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Sugar in the Caribbean : adjusting to eroding preferences
Mitchell, Donald O. - 2006
"Sugar exporters of the Caribbean depend on preferential sales of sugar to the European Union and United States at … prices that are two to three times the world market price. Without these preferences, sugar export revenues would decline … significantly. These preferences are likely to erode in the next several years as the sugar programs of both the European Union and …
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Sugar prices, labor income, and poverty in Brazil
Olarreaga, Marcelo - 2006
"This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on … prices. They then simultaneously estimate the impact that changes in domestic sugar prices have on regional wages and … world sugar prices. Results suggest that workers in the sugar sector and in sugar-producing regions have better employment …
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Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition: Nigeria
Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2014
This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten...
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Comparing European and U.S. securities regulations : MiFID versus corresponding U.S. regulations
Bošković, Tanja - 2009
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Financial services and preferential trading arrangements : lessons from Latin America
Stephanou, Constantinos (contributor);  … - 2010
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A practical approach to pharmaceutical policy
Seiter, Andreas - 2010
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In from the shadow : integrating Europe's informal labor
Packard, Truman - 2012
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Doing Business 2014 : Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises
World Bank - 2013
Eleventh in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 189 economies, Doing Business 2014 measures regulations affecting 11 areas of everyday business activity including; starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting...
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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed based on industry-specific research and development...
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The impact of EU accession on human capital formation : can migration fuel a brain gain?
Farchy, Emily - 2009
"Can a brain drain be good for development? Many studies have established the theoretical possibility of such a brain gain. Yet it is only recently that the relaxation of data constraints has allowed for sound empirical assessments. In utilizing the dramatic policy change that accompanied...
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