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Fast fashion : theory and evidence from Portuguese textile and clothing firms
Fernandes, Ana; Tang, Heiwai - 2020
textile and clothing exporters' monthly transactions and exploit the exogenous increase in competition following the removal … price and frequency of export transactions and with a reduction in average distance of firms' exports. We rationalize our …-income markets. These changes in export patterns imply that advanced economies become more specialized in "fast-fashion" - exporting …
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Closer look at revealed comparative advantage : gross-versus value added trade flows
Brakman, Steven; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2015 - This version: April 2015
With the availability of international value added trade data it has become evident that gross export data and value …
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The Japanese textile sector and the influenza pandemic of 1918-1920
Noy, Ilan; Okubo, Toshihiro; Strobl, Eric - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief the connection between the epidemiology of a virus, the structure of the economy and society that becomes exposed to it, and the actions chosen by government and by individuals and communities to combat it or ameliorate its economic impact....
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International trade, factor mobility and the persistence of cultural-institutional diversity
Belloc, Marianna; Bowles, Samuel - 2009
Cultural and institutional differences among nations may result in differences in the ratios of marginal costs of goods in autarchy and thus be the basis of specialization and comparative advantage, as long as these differences are not eliminated by trade. We provide an evolutionary model of...
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Good institutions are not enough : ongoing challenges of East German development
Carlin, Wendy - 2010
A major theme in accounts of the transitional recession and delayed convergence in post-communist economies is the role of institutions. Yet via unification, East Germany had immediate access to credible, high quality institutions. This paper argues that success in a capitalist economy depends...
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Modeling international trade flows between CEEC and OECD countries
Rault, Christophe (contributor); Sova, Robert (contributor);  … - 2008
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A model of trade with Ricardian comparative advantage and intra-sectoral firm heterogeneity
Fan, Haichao; Lai, Edwin L.-C.; Qi, Han - 2011
In this paper, we merge the heterogenous firm trade model of Melitz (2003) with the Ricardian model of Dornbusch, Fisher and Samuelson (DFS 1977) to explain how the pattern of international specialization and trade is determined by the interaction of comparative advantage, economies of scale,...
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Incomplete specialization and offshoring across Europe
Frensch, Richard; Hanousek, Jan; Kočenda, Evžen - 2012
Recent empirical studies have been searching for evidence on and driving forces for offshoring. Frequently, this has been done by analyzing gross trade flows related to offshore activities using gravity equations augmented by ad hoc measures of supply-side country differences. This paper...
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European integration : a downward bias in employment policies?
Andersen, Torben M. - 2001
Even when labour mobility is low, international integration affectslabour markets by making jobs more mobile. This runs via product market integration, which is an essential element of European integration. Increasing job mobility aects the possibilities single countries perceive in pursuing...
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The role of public infrastructure for firm location and international outsourcing
Egger, Hartmut; Falkinger, Josef - 2003
This paper presents a model in which final goods producers outsource intermediate input production. Intermediate inputs are differentiated and their production can be located at home or abroad. The model is used to examine competitive location policy in a (two-country) free trade agreement...
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