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Import demand elasticities and trade distortions

Nicita, Alessandro - 2004

"To study the effects of tariffs on gross domestic product (GDP), one needs import demand elasticities at the tariff line level that are consistent with GDP maximization. These do not exist. Kee, Nicita, and Olarreaga modify Kohli's (1991) GDP function approach to estimate demand elasticities...

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Trade Matters

World Bank - 2015

Trade is essential for Caribbean countries development and poverty reduction. Given their small market size, they are dependent on exports to produce manufactured products at efficient scale. And given their natural amenities, they rely on tourism as a major spur to economic activity. Trade in...

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Export surges : the power of a competitive currency

Freund, Caroline L. - 2008

"How can countries stimulate and sustain strong export growth? To answer this question, the authors examine 92 episodes of export surges, defined as significant increases in manufacturing export growth that are sustained for at least seven years. They find that export surges in developing...

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Market access, supplier access, and Africa's manufactured exports : an analysis of the role of geography and institutions

Elbadawi, Ibrahim - 2006

"In a large cross-country sample of manufacturing establishments drawn from 188 cities, average exports per establishment are smaller for African firms than for businesses in other regions. The authors show that this is mainly because, on average, African firms face more adverse economic...

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Beyond tariffs and quotas : why don't African manufacturers export more?

Clarke, George R. G. - 2005

"There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been falling, Africa's share of world exports has declined and most African countries remain highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export...

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Export Dynamics and Productivity : Analysis of Mexican Manufacturing in the 1990s

World Bank - 2013

The report examines the export performance of Mexican enterprises in the 1990s, to determine whether the intended effects of trade liberalization, have indeed occurred. The depth, and extent of changes in outward orientation of firms are explored, as well as the characteristics of firms that...

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The mix of international banks' foreign claims : determinants and implications

García-Herrero, Alicia - 2005

"The authors analyze the determinants and implications for financial stability of the mix of international banks' claims countries receive. In particular, they distinguish between local claims, extended by international banks through their affiliates in a host (or claim recipient) country, and...

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Institutional and policy analysis of river basin management : the Guadalquivir River Basin, Spain

Bhat, Anjali (contributor) - 2005

"The authors describe and analyze river basin management in the Guadalquivir River Basin in Spain. The Guadalquivir … river flows westerly across southern Spain, with nearly all of its 57,017 km2 drainage area within the region of Andalusia … water user participation. Following the Spanish political system's transformation and Spain's accession to the European …

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Reforms and infrastructure efficiency in Spain's container ports

Trujillo, Lourdes - 2005

"Serrano and Trujillo quantify the evolution of technical efficiency in port infrastructure service provision in the major Spanish port authorities involved in container traffic. They also analyze the extent to which port reforms that took place in the 1990s had an impact on the efficiency of...

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Institutional frameworks in successful water markets : Brazil, Spain, and Colorado, USA

Kemper, Karin E. (contributor); Mariño, Manuel (contributor) - 1999

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