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The Asian “Noodle Bowlâ€:Is It Serious for Business?
Kawai, Masahiro; Wignaraja, Ganeshan - eSocialSciences - 2009
A lively debate is taking place over the impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on East Asia's business between those who view the agreements as a harmful Asian "noodle bowl"—i.e., overlapping regional trade agreements—of trade deals and others who see net beneficial effects in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045004
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On Graham’s Theory of Multicountry Multicommodity Trade
Parchure, Rajas - eSocialSciences - 2011
algorithm that are needed to cover such subjects as intercountry transfers, tariffs and taxes, have been illustrated. Further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321502
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Consultation Paper on Certain Issues Relating to Telecom Tariffs
TRAI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India - eSocialSciences - 2010
This consultation paper brings out various issues that have a bearing on telecom tariff offers. In line with established practice, the Authority seeks the views of all stakeholders by 15th November, 2010. For any clarification/information, Sh. Raj Pal, Advisor (ER), TRAI, may be contacted at...
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Will Neoliberal Policies Resolve Water Sector Dilemmas? Learnings from Maharashtra and Gujarat
K, Viswanathan P - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper examines how the neoliberal policies have influenced the water sector reform policies and interventions in India, particularly, in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. In doing so, the paper tries to engage with three questions: a) what are the national and state-level responses...
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The End of Japan's Nuclear Renaissance? Not Just Yet
Brennan, Elliot; Arthur, Jeremy - eSocialSciences - 2012
The 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that severally damaged the Fukushima nuclear plant have been described as ending the ‘nuclear renaissance’ in Japan. The government is in a hard place, trying to negotiate public opinion, rising distrust of the utility corporations...
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The Structure of Tariffs and Long-Term Growth
Nunn, Nathan; Trefler, Daniel - eSocialSciences - 2010
GDP growth. Testing for causal mechanisms, we find evidence consistent with the existence of real benefits from tariffs …-biased tariffs and growth. Turning to alternative explanations, we extend the standard Grossman-Helpman â …€˜protection-for-sale’ model and show how the skill-bias of tariffs can reflect the extent of domestic rent-seeking activities in the economy. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008495317
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India’s Macroeconomic Performance and Policies Since 2000
Acharya, Shankar - eSocialSciences - 2008
The paper reviews India’s macroeconomic performance and policies since 2000. The first section briefly summarizes key macroeconomic developments regarding economic growth, inflation, external balance, the fiscal situation and aggregate savings and investment. The second section considers...
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Strengthening Banking Regulation: Amending the BSP Charter
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2011
This Policy Brief discusses the proposed amendments to Republic Act No. 7653 (RA 7653). The first part briefly presents the mandate of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). It then describes the financial sector’s challenges that necessitate the amendment of the said law. The salient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009392232
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Measurement of Inflation in India: Issues and Associated Challenges for the Conduct of Monetary Policy
V, Nadhanael G; Pattanaik, Sitikantha - eSocialSciences - 2010
In India, there is a large divergence between CPI and WPI inflation trends in the past, wide dispersion in inflation across commodity groups within WPI, and significant volatility in headline WPI inflation under the influence of supply shocks, the statistical limitations of prices data have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008492229
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Exchange Market Pressure and Monetary Policy
Younus, Sayera - eSocialSciences - 2010
The objective of this study is to examine empirically the impact of monetary policy on exchange market pressure (EMP) in Bangladesh. EMP is measured as the sum of percentage change of international reserves scaled by the monetary base and nominal exchange rate appreciation.Domestic credit, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543092