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Trade with China and India and Manufacturing Labour Demand in Argentina
Castro, Lucio; Saslavsky, Daniel - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
their impact on manufacturing employment? This paper attempts to answer this question by estimating the effects of trade … estimate the effects of trade with China and India on the level of employment in Argentina?s manufacturing sector. Results … suggest that trade with China and India only had a small negative effect on industrial employment, even during the swift trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001238
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The Service Sector Revolution in India: A Quantitative Analysis
Verma, Rubina - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
and growth in services' trade. The objective of this paper is to build a simple three sector quantitative model which can … productivity (TFP) and increase in the level of trade in industrial and service sectors. The results from a counterfactual … of sectoral trade negligibly affects the results. Hence I conclude that services' productivity growth versus the increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059856
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Stormy Days on an Open Field: Asymmetries in the Global Economy
Birdsall, Nancy - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059859
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Globalization and Marginalization in Africa: Poverty, Risk, and Vulnerability in Rural Ethiopia
Dercon, Stefan - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007
Increased openness is seen by some as a panacea for development while for others it is a recipe for disaster for the poor. Using the example of Ethiopia, this paper discusses some of the key challenges faced by some of the poorest African countries in beneficially engaging in the world economy....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005059984
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Economic Efficiency and Growth: Evidence from Brazil, China, and India
Nazmi, Nader; Revilla, Julio E. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
We compare economic efficiencies in Brazil, India, and China, where economic efficiency measures the gap between potential and actual output for a given input combination and technological factor. We use stochastic production frontier models to measure the contributions of factors of production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005031874
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Asia's Labour-Driven Economic Development, Flying-Geese Style: An Unprecedented Opportunity for the Poor to Rise?
Ozawa, Terutomo - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033198
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China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the World Economy: Engines of Growth?
Nayyar, Deepak - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2008
. In doing so, it considers the main channels of transmission, to focus on international trade, investment, finance and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033242
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Threshold and interaction effects in the trade, growth, and inequality relationship
Leyaro, Vincent - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2015
This paper examines the relationship between trade (exports), growth, and inequality, using a panel of 100 countries … over 30 years (1980 to 2010). As there is no clear theoretical relationship between trade (exports) and inequality, and as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165764