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Determinants of global value chain participation : cross-country evidence
Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Kee, Hiau Looi; Winkler, Deborah - 2020
The past decades witnessed big changes in international trade with the rise of global value chains. Some countries, such as China, Poland, and Vietnam rode the tide, while other countries, many in the Africa region, faltered. This paper studies the determinants of participation in global value...
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Trade policy along the global value chain : a rationale for the existence of deep trade agreements
Egger, Hartmut; Fischer-Thöne, Christian - 2022
This paper sets up a model of trade, in which two countries with differing levels of technology specialize in the production of sub-stages of the global value chain. In the open economy, the technologically backward country exports intermediates in exchange for imports of a homogeneous...
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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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Gravity-model estimation with time-interval data : revisiting the impact of free trade agreements
Egger, Peter; Larch, Mario; Yotov, Yoto - 2020
We challenge the common practice of estimating gravity equations with time-interval data in order to capture dynamic-adjustment effects to trade-policy changes. Instead, we point to a series of advantages of using consecutive-year data recognizing dynamic-adjustment effects. Our analysis reveals...
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Reopening Pandora's box in search of a WTO-compatible industrial policy? : the Brazil - taxation dispute
Ornelas, Emanuel; Puccio, Laura - 2019
The Brazil-Taxation dispute concerns the complaints taken to the World Trade Organisation by the European Union and Japan against seven different Brazilian industrial subsidy programmes. One concerned the automotive sector and represents a clear case of policies dictated by strong domestic...
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International trade in general oligopolistic equilibrium
Neary, J. Peter - 2015
This paper presents a new model of oligopoly in general equilibrium and explores its implications for positive and normative aspects of international trade. Assuming "continuum-Pollak" preferences, the model allows for consistent aggregation over a continuum of sectors, in each of which a small...
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All these worlds are yours, except India : the effectiveness of export subsidies in Nepal
Defever, Fabrice; Reyes, José-Daniel; Riaño, Alejandro; … - 2017 - This version: March 16, 2017
subsidy is available to firms exporting a select group of products, and requires firms to export to countries other than India … India and the number of destination markets reached among firms that receive the subsidy. These results are consistent with … countries other than India. The findings suggest that although the cash subsidy has not produced a significant increase in …
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The deepening China Brazil economic relationship
Whalley, John; Medianu, Dana - 2010
We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply increased bilateral trade and foreign direct investment flows and also from enhanced cohesion of negotiating positions in international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade...
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Substitutability and protectionism : Latin America's trade policy and imports from China and India
Facchini, Giovanni; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Silva, Peri; … - 2007
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Improved menstrual health and the workplace : an RCT with female Bangladeshi garment workers
Czura, Kristina; Menzel, Andreas; Miotto, Martina - 2023
Menstruation can limit female labor force participation, especially in low-income countries, where menstrual hygiene practices are constrained by lack of finances and information. In a randomized controlled trial with around 1,900 female workers from four Bangladeshi garment factories, we relax...
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