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Tarasconi, Gianluca; Kang, Byeongwoo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015

This study provides a comprehensive summary of and guidance for using the EPO Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT), one of the most widely used patent databases for researchers. We highlight the three most important issues that PATSTAT users must consider when performing patent data...

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The GATT's contribution to economic recovery in post-war Western Europe

Irwin, Douglas A. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1993

By freeing Europe's regional and international trade from tariffs and other trade barriers, the General Agreement on … Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has often been hailed as a key factor in promoting the post-war economic recovery in Western Europe … the GATT in supporting economic recovery in Western Europe in the decade after 1947. The formation of the GATT by itself …

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Fiscal implications of the transition from planned to market economy

Craig, R. Sean; Mann, Catherine L. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1992

Community, should cause expenditure and tax systems in East-Central Europe to resemble the Western European model. This paper …

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Hyperinflation and stabilization: Cagan revisited

Miller, Marcus; Zhang, Lei - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1995

In this paper Cagan's analysis of hyperinflations is adapted to look at situations where the deficits to be financed by money creation are large and variable, but fiscal stabilisation is expected--features found in some of the republics of the Former Soviet Union soon after independence. The...

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Strategic returns to international diversification: an application to the equity markets of Europe, Japan, and North America

Ammer, John; Mei, Jianping - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1995

We undertake a decomposition of the risk factor loadings of fifteen national stock market returns from 1972 to 1990, using a variant of the Campbell-Shiller (1988) linearization. We find considerable variation among countries in the relative importance of a cash flow component and a discount...

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Agglomeration versus Fragmentation:A Comparison of East Asia and Europe

Hayakawa, Kazunobu; JI, Zheng; Obashi, Ayako - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009

Inspired by the observed contrasting patterns of industrial distribution in East Asia and Europe, this paper conducts … correlation in Europe. Such a difference in spatial interdependence has important implications for economic development in those …

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The effect of EU environmental regulation on international trade : restriction of hazardous substance as a trade barrier

Honda, Keiichiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

In 2003 the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) was established in the EU, which limited the trade of machinery, electrical and electronic equipment that have at least one of the substances considered hazardous under RoHS directive. Since countries trading with the EU must comply with...

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The policy impact of product-related environmental regulations in Asia

Michida, Etsuyo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014

This paper focuses on EU chemical regulations, RoHS and REACH, and shows these EU regulations have driven Asian countries to introduce regulations that are similar yet modified versions to the EU regulations. Asia as the world manufacturing center has extensive production networks where parts...

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Eastern European export performance during transition

Sheets, Nathan; Boata, Simona - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1996

During the past decade, Eastern European exports have undergone a deep transformation, as communist bloc trading relationships have collapsed and trade with the West has increased. The extent of this geographical re-orientation has generally exceeded the predictions of equilibrium models...

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Efficiency barriers to the consolidation of the European financial services industry

Berger, Allen N.; DeYoung, Robert; Udell, Gregory F. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 2000

Cross-border consolidation of financial institutions within Europe has been relatively limited, possibly reflecting …

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