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International Trade and its Effects on Economic Growth in China
Sun, Peng; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
International trade, as a major factor of openness, has made an increasingly significant contribution to economic growth. Chinese international trade has experienced rapid expansion together with its dramatic economic growth which has made the country to target the world as its market. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611315
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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research: With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the … development in a number area where similar trends are observed. The areas studied include globalization, in-sourcing and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703160
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China's and India's Challenge to Latin America: Opportunity or Threat?
Calderón, César; Casacuberta, Carlos; Castro, Lucio; … - Inter-American Development Bank
The economic successes of China and India are viewed with admiration but also with concern because of the effects that the growth of these Asian economies may have on the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. The evidence in 'China's and India's Challenge to Latin America' indicates that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943427
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Volatile Capital Flows: Taming Their Impact on Latin America Title: La volatilidad de los flujos de capital: Cómo controlar su impacto en América Latina
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Gavin, Michael; Perry, Guillermo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book discusses the issues associated with the capriciousness of capital flows into Latin America, examining macroeconomic and financial sector impact, as well as offering policy recommendations for achieving stability despite volatile capital flows. The authors review recent experience with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943616
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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Flows to the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas; Davis, Rhona - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased dramatically in the last two decades. However, the distribution of FDI is highly unequal and the competition among countries to attract foreign investors is fierce. This report investigates the determinants of FDI inflows to developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762073
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China's and India's Challenge to Latin America: Opportunity or Threat?
Calderón, César; Casacuberta, Carlos; Castro, Lucio; … - Inter-American Development Bank
The economic successes of China and India are viewed with admiration but also with concern because of the effects that the growth of these Asian economies may have on the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. The evidence in 'China's and India's Challenge to Latin America' indicates that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772373
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Volatile Capital Flows: Taming Their Impact on Latin America Title: La volatilidad de los flujos de capital: Cómo controlar su impacto en América Latina
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Gavin, Michael; Perry, Guillermo; … - Inter-American Development Bank
This book discusses the issues associated with the capriciousness of capital flows into Latin America, examining macroeconomic and financial sector impact, as well as offering policy recommendations for achieving stability despite volatile capital flows. The authors review recent experience with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772528
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Labour Use and Its Adjustment in Indian Manufacturing Industries
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
, which evolved through structural transformation in the era of globalization. The analysis is based on a dynamic model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005233871
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Measurement of Globalization and Its Variations Among Countries, Regions and Over Time
Bhandari, Amit K.; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
The process of globalization is an international economic order which has led to the progressive integration of the … technological innovation also provides impetus to the progressive integration of the nations. The elements of globalization include … economic benefits, globalization also indicates the flow of ideas, norms, information and peoples. There is a large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822966