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Corporate Governance: Securities Market in Moldova

Fadeeva, Natalia - EconWPA - 2004

) in Moldova - one of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Born during the years of mass privatization …, securities market of Moldova enjoyed the support for the growth from U.S. Government on behalf of U.S. Agency for International … (SEC). Moldova is a member Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), but has joined neither The World Federation of …

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Sustaining Imperfectly Credible Trade Liberalization: Do the Rate of Tariff Reduction and the Degree of Labor Mobility Matter?

Tatum, Robert C. - EconWPA - 2005

Imperfectly credible trade liberalization can lead to balance of payment deterioration and a subsequent reversal of the reform. Therefore, this paper examines whether the likelihood of policy reversal depends on the rate of tariff reduction or the degree of labor mobility. The analysis shows...

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PERCEIVED WELFARE EFFECTS OF CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT – EVIDENCE FROM AMERICAN ECONOMY 1967 - 2005

Stolorz, Sebastian - EconWPA - 2005

The paper addresses the question, whether the increasing current account deficit has negative impact on American economy and society. Using data for American economy in years 1967 – 2005, it will be shown that perceived welfare effects, as measured by changes in Consumer Confidence,...

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CHILD LABOUR AND TRADE LIBERALIZATION IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit; Gupta, Manash Ranjan - EconWPA - 2005

The paper analyzes the implications of trade liberalization on the incidence of child labour in a two-sector general equilibrium framework. The supply function of child labour has been derived from the utility maximizing behaviour of the working families. The paper finds that the effect of trade...

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INCIDENCE OF CHILD LABOUR, FREE EDUCATION POLICY AND ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION IN A DEVELOPING ECONOMY

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - EconWPA - 2005

The paper analyzes the implications of a subsidy policy on education and different liberalized trade and investment policies on the incidence of child labour in a developing economy in terms of a three-sector general equilibrium model with informal sector and child labour. The supply function of...

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Trade Liberalization and Industrial Pollution in Mexico: Lessons for the FTAA"

Gallagher, Kevin - EconWPA - 2001

As the barriers to hemispheric trade and integration are lowered, it will be asked whether we will we hear the "giant sucking sound" of poorer nations luring U.S. and Canadian firms south to take advantage of low wages and lax environmental regulations? Or, will Latin American nations passively...

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Is “Trade” Openness Valid for Nigeria’s Long-Run Growth: A Cointegration Approach?

Kanayo, Ogujiuba; Okechukwu, Oji; Adenuga, Adeniyi - EconWPA - 2004

As a prelude to tariff reduction, the government is currently assessing the implications of significantly reducing tariffs due, in part, to its 2001 agreement with Ghana to quickly implement the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme. The obvious questions are: Should Nigeria liberalize to all...

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Trade Liberalization and Heterogeneous Time Preference across Countries: A Possibility of Trade Deficits with China

Harashima, Taiji - EconWPA - 2005

Strategies for trade liberalization in developing countries when time preference rates are heterogeneous across countries are examined in the context of endogenous growth. The paper concludes that the best strategy for a developing country with the higher rate of time preference is generally the...

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Perceived Welfare Effects of Current Account Deficit - Evidence from American Economy 1967-2005

Stolorz, Sebastian - EconWPA - 2005

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Where Did the Trade Liberalization Drive Latin American Economy: A Cross Section Analysis

Rajagopal - EconWPA - 2005

The institutional reforms towards trade liberalizations in Latin America during the 1980s and the 1990s have introduced a good measure of import competition, but trade policies alone are not sufficient to create a competitive environment in an economy. The countries in Latin America have not had...

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