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Volatility and diversification of exports : firm-level theory and evidence
Vannoorenberghe, Gonzague; Wang, Zheng; Yu, Zhihong - 2014
destinations makes the firm more likely to export occasionally to some markets, thereby raising volatility. These results cast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010384382
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Pound for pound export diversification
Anderson, James E.; Yotov, Yoto - 2020
We propose a short-run model of the extensive margin of trade and deploy it to distinguish and quantify domestic and cross-border margins. Our empirical focus is on the domestic extensive margin of trade (domestic distribution of a product) and its importance for quantifying policy and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012404546
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The process of economic development in West Sichuan : the case of Daocheng County
Holz, Carsten A. - 2020
Economic development of a remote, mountainous region is a challenge for any country. This paper examines how this development challenge has been addressed in a high-altitude backward region of the People's Republic of China. Is this region increasingly being left behind or has it entered a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012165995
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Why are women less democratic than men? : evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries
García-Peñalosa, Cecilia; Konte, Maty - 2013
A substantial literature has examined the determinants of support for democracy and although existing work has found a gender gap in democratic attitudes, there have been no attempts to explain it. In this paper we try to understand why females are less supportive of democracy than males in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222986
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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
This paper evaluates the effect on firm-level export outcomes of the Cash Incentive Scheme for Exports program provided … subsidy is available to firms exporting a select group of products, and requires firms to export to countries other than India …. Overall, the subsidy has not produced a significant impact on firm-level export values, prices, quantities, or their growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011638261
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Diversification, Dutch disease, and economic growth : options for Uganda
Thorvaldur Gylfason; Nganou, Jean-Pascal Nguessa - 2014 - This Version: November 14, 2014
terms, undermining the profitability of other export industries, and of local industries competing with imports by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438361
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Modeling fluctuations in the global demand for commodities
Kilian, Lutz; Zhou, Xiaoqing - 2017
It is widely understood that the real price of globally traded commodities is determined by the forces of demand and supply. One of the main determinants of the real price of commodities is shifts in the demand for commodities associated with unexpected fluctuations in global real economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011754229
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Measuring global real economic activity : do recent critiques hold up to scrutiny?
Kilian, Lutz - 2019
Hamilton (2018) suggests that the Kilian (2009) index of global real economic activity is misleading and calls for alternative measures. The problem documented by Hamilton is a consequence of a coding mistake. Specifically, the index of nominal freight rates underlying the Kilian index was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011958840
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Are trade preferences a panacea? : the African growth and opportunity act and African exports
Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Maemir, Hibret; Mattoo, Aaditya; … - 2019
Does "infant industry" preferential access durably boost export performance? This paper exploits significant trade …-Fiber Arrangement (MFA) in 2005 is used to assess whether apparel export expansions survived the erosion of preferences. To find a … East Africa the recent export growth was driven by new entrants rather than incumbent firms whose competitiveness might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012024617
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Macro news and commodity returns
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Spagnolo, Fabio; Spagnolo, Nicola - 2015
This paper adopts a VAR-GARCH approach to model the dynamic linkages between both the mean and the variance of macro news and commodity returns (Gold, Corn, Wheat, Soybeans, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Copper, Aluminium and Crude Oil) over the period 01/01/2001-26/09/2014. The chosen...
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