PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN
... abundantly clear that public procurement is an important aspect of management within the public sector. In fact, the impact of procurement activities on national businesses and the economies of developing countries is often extremely significant and ought not to be taken lightly. Several developing ...
... abundantly clear that public procurement is an important aspect of management within the public sector. In fact, the impact of procurement activities on national businesses and the economies of developing countries is often extremely significant and ought not to be taken lightly. Several developing ...
Competition and Cooperation in Environmental Policy: Individual
... can we expect the respective mechanism to be effective at all? Not every mechanism works in all countries and all environmental policy areas. For example, regulatory competition is only effective among market economies. Similarly, regulatory cooperation does not take place in all fields of environme ...
... can we expect the respective mechanism to be effective at all? Not every mechanism works in all countries and all environmental policy areas. For example, regulatory competition is only effective among market economies. Similarly, regulatory cooperation does not take place in all fields of environme ...
BRICS` characteristics and influence
... GDP; their average growth rate was nearly 7 percent, over 2 percentage points higher than average world growth. Foreign investment in BRICS countries accounted for 53 percent of the world's total. Their voting power at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was increased. Many see them as the leaders ...
... GDP; their average growth rate was nearly 7 percent, over 2 percentage points higher than average world growth. Foreign investment in BRICS countries accounted for 53 percent of the world's total. Their voting power at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was increased. Many see them as the leaders ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES MARKET ACCESS, OPENNESS AND GROWTH John Romalis
... that market access may give rise to agglomeration benefits, leading to higher income levels (see for instance Paul Krugman and Anthony Venables (1995) for theory and Mary Amiti and Lisa Cameron (2004) for empirical confirmation). Empirical studies of the effect of trade on growth are usually either ...
... that market access may give rise to agglomeration benefits, leading to higher income levels (see for instance Paul Krugman and Anthony Venables (1995) for theory and Mary Amiti and Lisa Cameron (2004) for empirical confirmation). Empirical studies of the effect of trade on growth are usually either ...
World Economic Outlook, October 2016
... continued to register strong growth, and the situation improved slightly for stressed economies such as Brazil and Russia. Many economies in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, however, continued to face challenging conditions. •• In emerging Asia, growth in China in the first half of the year s ...
... continued to register strong growth, and the situation improved slightly for stressed economies such as Brazil and Russia. Many economies in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, however, continued to face challenging conditions. •• In emerging Asia, growth in China in the first half of the year s ...
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... the stock of capital for developmental growth. This notion was to some extent in consistent with Ndikumana and Verick (2007) [29] who found out, using a fixed-effect estimator, that FDI is higher in countries where both private and public investment ratios are higher with a strong correlation betwee ...
... the stock of capital for developmental growth. This notion was to some extent in consistent with Ndikumana and Verick (2007) [29] who found out, using a fixed-effect estimator, that FDI is higher in countries where both private and public investment ratios are higher with a strong correlation betwee ...
NZIER’s Capacity Utilisation Index Bernard Hodgetts, Economics Department
... Since 1991, the average level has increased and has been only slightly lower than during the 1961 to 1974 period. This shift down in CUBO from 1974 to 1991 can be given ...
... Since 1991, the average level has increased and has been only slightly lower than during the 1961 to 1974 period. This shift down in CUBO from 1974 to 1991 can be given ...
Structural Development Accounting - UZH
... (AL ; AH ) using data on input, but also factor prices. On the contrary, our theoretical model delivers structural equations that can be used to estimate (1) without relying on cross-country factor prices, which are notoriously di¢ cult to obtain for a large sample and not always of high quality. Se ...
... (AL ; AH ) using data on input, but also factor prices. On the contrary, our theoretical model delivers structural equations that can be used to estimate (1) without relying on cross-country factor prices, which are notoriously di¢ cult to obtain for a large sample and not always of high quality. Se ...
Economie Mediterranee
... To synthesise the two approaches discussed above, i.e. Helpman and Krugman’s treatment of vertical FDI and Brainard’s of horizontal one, we will include in the model the following main variables: a measure of the ‘economic space’ between the two countries, given by the sum of the two GDPs and by the ...
... To synthesise the two approaches discussed above, i.e. Helpman and Krugman’s treatment of vertical FDI and Brainard’s of horizontal one, we will include in the model the following main variables: a measure of the ‘economic space’ between the two countries, given by the sum of the two GDPs and by the ...
What drives the market share changes? price versus non
... Export market shares and the real effective exchange rate (REER) are, perhaps, the two most popular indicators in order to assess a country’s competitiveness on a macro level. Both indicators are extensively used in the policy analysis for obvious reasons: The calculation of changes in export market ...
... Export market shares and the real effective exchange rate (REER) are, perhaps, the two most popular indicators in order to assess a country’s competitiveness on a macro level. Both indicators are extensively used in the policy analysis for obvious reasons: The calculation of changes in export market ...
Wilfred Kaliisa Monte - USAID Natural Resource Management and
... Map I). All these areas are increasingly being pulled into the broader system of production and exchange, and may be more or less affected similarly by SAPs. The present study, however, focused on Ngoma sub-county of Luweero district, as a case study, whose findings may or may not be an adequate ref ...
... Map I). All these areas are increasingly being pulled into the broader system of production and exchange, and may be more or less affected similarly by SAPs. The present study, however, focused on Ngoma sub-county of Luweero district, as a case study, whose findings may or may not be an adequate ref ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES BANK-BASED OR MARKET-BASED FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: WHICH IS BETTER?
... stresses the shortcomings of market-based systems. Stiglitz (1985), for instance, argues that welldeveloped markets quickly and publicly reveal information, which reduces the incentives for individual investors to acquire information. Banks, however, mitigate this problem since they form long-run re ...
... stresses the shortcomings of market-based systems. Stiglitz (1985), for instance, argues that welldeveloped markets quickly and publicly reveal information, which reduces the incentives for individual investors to acquire information. Banks, however, mitigate this problem since they form long-run re ...
Channels and Determinants for International Technology
... domestic interest may benefit from the foreign firm. It may also enhance diffusion. Grossman and Helpman (1991) implement a theoretical macroeconomic model with technological spillovers and study the economic impact of trade openness for a small country. They show that trade policies that reduce (re ...
... domestic interest may benefit from the foreign firm. It may also enhance diffusion. Grossman and Helpman (1991) implement a theoretical macroeconomic model with technological spillovers and study the economic impact of trade openness for a small country. They show that trade policies that reduce (re ...
UNFC Guidelines - Indian Bureau of Mines
... Quantities, reported in tonnes/volume with grade/quality, demonstrated by means of a Prefeasibility Study, Feasibility Study or Mining Report, in order of increasing accuracy, not justifying extraction under the technological economic, environmental and other relevant conditions, realistically assum ...
... Quantities, reported in tonnes/volume with grade/quality, demonstrated by means of a Prefeasibility Study, Feasibility Study or Mining Report, in order of increasing accuracy, not justifying extraction under the technological economic, environmental and other relevant conditions, realistically assum ...
Bank-Based or Market-Based Financial Systems: Which
... extent to which banks own shares or vote proxy shares. Studies of Japan frequently focus on whether a company has a “main bank.” Studies of the United States sometimes concentrate on the role of market takeovers as corporate control devices. These country-specific measures are very useful; however, ...
... extent to which banks own shares or vote proxy shares. Studies of Japan frequently focus on whether a company has a “main bank.” Studies of the United States sometimes concentrate on the role of market takeovers as corporate control devices. These country-specific measures are very useful; however, ...
Title: Attitudes toward advertising in general and the attitude toward
... In an international context, this question becomes more acute because of the many more or less important differences in terms of attitudes towards advertising between various countries. Therefore the main purpose of this paper is two-fold: to compare the attitudes towards advertising in general betw ...
... In an international context, this question becomes more acute because of the many more or less important differences in terms of attitudes towards advertising between various countries. Therefore the main purpose of this paper is two-fold: to compare the attitudes towards advertising in general betw ...
Advances in Environmental Biology
... individuals, groups, enterprises, and countries, which greatly affects on trade and human development. Also, economic liberalization is assumed as a type of globalization throughout the world that will highly affect on human development [31]). Trade liberalization by reduction in price of the import ...
... individuals, groups, enterprises, and countries, which greatly affects on trade and human development. Also, economic liberalization is assumed as a type of globalization throughout the world that will highly affect on human development [31]). Trade liberalization by reduction in price of the import ...
Resolution 53/12 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
... Noting with concern the information contained in the report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2009, according to which drug traffickers continued to smuggle opium poppy seeds from countries where the cultivation of opium poppy was not permitted and to attempt to sell those seeds on th ...
... Noting with concern the information contained in the report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2009, according to which drug traffickers continued to smuggle opium poppy seeds from countries where the cultivation of opium poppy was not permitted and to attempt to sell those seeds on th ...
Big Fish Should Swim in Big Ponds: Rethinking Prolific Scholarship
... journal impact factor (JIF) using data from Journal Citation Reports and (2) h‐index data from GS. 5‐year JIF indicates how frequently articles published in the 5 years previous to a study year are cited divided by the number of citable articles in a given year. The analysis uses each journal’s ...
... journal impact factor (JIF) using data from Journal Citation Reports and (2) h‐index data from GS. 5‐year JIF indicates how frequently articles published in the 5 years previous to a study year are cited divided by the number of citable articles in a given year. The analysis uses each journal’s ...
Five Years After the Fall: The Governance Legacies of the Global
... capable of operating with a minimum of spillovers that might threaten financial system stability.” To achieve this, Siklos argues that especially in the case of financial regulation, a top-down approach is not workable, while current surveillance has failed to assess the global impact of individual ...
... capable of operating with a minimum of spillovers that might threaten financial system stability.” To achieve this, Siklos argues that especially in the case of financial regulation, a top-down approach is not workable, while current surveillance has failed to assess the global impact of individual ...
Convergence and Catching Up in South
... of growth having varied substantially across countries. Recent empirical studies have found evidence of several convergence clubs, in which per capita incomes have converged for selected groupings of countries and regions. This paper applies different time series tests of convergence to determine if ...
... of growth having varied substantially across countries. Recent empirical studies have found evidence of several convergence clubs, in which per capita incomes have converged for selected groupings of countries and regions. This paper applies different time series tests of convergence to determine if ...
Munshi(209).pdf
... in wages. 5 However, if wages are not as flexible as the H-O-S model requires, then changes in labor demand may increase transitional unemployment, resulting in an increase in the size of the informal sector. This potential problem of globalization has gained a lot of media and political attention. ...
... in wages. 5 However, if wages are not as flexible as the H-O-S model requires, then changes in labor demand may increase transitional unemployment, resulting in an increase in the size of the informal sector. This potential problem of globalization has gained a lot of media and political attention. ...
Evaluation Questionnaire for project partners
... The constructivist approach adopted implies, in addition to the already mentioned involvement of different stakeholders and knowledge constituencies, the contextualisation of evaluation procedures into the core of project activities and related domains. In fact, evaluation design and implementation ...
... The constructivist approach adopted implies, in addition to the already mentioned involvement of different stakeholders and knowledge constituencies, the contextualisation of evaluation procedures into the core of project activities and related domains. In fact, evaluation design and implementation ...
Trade in Tasks, Tariff Policy and Effective Protection Rates
... too low to make a difference. Yet, with the surge of global manufacturing and the international fragmentation of global value chains, the cumulative effects of nominal tariffs along the supply chain amplify their impact while effective protection rates (EPRs) are back to the front scene when it come ...
... too low to make a difference. Yet, with the surge of global manufacturing and the international fragmentation of global value chains, the cumulative effects of nominal tariffs along the supply chain amplify their impact while effective protection rates (EPRs) are back to the front scene when it come ...