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Are Regional Trade Agreements in Asia Stumbling or Building Blocks? Some Implications for the Mekong-3 Countries
Tumbarello, Patrizia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Is the recent proliferation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in Asia a healthy development, or runs the risk of turning into an unmanageable "noodle bowl" in the future? The goal of this paper is to shed some light on this question. The results show that membership in the Asian RTAs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263990
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Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Achieving its Trade Potential?
Söderling, Ludvig - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This paper analyzes export performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) using a gravity model applied to … panel data. It addresses two questions: (i) are there significant unexploited export markets for the MENA region?; and (ii … countries are substantially underexploiting the United States as an export market. Moreover, the impact of integration efforts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825913
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What Makes Growth Sustained?
Ostry, Jonathan David - 2008
to export manufactures, greater openness to FDI, and avoidance of exchange rate overvaluation favorable for durati …: the degree of equality of the income distribution; democratic institutions; export orientation (with higher propensities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677563
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The United States and the New Regionalism/ Bilateralism
Yang, Yongzheng; Hilaire, Alvin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Current U.S. trade policy stresses establishing free trade areas (FTAs) with partners spanning the globe. Motivations include enhancing goods and services trade; stimulating investment flows; extending standards on intellectual property rights, labor, and the environment; and addressing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768757
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Of Openess and Distance; Trade Developments in the Commonwealth of Independent States, 1993-2002
Elborgh-Woytek, Katrin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper analyzes developments in the structure of trade in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the transition decade, and finds that it changed less than in other transition economies. Trade openness of the CIS increased between 1993 and 1997, but has fallen to a lower-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604992
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Chile; Trade Performance,Trade Liberalization, and Competitiveness
Monfort, Brieuc - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
liberalization in addition to traditional price and demand determinants. The results show that export and import flows are mainly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825996
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Feeling the Elephant’s Weight; The Impact of Côte d’Ivoire’s Crisison WAEMU Trade
Egoumé-Bossogo, Philippe; Nayo, Ankouvi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
econometric techniques to a gravity model of trade within WAEMU and between WAEMU and the rest of the world. The paper finds that … rest of world. Instability has also resulted in a diversion of trade away from Côte d’Ivoire in favor of other countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019567
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Does Openness to International Financial Flows Raise Productivity Growth?
Prasad, Eswar - 2008
strong evidence that FDI and portfolio equity liabilities boost TFP growth while external debt is actually negatively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677369
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Being a Foreigner Among Domestic Banks
Horen, Neeltje van - 2009
Studying a large number of banks in various countries between 1999 and 2006, we document that foreign banks perform better when from a high income country, when host country competition is limited, and when they are large and rely more on deposits for funding. Foreign banks' performance improves...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677516
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The Location of Domestic and Foreign Production Affiliates by French Multinational Firms
Méjean, Isabelle - 2010
Economists interested in location choices usually focus their attention on investments abroad. This neglects the fact that multinational enterprises continue to invest domestically while undertaking foreign expansion. This paper compares investments at home and abroad. Our firm-level dataset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677519