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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Sectoral and Macroeconomic Perspectives for Germany, the EU and the US
Irawan, Tony; Welfens, Paul J. J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
The EU and the US have started negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement (TTIP) which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884392
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Surviving the Turbulence Is Not Enough: Can Côte d'Ivoire Flourish Again?
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue N. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Côte d'Ivoire is the world’s largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans, it accounts for 40% of the WAEMU's output, and 11% of its population are immigrant workers. Any political instability in the country will not only affect the domestic economy, but it will also affect the international...
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An Awkward Dance: China and the United States
Prasad, Eswar; Gu, Grace - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
China and the U.S. have a close but complicated economic relationship. This note provides a fuller picture of the tightening embrace between the two countries – in terms of flows of goods and services, financial capital and people – and discusses the potential flashpoints in this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008632742
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Education System Reform in Pakistan: Why, When, and How?
Aziz, Mehnaz; Bloom, David E.; Humair, Salal; Jimenez, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Pakistan's education system faces long-standing problems in access, quality, and equal opportunity at every level … elusive. The inability of successive governments to reform the system has created severe constraints for Pakistan's economic … education. We discuss in this paper the imperative for education system reform in Pakistan, and articulate why a window of …
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