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Trade policy, trade costs, and developing country trade
Hoekman, Bernard M. - 2008
"This paper briefly reviews new indices of trade restrictiveness and trade facilitation that have been developed at the World Bank. The paper also compares the trade impact of different types of trade restrictions applied at the border with the effects of domestic policies that affect trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520962
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A road to trust
Labonne, Julien - 2008
"The authors explore the relationship between transaction costs and generalized trust. Using panel data from 2,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction costs are reduced (proxied by road construction), there is an increase in generalized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521053
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The data chase : what's out there on trade costs and nontariff barriers ?
Bagai, Shweta - 2006
"Trade costs and nontariff barriers are at the forefront of discussions on competitiveness and expanding trade opportunities for developing countries. This paper provides a summary overview of data and indicators relevant to these issues and has been informed by work underway at the World Bank...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522161
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The transactions costs of primary market issuance : the case of Brazil, Chile, and Mexico
Zervos, Sara - 2004
Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Costs include investment banking and legal fees, regulatory and exchange listing costs, rating …
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Worldwide investment analysis : the case of aluminum
Brown, Martin S. (contributor) - 1983
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Agricultural innovation systems : an investment sourcebook
2012
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Capital for the future : saving and investment in an interdependent world
Dailami, Mansoor (contributor);  … - 2013
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Tapping the markets : opportunities for domestic investments in water and sanitation for the poor
Sy, Jemina - 2014
commercial and investment climate factors that may affect enterprises' actual or perceived costs and risks. Both water and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393961
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Impacts of land certification on tenure security, investment, and land markets : evidence from Ethiopia
Deininger, Klaus W. - 2008
, land-related investment, and rental market participation and yielded benefits significantly above the cost of …
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How will China's saving-investment balance evolve ?
Kuijs, Louis - 2006
"This paper investigates how China's saving, investment, and saving-investment balance will evolve in the decades ahead …, cross-country empirical analysis shows that economywide saving and investment in China are higher than what would be …-saving and investment would both decline only mildly in the coming two decades, with ambiguous impact on the current account …
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