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In the financial crisis literature, it is usually argued that, contrary to the case of currency crises, building a time series index to identify banking crisis episodes is highly difficult, particularly because of the lack of reliable data on banking sector variables (non-performing loans,...
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The 2003 Energy review,contains information about the 2003 energy situation of each of our member countries, regional data, as well as economic and social indicators corrected and extended through historical series. It presents and innovative structure for analysis that allows the reader to...
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Americas and East Asia in the past two centuries. Between 1830 and 1945, labor-abundant Britain, the most advanced country … was most of East Asia. After WWII, however, with Britain’s decline and the rise of the land-abundant U.S., labor …-abundant East Asia traded more heavily with the U.S. and thus engineered faster growth than did land-abundant Latin America. Factor …
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contributions. These guarantees exist by law in Colombia and cover all pension fund contributions made to the country's private …
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This paper examines the growth pattern followed by the Chilean economy with reference to the macroeconomic reforms undertaken during the Pinochet regime, which were largely maintained by successive democratic administrations and partially reproduced by neighbouring countries. The focus is on the...
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This paper analyses the dynamics of return to knowledge where knowledge is acquired through the combination of interactive and individual learning. We suggest that in light of this new definition of knowledge, choosing the optimal level of education is no longer an individual exercise of present...
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The book encapsulates the ways and means of doing business with China, and the opportunities out there. It reveals how … China has transformed itself for the investors by creating a friendly environment; but,nevertheless, cultural and social … aspects must not be forgotten while dealing with them. The book is divided into four parts. These are: • The China Triangle …
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We analyze empirically whether the emergence of China as a large recipient of FDI has affected the amount of FDI … find a substitution from Latin American inward FDI to China, when other relevant factors are taken into account. However …, concentrating on the last few years (from 1995 to 2001), when FDI boomed worldwide and negotiations for China’s WTO membership …
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We analyze empirically whether the emergence of China as a large recipient of FDI has affected the amount of FDI … find a substitution from Latin American inward FDI to China, when other relevant factors are taken into account. However …, concentrating on the last few years (from 1995 to 2001), when FDI boomed worldwide and negotiations for China’s WTO membership …
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China’s emergence has raised pointed questions about the future of manufacturing in Latin America. Once saw as its … practical terms, by at least three generations of Asian Tigers. China and its “unlimited supply of labor”, rapid productivity …, productivity, scale and the government role, all work together to make China a formidable competitor. The importance of this …
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