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Macroeconomic gains from reforming the agri-food sector : the case of France
Batini, Nicoletta - 2019
France is the top agricultural producer in the European Union (EU), and agriculture plays a prominent role in the country's foreign trade and intermediate exchanges. Reflecting production volumes and methods, the sector, however, also generates significant negative environmental and public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009390
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Turkmenistan : The Burden of Current Agricultural Policies
International Monetary Fund - 2000
This paper analyses the economic costs of current agricultural policies in Turkmenistan. It argues that the opportunity cost of continuing with these policies is very high for the budget, the average farmer, and the economy as a whole. The paper calls for the development of nontraditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399893
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The Impact of Agricultural Support Policies in the United States and Other Major Countries : A Survey
International Monetary Fund - 1988
This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by government policies, in particular reviewing recent developments in those policies. Studies of the extent and costs of agricultural protection in the United States and other major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396437
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Bank of Japan’s quantitative and credit easing : are they now more effective?
Berkmen, S. Pelin - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424688
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The impact of fiscal consolidation and structural reforms on growth in Japan
Berkmen, S. Pelin - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488603
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To fire or to hoard? : explaining Japan’s labor market response in the Great Recession
Steinberg, Chad Bennett; Nakane, Masato - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009488605
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How inclusive is abenomics?
Aoyagi, Chie; Ganelli, Giovanni; Murayama, Kentaro - 2015
We assess the ongoing reform efforts in Japan in terms of inclusive growth. We use prefectural level panel data to … and policy variables. Our analysis suggests that achieving the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target has a positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281935
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What can boost female labor force participation in Asia?
Kinoshita, Yuko; Guo, Fang - 2015
Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a … towards non-regular employment despite women's high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and … tend to reduce the proportion of regular female employment in Japan and Korea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011281943
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Production offshoring and investment by Japanese firms
Kang, Joong Shik; Piao, Shi - 2015
We trace Japanese corporate investment across different types of firms over the past decades and estimate the main determinants of investment. We find that there are differences in investment behavior between firms expanding abroad and those operating mainly in domestic markets. On the back of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373921
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Portfolio rebalancing in Japan : constraints and implications for quantitative easing
Arslanalp, Serkan; Botman, Dennis P. J. - 2015
Portfolio rebalancing is a key transmission channel of quantitative easing in Japan. We construct a realistic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373924