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Virtual Water Trade in North America - Il commercio di “acqua virtuale” nell’America del Nord

Affuso, Ermanno; Mixon, Jr., Franklin G. - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 67 (2014) 3, pp. 319-336

The concept of virtual water – the amount of water used during the entire production chain of goods – represents a new tool for policymakers in water-scarce countries to shape policies in ways that improve water use efficiency. The present study extends work on the virtual water concept by...

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Tariff and Public Good in a Small Open Growth Economy with Externalities and Congestion - Tariffe e beni pubblici in una piccola economia aperta in crescita con esternalità e conge...

Zhang, 张卫彬 - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 67 (2014) 2, pp. 293-315

effects of the public good on the productivities. The model integrates a few well-known models in the literature of economic … growth in a comprehensive framework. These models include Solow’s growth model, Uzawa’s two-sector growth model, the … neoclassical growth models of small-open economies, and the growth models with externalities, public good, and congestion. The …

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Disoccupazione e commercio internazionale

De Benedictis, Luca - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 53 (2000) 4, pp. 471-486

The debate on international trade and labor market equilibria has often neglected the effects of the former in terms of employment, assuming that these very effects would have been nullified by general equilibrium sector reshuffling. Nevertheless these effects can be relevant also in general...

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The Validity of Bilateral Heckscher-Ohlin: Some Further Empirical Evidence

Tsounis, Nicholas - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 56 (2003) 1, pp. 119-136

In this article the Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) theorem in its both the ‘commodity’ and the ‘factor content’ version is examined under the existence of non-factor price equalisation conditions in the bilateral trade between two countries, in a model with three countries and many commodities....

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Duality and the Specific Factors Model

oslington, paul - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 52 (1999) 3, pp. 373-382

This paper uses duality techniques and a new diagram to represent the specific factors model. Compared to the existing representations, it is more complete and intuitive, as well as highlighting certain important features of the model. It also allows unemployment to be more easily incorporated,...

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Economic Integration, Human Capital and Uneven Endogenous Growth

Praussello, Franco - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 51 (1998) 1, pp. 63-78

). Setting aside one sector models opens the way for less worrying results. Considering externalities due to human capital …

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Catching up and Structural Change

Gries, Thomas; Jungblut, Stefan - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 50 (1997) 4, pp. 561-582

In this paper we analyze the dynamics of catching up for a backward three sector economy and investigate the transitional structural adjustment process. A theoretical model is developed to explain international development and trade patterns as a transitory process of technological catching up....

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Intertemporal General Equilibrium Effects of a Regional Trade Agreement on Third-Country

Diao, Xinshen; Somwaru, Somwaru , Agapi - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 50 (1997) 3, pp. 375-404

A multi-region and multi-sector intertemporal general equilibrium model is constructed to study MERCOSUR regional trade agreement effects on its member countries as well as on a non-member country, the United States. By taking into account both transitional and steady state adjustments,...

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Does Liberalization Reduce Instability? A Look at the Interests of Developing Countries

Aiello, Francesco - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 58 (2005) 2, pp. 127-140

By using a three countries-one-commodity trade model, this paper measures the export earnings instability of LDCs in free trade and in an import tariff distorted equilibrium. Free trade is superior to the policy regime when the instability of LDCs’ exports is less than that observed under the...

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Determinants of Complex Exports: Evidence from Cross-Country Data for 1985-1998

Zhang, Kevin Honglin - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 60 (2007) 1, pp. 111-122

High- and medium-tech exports (hereafter complex exports), refl ecting a nation’s technological capabilities, can bring a nation larger benefi ts from international trade than simple exports. What determines the complex exports? While the topic is quite important, the quantitative analysis on...

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