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Globalization in History: A Geographical Perspective
Crafts, Nicholas; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
the context of globalization. Central to this view is the role of agglomeration in productivity performance; size and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005667029
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Departure from Free Trade: A Survey
Hillman, Arye L. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
This Paper surveys the ways in which departures from free trade have been treated in economic analysis. Normative theories linked to classical arguments have shown how departure from free trade can enhance efficiency and increase social welfare. Positive perspectives with links to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666913
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Free Trade versus Strategic Trade as a Choice Between Two 'Second-best' Policies: A Symmetric versus Asymmetric Information Analysis
Ionascu, Delia; Zigic, Kresimir - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
In this Paper, we analyse the following policy dilemma: strategic trade policy versus free trade when the domestic government is bound to intervene only after the domestic firm's strategic variable is chosen. This intervention allows the domestic firm to manipulate the domestic government and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792381
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Naomi Klein and the Anti-Globalization Movement
Segerstrom, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
How should economists be responding to the arguments made by anti-globalization activists? This Paper examines the … writings of Naomi Klein, one of the leaders in the anti-globalization movement. The contents of her influential book No Logo … are summarized and some problems with her analysis of globalization are discussed. Among the topics covered are the facts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067371
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Free Trade and Evolving Standards
Casella, Alessandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
Because standards and regulations respond to a society's demand for specific public goods, we expect them to be shaped by preferences, endowments, technologies - the fundamental determinants of this demand. There is no a priori reason why standards should be equal in different societies. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504612
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The Political Economy of Trade Regimes in Central Europe
Csaba, László - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper evaluates the robustness of trade liberalization in Central Europe and the role of the Europe Agreements (EAs) in institutionalizing this process. It finds a) that institutions are still fragile in Central Europe; b) that the EAs are not a great force for liberalism (on either side);...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114258
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Long-run patterns in market efficiency and the genesis of the market economy: Markets around the Mediterranean from Nebuchadnezzar to Napoleon (580 BC and 1800AD)
Földvári, Péter; van Leeuwen, Bas; Zanden, Jan Luiten Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Price volatility, reflecting the ability to absorb exogenous supply- or demand shocks, is an important dimension of market performance. In this paper we present a model to study the factors determining the price volatility of markets of basic foodstuffs in pre industrial societies. This model is...
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Did Tariffs Matter That Much? Ireland since the 1920s
O'Gráda, Cormac - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988
The contrasting tariff regimes of Northern and Southern Ireland after 1932 must have influenced industrial structure and specialization. Can a comparison of Northern and Southern data from the 1960s, just before the South began to opt for trade liberalization again, 'reveal' the damage done by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662419
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The Rise and Fall of Spatial Inequalities in France: a Long-Run Perspective
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Lafourcade, Miren; Thisse, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper uses a unique database that provides value-added, employment, and population levels for the entire set of French departments for the years 1860, 1930, and 2000. These data cover three sectors: agriculture, manufacturing, and services. This allows us to study the evolution of spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791882
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The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey
Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
This is a survey of some of the key studies in the literature on international migration in history that may be described as cliometric. This literature uses the concepts and approaches of applied economics to investigate a range of historical issues and there are strong parallels with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008468557