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Perspectives on High Real Interest Rates in Turkey
Kannan, Prakash - 2008
-have a significant impact on the level of real interest rates in Turkey. Importantly, fiscal policy variables are shown to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677682
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Environmental Tax Reform : Principles from Theory and Practice to Date
Parry, Ian W.H - 2012
energy/environmental tax systems in Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam suggests that there is substantial scope for policy … Reforms: The Case of Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam -- A. Comparing Energy Systems in Sweden, Germany, Turkey, and … Energy under the Value-Added Tax System -- 5. Environmental Tax Reforms in Sweden, Germany, Turkey, and Vietnam -- References. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012684557
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Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area : France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain
Lissovolik, Bogdan - 2008
This collection of studies analyzes developments in nonprice external competitiveness of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. While France, Italy, and Portugal have experienced substantial export market share losses, Greece and Spain performed relatively well. Export market share losses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409024
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Africa's Oil Abundance and External Competitiveness : Do Institutions Matter?
Qureshi, Mahvash - 2008
This paper examines the structural competitiveness of oil-rich economies in sub-Saharan Africa relative to other major oil-exporting developing countries, and investigates reasons for systematic differences in the non-oil export performance across these economies. The analysis reveals that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409041
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International Competitiveness of the Mediterranean Quartet : A Heterogeneous-Product Approach
Bennett, Herman - 2008
The real effective exchange rate (REER) is the most commonly used measure for assessing international competitiveness. We develop a methodology to estimate the REER that incorporates two distinctive elements that are not considered in the current literature and apply it to the Mediterranean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409044
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Mauritius : A Competitiveness Assessment
Minoiu, Camelia - 2008
We assess the competitiveness of Mauritius in recent years using two approaches. First, we estimate the difference between the equilibrium and the actual real exchange rate using four methods: the macroeconomic balance approach, the single-equation fundamentals approach, the capital-enhanced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409063
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Globalization Drives Strategic Product Switching
Moreno Badia, Marialuz - 2008
Using firm-level data for Estonia for the years 1997-2005, we analyze the impact of international competition on firm dynamics, considering both firm closedown and product switching. We contribute to the literature in two important ways: (1) this is the first paper to study the determinants of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677370
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Competitiveness in the Southern Euro Area
Lissovolik, Bogdan - 2008
This collection of studies analyzes developments in nonprice external competitiveness of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. While France, Italy, and Portugal have experienced substantial export market share losses, Greece and Spain performed relatively well. Export market share losses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677585
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Africa's Oil Abundance and External Competitiveness
Qureshi, Mahvash Saeed - 2008
This paper examines the structural competitiveness of oil-rich economies in sub-Saharan Africa relative to other major oil-exporting developing countries, and investigates reasons for systematic differences in the non-oil export performance across these economies. The analysis reveals that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677623
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International Competitiveness of the Mediterranean Quartet
Bennett, Herman Z. - 2008
The real effective exchange rate (REER) is the most commonly used measure for assessing international competitiveness. We develop a methodology to estimate the REER that incorporates two distinctive elements that are not considered in the current literature and apply it to the Mediterranean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677628