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FDI from the South: the Role of Institutional Distance and Natural Resources

Aleksynska, Mariya; Havrylchyk, Olena - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2011

), with a particular emphasis on institutions and natural resources. Relying on a novel dataset of bilateral FDI flows between … 1996 and 2007, we demonstrate that FDI from the South has a more regional aspect than investment stemming from the North …. Institutional distance has an asymmetric effect on FDI depending on whether investors choose countries with better or worse …

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Mega-deals: What Consequences for sub-Saharan Africa?

Guimbard, Houssein; Goff, Maëlan Le - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2014

countries) in Africa might limit these losses but cannot overcome them. A continental RTA involving all SSA countries would …

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Assessing the price-raising effect of non-tariff measures in Africa

Cadot, Olivier; Gourdon, Julien - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2012

In spite of widespread tariff reductions, intra-African borders remain thick. Regional trade is inhibited by inadequate transportation infrastructure, but also by various government-imposed measures. This paper combines price data from the World Bank’s International Comparison Project (ICP)...

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Does Migration Foster Exports? An African Perspective

Ehrhart, Hélène; Goff, Maëlan Le; Rocher, Emmanuel; … - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2012

This paper assesses the impact of migration on export performances. In particular, it highlights and helps understand how African migrants foster African trade. Relying on a new dataset on international bilateral migration recently released by the World Bank spanning from 1980 to 2010, we...

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Trend Shocks and Economic Development

Naoussi, Claude Francis; Tripier, Fabien - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2013

-Saharan Africa countries. Our results suggest a strong relationship between the weight of trend shocks in the source of fluctuations … and the level of economic development. The weight of trend shocks is (i) higher in Sub-Saharan Africa countries than in …

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What Are EU Trade Preferences Worth for Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Developing Countries?

Candau, Fabien; Jean, Sébastien - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2005

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An Impact Study of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in the Six ACP Regions

Fontagné, Lionel; Laborde, David; Mitaritonna, Cristina - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2008

This study intends to present a very detailed and dynamic analysis of the trade-related aspects of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) negotiations. We use a dynamic partial equilibrium model – focusing on the demand side – at the HS6 level (covering 5,113 HS6 products). Two alternative...

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If Foreign Investment Is not Foreign: Round-Trip Versus Genuine Foreign Investment in Russia

Ledyaeva, Svetlana; Karhunen, Päivi; Whalley, John - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2013

In this paper we study the phenomenon of round-trip investment between Russia and key offshore financial centers (OFCs), namely, Cyprus and British Virgin Islands, which is now a significant part of foreign investment into Russia. Using firm-level data we study differences in location strategies...

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Central and Eastern European Countries in the International Division of Labour in Europe

Freudenberg, Michaël; Lemoine, Françoise - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 1999

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L’usine du monde au ralenti ou le changement de régime du commerce extérieur chinois

Lemoine, Françoise; Poncet, Sandra; Ünal, Deniz; … - Centre d'études prospectives et d'informations … - 2015

Since the global crisis, China's foreign trade is no longer driven by its involvement in the global supply chains (i.e. by processing trade) but its dynamics stems from China’s own domestic demand and supply. For foreign funded enterprises, China is less and less a production base for export...

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