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Mineral Policy Issues in the Context of Export and Domestic Use of Iron Ore in India
Firoz, A. S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This study examines the utilization of iron ore in India. It takes into account the significant reserves of iron ore in … India and allays fears that the country's steel industry will run out of iron ore resources if exports continue at the … production and consumption of lumps and fines as nearly 80% of exported ores are fines which are not adequately used in India …
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The unemployment challenge : Labour market policies for the recession
Andrews, Grant; Raad, Jean-Pierre de - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
recession of 1997-98. To address the unemployment challenge New Zealand needs to supplement existing job search assistance with … will be the worst we have faced since the 1991 global recession. With the peak in unemployment approaching, attention needs …
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Sub-Prime Financial Crisis and US Policy Choices
Oh, Yonghyup; Song, Wonho - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper argues that the subprime financial crisis reflects weakness in the real economy of the US from its start. Our comparison with prior US recessions indicates that the epicenters of most of the recessions were in the financial sector and that recessionary pressure was present in the last...
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The Relationship between Corporate Governance Indicators and Firm Value : A Case Study of Karachi Stock Exchange
Javed, Attiya Y.; Iqbal, Robina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
We investigated whether differences in quality of firm-level corporate governance can explain the firm-level performance in a cross-section of companies listed at Karachi Stock Exchange. Therefore, we analysed the relationship between firm-level value as measured by Tobins Q and total Corporate...
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Corporate Governance in Pakistan : Corporate Valuation, Ownership and Financing
Javid, Attiya Y.; Iqbal, Robina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this study the relationship between corporate governance and corporate valuation, ownership structure and need of external financing for the Karachi Stock Market is examined for the period 2003 to 2008. To measure the firm- level governance a rating system is used to evaluate the stringency...
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Multiple Board Appointments and Firm Performance in Emerging Economies : Evidence from India
Sarkar, Jayati; Sarkar, Subrata - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
economy, India, and secondly, by suggesting an alternative measure of directorial busyness that is more general in its …
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Asia and The G20
Drysdale, Peter; Willis, Sébastien - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
The industrial transformation of Asia is a development on a scale unprecedented in human history. Following the industrial revolution towards the end of the eighteenth century, Europe and North America each in turn came to dominate the world economy and global power. Now economic weight is...
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Joining Pre-existing International Production Networks : Implications for India’s Economic Integration to East Asia
Suh, Jeongmeen; Kim, Jong Duk - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2013
This study provides a conceptual framework to explain what kinds of difficulties a late-follower will suffer from when it tries to join pre-existing International Production Networks (IPNs). We consider the total production cost minimization problem by a multinational company (MNC) in allocating...
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Impact of Production Linkages on Industrial Upgrading in ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, and India : Organizational Evidence of a Global Supply Chain
Machikita, Tomohiro; Ueki, Yasushi - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
This paper presents a simple model of industrial upgrading as a result of backward and forward information linkages between upstream and downstream relations. It also serves as an empirical investigation of the impact of mutual knowledge exchange on the knowledge production function using data...
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Fiscal Policy Issues for India after the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2010)
Kumar, Rajiv; Soumya, Alamuru - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
The need for fiscal consolidation and sustainability is one of the key macroeconomic issues confronting Indian economy. This paper attempts to understand India’s current fiscal situation, its likely future development, and its impact on the economy in the context of a weak...
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