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Heterogeneous impacts of trade shocks on workers
Arni, Patrick; Egger, Peter; Erhardt, Katharina; … - 2024
This paper identifies the causal effects of trade shocks on worker outcomes. We exploit a unique setting based on three pillars: (i) a large, unanticipated appreciation of the Swiss franc in 2015, (ii) detailed data with firm-level exposure to trade via output markets (both domestic and foreign)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014507637
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Tariffs in New Zealand : The economic impacts of retaining tariffs in New Zealand A dynamic CGE analysis
Ballingall, John; Giesecke, James; Zuccollo, James - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The government announced in late 2009 that it would freeze tariffs at current levels until 2015 at the earliest. We examine the potential costs and benefits to the New Zealand economy of this policy decision using a recently-developed dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the New...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363417
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Does Finance Really Matter for the Participation of SMEs in International Trade? Evidence from 8,080 East Asian Firms
Jinjarak, Yothin; Mutuc, Paulo Jose; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2014
This paper studies factors associated with firm participation in export markets, focusing primarily on firm size and … interdependent relationships between export participation, firm size, and access to credit. SMEs participating in export markets tend … participation in export markets. The estimation results also point to the supportive influences of foreign ownership, worker …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010901625
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Regional Trade Agreements and Enterprises in Southeast Asia
Wignaraja, Ganeshan - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The spread of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in Southeast Asia has ignited a debate about their impact on business, and ways to avoid raising the business costs from the Asian ‘noodle bowl’ effect. This paper undertakes a comparative and firm-level analysis of the impact of RTAs...
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