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countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization …
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countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Adopting a common standard in a region-that is, harmonization …
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agreements increase the trade between participating countries but not necessarily with the rest of the world. Harmonization of …
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This article introduces a large new cross-country database, the database of political institutions. It covers 177 countries over 21 years, 1975-95. The article presents the intuition, construction, and definitions of the different variables. Among the novel variables introduced are several...
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This paper analyzes the distortions that banks' cross-border activities, such as foreign assets, deposits and equity, can introduce into regulatory interventions. We find that while each individual dimension of cross-border activities distorts the incentives of a domestic regulator, a balanced...
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Economies with better developed financial sectors have a comparative advantage in manufacturing industries. A two-sector model shows the sector with large scale economies profiting more than the other from a well-developed financial sector. In countries with higher levels of financial...
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If negotiations on trade in services at the World Trade Organization are to advance liberalization beyond levels … trade in services at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have so far produced little liberalization beyond levels countries …
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"There is a fundamental shift taking place in the world economy to which the multilateral trading system has failed to … interests largely in the rich countries, is running out of steam; (ii) the world economy is moving broadly from conditions of … commonality of interests and scope for give-and-take on these new issues make multilateral cooperation worth attempting. "--World …
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