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Environmental and Natural Resource Degradation in Intensive Agriculture in Bangladesh
Pagiola, Stefano - EconWPA - 2004
-term trials by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) also indicate that intensive rice cultivation can result in declining … also experienced a slowdown in the rate of growth of production and yield, and with research at the International Rice …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556178
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Responsiveness of Demand for Irrigation Water: A Focus on the Southern Murray-Darling Basin
Appels, D.; Douglas, R.; Dwyer, G. - EconWPA - 2005
of the elasticity of demand for irrigation water. It focuses on three main irrigated industries — rice, dairy and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118891
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Impact of competition policy reforms on rural and regional Australia
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2001
On 28 August 1998 the Treasurer referred the impact of competition policy reforms on rural an regional Australia for inquiry and report within 12 months of receiving the reference. The Commission is to assess the impact (both transitional and ongoing) of the competition policy and related...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118925
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The competitiveness of Spanish tomato export in the European Union
Valenciano, Jaime De Pablo; Mesa, Juan Carlos Pérez - EconWPA - 2004
This paper examines the export performance of Spanish tomatoes in the European Union (EU). The origins and destinations of Spanish tomato exports are examined: Almeria is the main exporting province and Germany the biggest client. The performance of Spain’s North African competitors in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119298
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How do Currency Markets Interact? Evidence from the Yen-Dollar Exchange Rates in Tokyo, London, and New York
Chiou, Ingyu; Wagner, James Jordan-; Yu, Hai-Chin - EconWPA - 2005
This paper studies how one currency market affects another currency market in a different time zone, using various contracts of the opening and closing yen-dollar exchange rates traded in Tokyo, London, and New York. We find strong and consistent evidence that the three major currency markets...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134727
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Asymmetries in the Euro area economy
Mayes, David G.; Virén, Matti - EconWPA - 2004
responsive to threats that inflation would lie outside the price stability target than to equal sized shocks within the target …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005126468
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Modeling and Forecasting Volatility of the Malaysian and the Singaporean stock indices using Asymmetric GARCH models and Non-normal Densities
Shamiri, Ahmed; Hassan, Abu - EconWPA - 2005
This paper examines and estimate the three GARCH(1,1) models (GARCH, EGARCH and GJR-GARCH) using the daily price data … Distribution. The estimation results show that the forecasting performance of asymmetric GARCH Models (GJR-GARCH and EGARCH …, while AR(1)-EGARCH provide a better estimation for the Singaporean stock market. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005408004
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ASYMMETRY, PERSISTENCE AND NON-LINEARITY OF SPANISH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
Garcia, Jose Maria Casado; Bielsa, Javier Trivez - EconWPA - 2004
The asymmetry or counter-cyclical nature and its influence on the persistence of the number of registered unemployed is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005119367
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Do gasoline prices converge in a unified Europe with non- harmonized tax rates?
Dreher, Axel; Krieger, Tim - EconWPA - 2004
The paper presents univariate and panel unit root tests for gasoline and oil price convergence over the last decade. We … over time. Our results show that the absolute version of the LOOP cannot be supported. Constant price differences between …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125494
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REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: THE CANADA-U.S. EXPERIENCE
GLOBERMAN, STEVEN - EconWPA - 2004
of the Canada- U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA). Various price-based and quantity- based indicators of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556663