robertm - Ford School of Public Policy
... “Introduction and Overview,” in Robert M. Stern (ed.), Japan’s Economic Recovery: Commercial Policy, Monetary Policy, and Corporate Governance, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. “Child Labor: Theory, Evidence and Policy,” with Drusilla K. Brown and Alan V. Deardorff, in Kaushik Baushik, Henrik Horn, Li ...
... “Introduction and Overview,” in Robert M. Stern (ed.), Japan’s Economic Recovery: Commercial Policy, Monetary Policy, and Corporate Governance, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. “Child Labor: Theory, Evidence and Policy,” with Drusilla K. Brown and Alan V. Deardorff, in Kaushik Baushik, Henrik Horn, Li ...
Open regionalism in Asia Pacific and Latin America
... regionalism, whose main features is the liberalization not only ofgoods but of services, movements of capital and labor, the harmonization of regulatory regimes, and the emergence of NorthSouth regional agreements. The term “new” also underlines inclusivity of membership, as opposed to a regionalism ...
... regionalism, whose main features is the liberalization not only ofgoods but of services, movements of capital and labor, the harmonization of regulatory regimes, and the emergence of NorthSouth regional agreements. The term “new” also underlines inclusivity of membership, as opposed to a regionalism ...
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... Factor mobility does, however, change the interpretation of these relationships. If factor endowments are geographically immobile, the general equilibrium relationship between production structure and factor endowments should be interpreted in supply-side terms. Exogenous changes in factor endowment ...
... Factor mobility does, however, change the interpretation of these relationships. If factor endowments are geographically immobile, the general equilibrium relationship between production structure and factor endowments should be interpreted in supply-side terms. Exogenous changes in factor endowment ...
Productivity Growth and Capital Flows: The Dynamics of Reforms Francisco J. Buera
... In our model, the elimination of idiosyncratic distortions leads to a sustained growth in productivity. TFP rises because the removal of idiosyncratic distortions leads to efficient reallocation of resources. The rise is gradual and persistent because the underdeveloped domestic financial markets ca ...
... In our model, the elimination of idiosyncratic distortions leads to a sustained growth in productivity. TFP rises because the removal of idiosyncratic distortions leads to efficient reallocation of resources. The rise is gradual and persistent because the underdeveloped domestic financial markets ca ...
External price impulses to imported consumer goods
... Second, foreign consumer and producer prices also include prices for goods that are supplied to the domestic market. These prices will thus be influenced by goods that are not traded internationally. Examples are newspapers and books. International trade of such goods is limited due to language barr ...
... Second, foreign consumer and producer prices also include prices for goods that are supplied to the domestic market. These prices will thus be influenced by goods that are not traded internationally. Examples are newspapers and books. International trade of such goods is limited due to language barr ...
Trade-Induced Industrialization and Economic Growth
... competitive equilibrium will be equivalent to the one under complete free trade regardless of its tariff levels on other goods. Any positive tariff on the modern final good would simply induce the small country to import the capital-intensive intermediate input (instead of importing the final good) ...
... competitive equilibrium will be equivalent to the one under complete free trade regardless of its tariff levels on other goods. Any positive tariff on the modern final good would simply induce the small country to import the capital-intensive intermediate input (instead of importing the final good) ...
Openness, country size and government
... overall level of productivity. More recently, Murphy et al. (1989) propose a model of industrial development in which market size determines the extent to which firms can benefit from positive spillovers from each other. In this model, low income countries may need a ‘Big Push’ in order to move from ...
... overall level of productivity. More recently, Murphy et al. (1989) propose a model of industrial development in which market size determines the extent to which firms can benefit from positive spillovers from each other. In this model, low income countries may need a ‘Big Push’ in order to move from ...
Use of Exchange Rates as Approximate PPPs for Machinery and
... and equipment from abroad. When the export/import transaction is between two subsidiaries of the same enterprise, an artificial exchange rate may be used that is designed to give a tax advantage to one or other of the subsidiaries. National statistical offices will not usually have information about ...
... and equipment from abroad. When the export/import transaction is between two subsidiaries of the same enterprise, an artificial exchange rate may be used that is designed to give a tax advantage to one or other of the subsidiaries. National statistical offices will not usually have information about ...
coffee 01
... Ideal conditions have temperatures that rarely exceed 35°C. Minimum temperatures fall no lower than about 22 °C Ideal conditions would provide night time cloud cover which restricts heat loss. Needs direct sunlight, but only for a few hours a day ...
... Ideal conditions have temperatures that rarely exceed 35°C. Minimum temperatures fall no lower than about 22 °C Ideal conditions would provide night time cloud cover which restricts heat loss. Needs direct sunlight, but only for a few hours a day ...
8 - of Planning Commission
... willingness to inflate demand in surplus countries should be higher, if fears of overheating are reduced, because of the knowledge that demand elsewhere is being reduced. Coordination can therefore lead to an optimal outcome in such a situation. IMF surveillance conducted under Article 4, involves s ...
... willingness to inflate demand in surplus countries should be higher, if fears of overheating are reduced, because of the knowledge that demand elsewhere is being reduced. Coordination can therefore lead to an optimal outcome in such a situation. IMF surveillance conducted under Article 4, involves s ...
Introduction
... • One must consider both the effects of tariffs on the final price of a good, and the effects of tariffs on the costs of inputs used in production. – The actual protection provided by a tariff will not equal the tariff rate if imported intermediate goods are used in the production of the protected g ...
... • One must consider both the effects of tariffs on the final price of a good, and the effects of tariffs on the costs of inputs used in production. – The actual protection provided by a tariff will not equal the tariff rate if imported intermediate goods are used in the production of the protected g ...
Structural Development Accounting - UZH
... paper is Caselli and Coleman (2006), who also decompose income using the aggregate production function (1). There are two main di¤erences, however. First, they back out the pair (AL ; AH ) using data on input, but also factor prices. On the contrary, our theoretical model delivers structural equatio ...
... paper is Caselli and Coleman (2006), who also decompose income using the aggregate production function (1). There are two main di¤erences, however. First, they back out the pair (AL ; AH ) using data on input, but also factor prices. On the contrary, our theoretical model delivers structural equatio ...
CHAPTER 2—FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN TRADE THEORY
... c. Trade policies designed to accumulate gold and other precious metals d. International trade based on open markets ANS: D ...
... c. Trade policies designed to accumulate gold and other precious metals d. International trade based on open markets ANS: D ...
full PDF - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
... This report summarizes the results of a consultancy on market trade in live wild birds and related bird movements, in line with four FAO projects on Emergency Assistance for Early Detection and Prevention of Avian Influenza in 33 countries of the Caribbean, Central America, Andean and South Cone sub ...
... This report summarizes the results of a consultancy on market trade in live wild birds and related bird movements, in line with four FAO projects on Emergency Assistance for Early Detection and Prevention of Avian Influenza in 33 countries of the Caribbean, Central America, Andean and South Cone sub ...
Modelling World Trad - Centro Studi Luca d`Agliano
... deviation of the variables of interest from their reference trajectory is computed. It could be argued that the modeller’s interest is in the deviation, not the initial equilibrium. However, this would be flawed reasoning if the focus is medium or long run policies: an economic policy affecting Chin ...
... deviation of the variables of interest from their reference trajectory is computed. It could be argued that the modeller’s interest is in the deviation, not the initial equilibrium. However, this would be flawed reasoning if the focus is medium or long run policies: an economic policy affecting Chin ...
Paul
... on international trade. A value added tax is sometimes advocated as a way of improving a country's international competitiveness because GATT rules permit the tax to be levied on imports and rebated on exports. This leads to political support for the VAT among exporters and producers of import-compe ...
... on international trade. A value added tax is sometimes advocated as a way of improving a country's international competitiveness because GATT rules permit the tax to be levied on imports and rebated on exports. This leads to political support for the VAT among exporters and producers of import-compe ...
Integrating Developing Countries into the Global Public
... In order to fight this form of protectionism, there has been a development of international agreements that are aimed at opening up procurement markets to competition. These agreements have generally prohibited discrimination based on local interests in public procurement. Discrimination refers to a ...
... In order to fight this form of protectionism, there has been a development of international agreements that are aimed at opening up procurement markets to competition. These agreements have generally prohibited discrimination based on local interests in public procurement. Discrimination refers to a ...
The Penalties of Inefficient Infrastructure
... is modeled as a function of effectiveness, q (as in Hulten, 1996). The rationale is that new public investment is more productive the higher the degree of effectiveness in the whole system. If f did not depend on q, an increase in public investment would have the same impact whether effectiveness wa ...
... is modeled as a function of effectiveness, q (as in Hulten, 1996). The rationale is that new public investment is more productive the higher the degree of effectiveness in the whole system. If f did not depend on q, an increase in public investment would have the same impact whether effectiveness wa ...
Globalization, Growth, and the Poor - 1
... is less debate regarding the positive effects of trade liberalization on growth, and the potential growth-accelerating effects of capital market integration once domestic financial sectors are strengthened. Recent debates have instead focused on whether the benefits of accelerated growth reach the p ...
... is less debate regarding the positive effects of trade liberalization on growth, and the potential growth-accelerating effects of capital market integration once domestic financial sectors are strengthened. Recent debates have instead focused on whether the benefits of accelerated growth reach the p ...
Financial Contagion on the International Trade Network
... Forbes (2002) who use a structural VAR model to …nd that even weak trade linkages can transmit shocks across countries quite powerfully through indirect multiplier e¤ects on output and growth6 . Nevertheless, one consideration that is conspicuously absent from the current literature is the idea that ...
... Forbes (2002) who use a structural VAR model to …nd that even weak trade linkages can transmit shocks across countries quite powerfully through indirect multiplier e¤ects on output and growth6 . Nevertheless, one consideration that is conspicuously absent from the current literature is the idea that ...
Essays on Globalization –
... that it becomes difficult for graduate students and others to enter this area” (as cited in Hertel 1997) This volume is a collection of GTAP applications in which I have participated with several co-authors. Studies applying AGE models are often used as background papers in real policy cases, in whi ...
... that it becomes difficult for graduate students and others to enter this area” (as cited in Hertel 1997) This volume is a collection of GTAP applications in which I have participated with several co-authors. Studies applying AGE models are often used as background papers in real policy cases, in whi ...
Opening a Pandora`s box: modelling world trade patterns at the
... TFP – of the capital-labour combination, and energy efficiency) and international capital mobility. We also project saving rates (based on a life cycle hypothesis) and current accounts. GDP and saving are projected at the country level, while constraints are imposed in terms of global balance betwee ...
... TFP – of the capital-labour combination, and energy efficiency) and international capital mobility. We also project saving rates (based on a life cycle hypothesis) and current accounts. GDP and saving are projected at the country level, while constraints are imposed in terms of global balance betwee ...
Free Trade Agreements and the SADC Economies
... scenario, we assume all tariffs between the two economies are immediately set to zero, rather than phased in over time and with some exclusions; we also make no attempt to capture the other dynamic effects that should be associated with such an agreement, such as increased investment flows, changing ...
... scenario, we assume all tariffs between the two economies are immediately set to zero, rather than phased in over time and with some exclusions; we also make no attempt to capture the other dynamic effects that should be associated with such an agreement, such as increased investment flows, changing ...
PDF - La Follette School of Public Affairs
... supported by the data for both OECD and non-OECD countries, not only for the differentiatedsector trade but also for aggregate trade. Therefore, in terms of the relationship between the volume of trade and the size similarity, we go back to Hummels and Levinsohn’s puzzle, contrary to Debaere’s concl ...
... supported by the data for both OECD and non-OECD countries, not only for the differentiatedsector trade but also for aggregate trade. Therefore, in terms of the relationship between the volume of trade and the size similarity, we go back to Hummels and Levinsohn’s puzzle, contrary to Debaere’s concl ...