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Prospects of Wheat and Sugar Trade between India and Pakistan : A Simple Welfare Analysis
Burki, Abid A.; Khan, Mushtaq A.; Hussain, S.M. Turab - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper asks how opening up of wheat and sugar trade between two nuclear neighbours, India and Pakistan, would … affect welfare in the two countries. We conduct a partial equilibrium analysis to simulate welfare implications of trade … between the two countries under three alternative trade regimes : a) under an FTA between India and Pakistan, b) under SAFTA …
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PC Penetration in Cambodia
Dutta, Madhurjya Kumar; Chann, Sokros; Marcus, Tyler; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Information, Communications and Technologies (ICTs) play a crucial role in improving the quality of lives by … facilitating the promotion of economic, social and human development. ICTs enable trade in other sectors by enhancing market access … behind other countries in terms of promoting and facilitating trade of ICT goods with the rest of the world. As compared to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365161
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The Dynamic Impacts of M&A on Employment in Japan : Using Micro-data from the Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations by Industry
Taguchi, Hiroyuki; Yanagawa, Taichi; Harita, Masashi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper provides empirical evidence on the effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on employment in Japan. It contributes to the literature by capturing dynamic employment impacts of various types of M&A using the latest micro data of firms financial statements. Our main findings are : the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363732
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Firm Heterogeneity in the Choice of Offshoring : Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Firms
Hyun, Hea-Jung - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Using firm-level data on offshoring of Korean manufacturers, the paper examines the relationship between firm heterogeneity and the probability of adopting offshoring. The results of the paper suggest that firm productivity may not be an important determinant for Korean firms offshoring...
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Determinants of Export Performance in the Philippine Manufacturing Sector
Ma. Teresa S. Dueñas-Caparas - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The paper determines the factors affecting the export performance of firms in three main manufacturing sectors in the Philippines. Specifically, firm-level characteristics like firm size, firm age and foreign affiliation are identified and statistically tested to determine if it affects a firms...
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The Economics of Outsourcing in a De-integrating Industry
Ghani, Jawaid Abdul; Rana, Arif Iqbal - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Many large firms in low scale economy industries are actively considering outsourcing options, in the face of competition from smaller more efficient players. Based on a review of the theoretical literature and a case-study of outsourcing decisions at two large vertically integrated footwear...
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Management Practices and Firm Performance in Japanese and Korean Firms
Lee, Keun; Miyagawa, Tsutomu; Kabe, Shigesaburo; Lee, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The US economy had accelerated economic growth since the late 1990s. At first, many economists and policy makers believed that the rapid growth in the IT industry and IT investment contributed to the acceleration in US economic growth and many advanced countries supported the IT industry and IT...
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Incomplete Contracts, Incentives and Economic Power
Motiram, Sripad - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper formalizes ideas from classical and radical political economy on task allocation and technology adoption under capitalism. A few previous studies have attempted this, but the framework and results in this paper are different. I model labor contracts that are incomplete owing to...
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Risk-return Efficiency, Financial Distress Risk, and Bank Financial Strength Ratings
Hua, Changchun; Liu, Li-Gang - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
efficiency score on average tend to obtain favorable ratings. It appears that rating agencies generally encourage banks to trade …
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The Philippine Information and Communication Technology Sector : Evolving Structure and Emerging Policy Issues
Padojinog, Winston Conrad B. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Narrowing the digital divide is an important goal of any ICT policy. It must promote on one hand a high degree of accessibility to the infostructure by promoting competition, interconnection and convergence in the ICT sector. On the other hand, policies must also seek to increase the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363626