interdependence, other Annex–I countries are however affected by this unilateral climate policy, e.g. the implementation of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), despite th ...
... their boundaries to fulfill the Kyoto Protocol represents a well–known fact of this decade. Due to international interdependence, other Annex–I countries are however affected by this unilateral climate policy, e.g. the implementation of the European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), despite th ...