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Can Openness Deter Corruption? The Role of Foreign Direct Investment
Larrain B., Felipe; Tavares, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
The economics literature provides ample evidence that higher corruption discourages FDI inflows. In this paper we address, for the first time in the literature in a systematic way, the exact reverse link, i.e., the empirical effect of FDI inflows on corruption. We present a simple model that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504415
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Trade Liberalization, Intermediate Inputs and Productivity: Evidence from Indonesia
Amiti, Mary; Konings, Jozef - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
distinguish between productivity gains arising from lower tariffs on final goods relative to those on intermediate inputs. Lower … output tariffs can produce productivity gains by inducing tougher import competition whereas cheaper imported inputs can … tariffs. A 10 percentage point fall in output tariffs increases productivity by about 1%, whereas an equivalent fall in input …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791433
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Wholesalers and Retailers in US Trade (Long Version)
Bernard, Andrew B.; Jensen, J Bradford; Redding, Stephen J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
International trade models typically assume that producers in one country trade directly with final consumers in another. In the real world, of course, trade can involve long chains of potentially independent actors who move goods through wholesale and retail distribution networks. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530369
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Trade and Foreign Direct Investment with Central and Eastern Europe: Its Impact on Spain
Gual, Jordi; Martín, Carmela - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
The increased integration of the economies of Central and Eastern Europe with the European Union (EU) as the Europe Agreements are progressively implemented, is projected to have a significant impact on trade flows with Spain, as exports and imports grow very rapidly, albeit starting from a very...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136499
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Measuring the Upstreamness of Production and Trade Flows
Antràs, Pol; Chor, Davin; Fally, Thibault; Hillberry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
We propose two distinct approaches to the measurement of industry upstreamness (or average distance from final use) and show that they yield an equivalent measure. Furthermore, we provide two additional interpretations of this measure, one of them related to the concept of forward linkages in...
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Heterogeneous Firms and Trade
Melitz, Marc J; Redding, Stephen J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper reviews the new approach to international trade based on firm heterogeneity in differentiated product markets. This approach explains a variety of features exhibited in disaggregated trade data, including the higher productivity of exporters relative to non-exporters, within-industry...
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A New Approach to Evaluating Trade Policy
Anderson, James E; Neary, J Peter - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
applicable to both tariffs and quotas and allows international and intertemporal comparisons. The index is operational and we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792474
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Measuring Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, Revisited
Anderson, Kym; Kurzweil, Marianne; Martin, Will; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Notwithstanding the tariffication component of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, import tariffs on farm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498082
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Trade Liberalisation and Poverty: What have we learned in a decade?
Martuscelli, Antonio; Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
This paper reviews key recent literature on the effects of trade liberalisation on poverty in developing countries and asks whether our knowledge has changed significantly over a decade. The conclusion that liberalisation generally boosts income and thus reduces poverty has not changed; some...
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Reducing Agriculture Tariffs Versus Domestic Support: What's More Important for Developing Countries?
Hoekman, Bernard; Ng, Francis; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
developed countries (LDCs), both directly and through the price-depressing effect of agricultural support policies. High tariffs … the impact of a 50 percent cut in tariffs and a 50 cut in domestic support for LDCs as compared to non-LDC developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789095