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The United States' FTAs with Chile and Singapore
Shelburne, Robert C. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 6 (2004) 2, pp. 210-229
This paper examines the U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore. The structures of the agreements are explained, the existing economic conditions of the countries are examined, the bilateral trade pattern between these nations and the United States is provided, a summary of the major...
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Return and volatility spillovers: evidence from Indian exchange rates
Kumar, Manish - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 4, pp. 371-387
This study examines the nature of interdependence, and return and volatility spillovers, for three Indian exchange rates: US dollar (USD), Euro and British Pound. We use the spillover index methodology of Diebold and Yilmaz (2009) to analyse precisely and independently the returns and volatility...
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The contradictions of state regulation of the banking sector: the challenge of moral hazard during the sub-prime mortgage crisis
Doyran, Mine Aysen - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 1, pp. 72-92
contribute to the ongoing debate on crisis management and moral hazard. It argues that the guarantee of government rescue did not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352452
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Global economic crisis 2007–2010: Is it really so recent? Implications for the future from the lessons of economic history
Salavrakos, Ioannis-Dionysios - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 6, pp. 655-683
This paper demonstrates that the current economic crisis has its roots in the evolution of the global economy during the 1960s. The gradual increase of US debt from the 1960s accompanied by the deficit in the US trade balance due to international competition from EU, Japan, and later from China...
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NAFTA and its effects on the USA: revisited
Shahabuddin, Syed - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 4, pp. 388-406
balance and employment rate in Canada. However, the effect of NAFTA on the USA is unclear, i.e. it does not show a negative or … rate in the USA due to NAFTA. Therefore, more study is needed to determine whether the USA has lost jobs or lowered the … wage rate in the USA. …
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Unintended consequences: Russian, Chinese and US perceptions of the hiring decision
Peppas, Spero C.; Yu, Tyler T.; Peppas, Stephanie R.; … - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 6, pp. 609-622
study compares the attitudes of university students in China, Russia and the USA to determine whether culture …
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Bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission: India and the global financial crisis
Islam, M. Shahidul; Rajan, Ramkishen S. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 5, pp. 557-575
, especially following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in late 2008. Contrary to popular perceptions, and in contrast to the USA …
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Inflation and US music mechanicals, 1976-2010
Alhadeff, Peter; McChrystal, Caz - In: Global Business and Economics Review 13 (2011) 1, pp. 1-12
ultimately involved in setting terms, the implication is that songwriters and their publishers are losing power in the USA … against the record labels. For a variety of reasons, the phenomenon seems to be particular to the USA. It has also gone …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352593
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A comparison of ethical perceptions of earnings-management practices - MENA region and USA
Jooste, Leonie - In: Global Business and Economics Review 16 (2014) 1, pp. 46-59
Businesses fail not only because of financial problems but also due to factors such as earnings-management and personal … perceptions about the morality of earnings management actions. This study compares a university in the MENA region with a … university in the USA and shows that there is a significant difference between the perceptions of the universities. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732418
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Business ethics: a cross-cultural comparison of Mexico and the USA
Peppas, Spero C.; Ruiz, Carlos E.; Peppas, Stephanie R.; … - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 7 (2014) 1, pp. 55-71
This empirical study examines the attitudes of undergraduate and graduate business students in Mexico and the USA to …
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