A. [Priority/key/-G77 delete] thematic/cross
... of sustainable development and poverty eradication [over the next twenty years – Turkey]. We further affirm our resolve to strengthen [and reform – EU, Serbia] the institutional framework for sustainable development. Taken together our actions [further specified in this document – Switzerland; US, E ...
... of sustainable development and poverty eradication [over the next twenty years – Turkey]. We further affirm our resolve to strengthen [and reform – EU, Serbia] the institutional framework for sustainable development. Taken together our actions [further specified in this document – Switzerland; US, E ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES TRADE WARS AND TRADE TALKS WITH DATA
... I …nally investigate cooperative tari¤s, i.e. the tari¤s countries would negotiate to in e¢ cient trade negotiations. I consider trade negotiations starting at Nash tari¤s, factual tari¤s, and zero tari¤s following a Nash bargaining protocol. I …nd that trade negotiations yield signi…cant welfare g ...
... I …nally investigate cooperative tari¤s, i.e. the tari¤s countries would negotiate to in e¢ cient trade negotiations. I consider trade negotiations starting at Nash tari¤s, factual tari¤s, and zero tari¤s following a Nash bargaining protocol. I …nd that trade negotiations yield signi…cant welfare g ...
NAMAs and INDCs Nov 2015 Interactions and opportunities
... emissions, strengthen economies and eradicate poverty. The success of the Paris agreement will heavily depend on two key questions1: i. Ambition: what do countries propose to do through their contributions (INDCs)? ii. Action: how do we achieve what countries propose? This paper is concerned with th ...
... emissions, strengthen economies and eradicate poverty. The success of the Paris agreement will heavily depend on two key questions1: i. Ambition: what do countries propose to do through their contributions (INDCs)? ii. Action: how do we achieve what countries propose? This paper is concerned with th ...
The Margins of Global Sourcing: Theory and
... During the last three decades, the world has become increasingly globalized. Dramatic advances in communication, information, and transportation technologies have revolutionized how and where firms produce their goods. Intermediate inputs account for approximately two thirds of international trade ( ...
... During the last three decades, the world has become increasingly globalized. Dramatic advances in communication, information, and transportation technologies have revolutionized how and where firms produce their goods. Intermediate inputs account for approximately two thirds of international trade ( ...
Global account management strategies: Drivers and outcomes
... greater challenges, and needs to invest in dedicated resources to understand the environmental uncertainties and assist global account customers to win in the global market. It is likely to employ more sophisticated strategies (e.g., standardization, coordination, and integration) to meet the global ...
... greater challenges, and needs to invest in dedicated resources to understand the environmental uncertainties and assist global account customers to win in the global market. It is likely to employ more sophisticated strategies (e.g., standardization, coordination, and integration) to meet the global ...
An Advanced Guide to Trade Policy Analysis: The Structural Gravity
... of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development or the World ...
... of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development or the World ...
Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
... effects as they all exhibit much higher levels of FDI as a share of GDP than can be explained by the other variables in our model. For Bulgaria, this effect adds 6.9% to the level of FDI as a share of GDP, equivalent to a boost to inward FDI of US$3 billion in 2008 prices. The fixed effect in Croati ...
... effects as they all exhibit much higher levels of FDI as a share of GDP than can be explained by the other variables in our model. For Bulgaria, this effect adds 6.9% to the level of FDI as a share of GDP, equivalent to a boost to inward FDI of US$3 billion in 2008 prices. The fixed effect in Croati ...
What We Talk About When We Talk About “Global Mindset”
... downplaying the significance of nationality and cultural differences in determining who is competent or trustworthy: “Within legal and political limits, they seek the best men (sic), regardless of nationality, to solve the company’s problems anywhere in the world” (Perlmutter 1969:13). Superiority ...
... downplaying the significance of nationality and cultural differences in determining who is competent or trustworthy: “Within legal and political limits, they seek the best men (sic), regardless of nationality, to solve the company’s problems anywhere in the world” (Perlmutter 1969:13). Superiority ...
Production Fragmentation and the Environment
... ‘Environmental quality’ is a general term which can refer to ‘varied characteristics such as air and water purity or pollution, noise, access to open space, and the visual effects of buildings, and the potential effects which such characteristics may have on physical and mental health (caused by hum ...
... ‘Environmental quality’ is a general term which can refer to ‘varied characteristics such as air and water purity or pollution, noise, access to open space, and the visual effects of buildings, and the potential effects which such characteristics may have on physical and mental health (caused by hum ...
Trade barriers and export potential: Gravity
... eliminated. Maurseth (2003) presented a similar analysis using tariff data for 1999. Using a modified gravity model, Maurseth estimated “tariff elasticities” for various product groups and used these to predict potential trade changes if tariffs were eliminated. In this paper, we start by replicatin ...
... eliminated. Maurseth (2003) presented a similar analysis using tariff data for 1999. Using a modified gravity model, Maurseth estimated “tariff elasticities” for various product groups and used these to predict potential trade changes if tariffs were eliminated. In this paper, we start by replicatin ...
Chapter 8
... 2. Employment may also be negatively affected if the FDI is a substitute for domestic production But, international trade theory suggests that home-country concerns about the negative economic effects of offshore production (FDI undertaken to serve the home market) may not be valid may stimulate ...
... 2. Employment may also be negatively affected if the FDI is a substitute for domestic production But, international trade theory suggests that home-country concerns about the negative economic effects of offshore production (FDI undertaken to serve the home market) may not be valid may stimulate ...
Background Paper on Cooperatives *
... each member having one vote, they empower people to own their own solutions, and because they pool risks at the level of the enterprise and offer micro-insurance they increase security.3 In addition, there is increasing evidence indicating that cooperatives also contribute directly and indirectly t ...
... each member having one vote, they empower people to own their own solutions, and because they pool risks at the level of the enterprise and offer micro-insurance they increase security.3 In addition, there is increasing evidence indicating that cooperatives also contribute directly and indirectly t ...
International Risk Sharing in the EMU
... states have lost the possibility to use monetary policy as a leeway to respond to idiosyncratic shocks. While this drawback is intrinsic to being part of a currency union, what makes the euro area different from other existing monetary unions is that fiscal policy is still conducted at national leve ...
... states have lost the possibility to use monetary policy as a leeway to respond to idiosyncratic shocks. While this drawback is intrinsic to being part of a currency union, what makes the euro area different from other existing monetary unions is that fiscal policy is still conducted at national leve ...
The Economic Impact of Pharmaceutical Parallel Trade in
... university of Kent and the university of Manchester. While continuing its work in this area, PSSRU’s position in this new Centre will ensure that the work will continue to develop on the health/social interface. Important activities currently include: projections of the costs of long-term care, a na ...
... university of Kent and the university of Manchester. While continuing its work in this area, PSSRU’s position in this new Centre will ensure that the work will continue to develop on the health/social interface. Important activities currently include: projections of the costs of long-term care, a na ...
What is the evidence of the impact of tariff reductions on
... liberalisation in developing economies is the perception of potentially large adjustment costs. Reducing tariffs may produce adjustment costs in terms of loss of employment in protected inefficient sectors, if these are not absorbed by growth in sectors with comparative advantage, and in terms of go ...
... liberalisation in developing economies is the perception of potentially large adjustment costs. Reducing tariffs may produce adjustment costs in terms of loss of employment in protected inefficient sectors, if these are not absorbed by growth in sectors with comparative advantage, and in terms of go ...
Territorial Capital
... front of a world economic integration; secondly, the aim is to analyse how cities act and react to alternative globalisation patterns, to different quality of competition from outside Europe, which may be sources of different opportunities and threats for different urban areas. ...
... front of a world economic integration; secondly, the aim is to analyse how cities act and react to alternative globalisation patterns, to different quality of competition from outside Europe, which may be sources of different opportunities and threats for different urban areas. ...
Chapter 5 - Amazon Web Services
... Incorrect the domestic economy, inefficient management that limits profits in the modern sector, and ruralurban migration that does not translate into the absorption of the rural migrants efficiently. scarcity of capital, income not being reinvested into the domestic economy, efficient management th ...
... Incorrect the domestic economy, inefficient management that limits profits in the modern sector, and ruralurban migration that does not translate into the absorption of the rural migrants efficiently. scarcity of capital, income not being reinvested into the domestic economy, efficient management th ...
mehr...
... choices shaped by firms’ previous export experience in spatially close countries. We take into account unobserved time-invariant heterogeneity at the firm-country level. It may arise because firms can differ in their ability to serve specific markets, e.g. due to differences in language skills of th ...
... choices shaped by firms’ previous export experience in spatially close countries. We take into account unobserved time-invariant heterogeneity at the firm-country level. It may arise because firms can differ in their ability to serve specific markets, e.g. due to differences in language skills of th ...
Effects of Timeliness on the Trade Pattern between Primary
... engaged in agriculture and forestry, and about 61 percent of them are women (ILO, 2008). It is important that the developing countries focus their efforts into linking the existing and potential farmers to their consumers and productive inputs through improved transportation. Better access to both u ...
... engaged in agriculture and forestry, and about 61 percent of them are women (ILO, 2008). It is important that the developing countries focus their efforts into linking the existing and potential farmers to their consumers and productive inputs through improved transportation. Better access to both u ...
essays on international trade and multinational firms
... enterprise and show that fixed costs of foreign investment are large. Second, I calibrate the model to data on trade and multinational production for twelve European and North American countries. Counterfactual results reveal that multinationals play an important role in transmitting technological i ...
... enterprise and show that fixed costs of foreign investment are large. Second, I calibrate the model to data on trade and multinational production for twelve European and North American countries. Counterfactual results reveal that multinationals play an important role in transmitting technological i ...
Competition and Cooperation in Environmental Policy: Individual
... bottom hypothesis will be presented: We argue that the absence of downward pressures might be a consequence of the interaction of regulatory competition with another factor, namely international regulatory cooperation. Empirically, regulatory competition is related to regulatory cooperation in two w ...
... bottom hypothesis will be presented: We argue that the absence of downward pressures might be a consequence of the interaction of regulatory competition with another factor, namely international regulatory cooperation. Empirically, regulatory competition is related to regulatory cooperation in two w ...
Export-oriented Manufacturing Industry in Madagascar: Roles in
... manufacturing industries, policy makers in developing countries have frequently granted special treatment to those industries, usually clustered in and named as Export Processing Zones (EPZs henceforth). The first EPZ was established in Ireland in 1959, according to the World Bank (1992). Number of ...
... manufacturing industries, policy makers in developing countries have frequently granted special treatment to those industries, usually clustered in and named as Export Processing Zones (EPZs henceforth). The first EPZ was established in Ireland in 1959, according to the World Bank (1992). Number of ...
(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 ...
1 How does the country location, social and cultural background
... that of the investor (‘‘direct investment enterprise’’) (OECD benchmark for FDI, 2004). This lasting interest is recorded both at the time of the initial investment between those two entities as well as at the time of all other subsequent capital transactions. The total FDI flows of one country may ...
... that of the investor (‘‘direct investment enterprise’’) (OECD benchmark for FDI, 2004). This lasting interest is recorded both at the time of the initial investment between those two entities as well as at the time of all other subsequent capital transactions. The total FDI flows of one country may ...
CHAPTER 2—FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN TRADE THEORY
... of demand and supply for each commodity in both nations. Other things being equal, the nation with the more intense demand for the other nation's exported good will gain less from trade than the nation with the less intense demand." This statement was first proposed by: a. Alfred Marshall with offer ...
... of demand and supply for each commodity in both nations. Other things being equal, the nation with the more intense demand for the other nation's exported good will gain less from trade than the nation with the less intense demand." This statement was first proposed by: a. Alfred Marshall with offer ...