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Decoding the Effects of Trade Volume and Trade Policies on Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Investigation
Rruka, Dardana - EconWPA - 2004
The study investigates the effects of trade volume and trade policies on economic growth. An extension of an earlier study, conducted by Halit Yanikkaya, the study investigates economic growth from cross-section data of 99 countries between 1998 and 2002. The study employs trade measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062649
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ASSESSING INTERNATIONAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS AS A MODE OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
Globerman, Steven; Shapiro, Daniel - EconWPA - 2004
country and industry levels and generally concentrate on overall FDI flows without distinguishing among different modes of FDI …. Empirical studies focusing on aggregated inward and outward FDI flows, especially at the country level, implicitly assume that … the same factors motivate all modes of FDI. To the extent that this is not the case, many empirical studies of overall FDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062702
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The Impact of Rules of Origin On Trade Flows
Patricia, AUGIER; Michael, GAZIOREK; Charles, LAITONG - EconWPA - 2004
Within any preferential trade agreement (PTA) origin rules exist in order to prevent third countries from taking advantage of the PTA concessions. The rules thus are there to preserve the existing external protection of countries within the PTA. However, depending on their formulation, they can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408057
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Regional Trade Integration in East Africa: Trade and Revenue Impacts of the Planned East African Community Customs Union
Castro, Lucio - EconWPA - 2005
The paper provides empirical estimates for import and revenue implications that would follow implementation of the planned customs union between the East African Community member states Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. We use 2002 trade and trade policy data for the three countries to simulate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556453
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Economic Community in East Asia: Japan's Leadership in the Regional Development on both Economic and Financial Sides
Kitagawa, Masaomi - EconWPA - 2005
East Asian nations are currently undertaking the future development of an economic community by creating a viable … initiative in the development without providing various rationales for economic cooperation and examining economic challenges … facing the both nations. In the development,, in addition, Japan’s agricultural policy could be defined as the essential part …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408050
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On the static and dynamic costs of trade restrictions
Marrewijk, Charles van; Berden, Koen - EconWPA - 2004
We analyze the costs of trade restrictions for a small developing economy. Capital goods are only introduced on the market if it is profitable to do so. The economy evolves to a balanced growth path in which income, welfare, and the share of introduced capital goods increase if trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561117
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Restrictions on trade in distribution services
Kalirajan, Kaleeswaran - EconWPA - 2001
Identifies and quantifies restrictions affecting domestic and international trade in distribution services - mainly wholesaling and retailing - in 38 economies, including Australia. The paper also explores the price and cost implications of restrictions in food distribution services.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408306
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Restrictions on trade in professional services
Nguyen-Hong, Duc - EconWPA - 2001
Identifies and quantifies restrictions affecting domestic and international trade in legal, accountancy, architectural and engineering services in more than 29 economies, including Australia. The paper also examines the price and cost effects of restrictions in engineering services.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556762
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Output Fluctuations in Latin America: What Explains the Recent Slowdown?
Herrera, Santiago; Perry, Guillermo; Quintero, Neile - EconWPA - 2000
The object of the paper is to explain Latin America’s growth slowdown experienced in 1998/99. To do so we used two complementary methodologies. The first one aimed at determining how much of the slowdown could be explained by specific external factors, namely, the terms of trade, international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126407
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Factor Endowments, Trade Direction, and Growth Performances of the Americas and East Asia in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Lai, Hongyi Harry - EconWPA - 1997
Factor-endowment based trade with the leading economy helps to explain the differing development performances of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062412