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Employment impacts of upstream oil and gas investment in the United States
Agerton, Mark; Hartley, Peter Reginald; Medlock, … - 2015
Technological progress in the exploration and production of oil and gas during the 2000s has led to a boom in upstream investment and has increased the domestic supply of fossil fuels. It is unknown, however, how many jobs this boom has created. We use time-series methods at the national level...
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Tracking trade from space : an application to Pacific Island countries
Arslanalp, Serkan; Koepke, Robin; Verschuur, Jasper - 2021
This paper proposes an easy-to-follow approach to track merchandise trade using vessel data and applies it to Pacific island countries. Pacific islands rely heavily on imports and maritime transport for trade. They are also highly vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters that pose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796801
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The financial inclusion landscape in the Asia-Pacific region : a dozen key findings
Jahan, Sarwat; De, Jayendu; Jamaludin, Fazurin; … - 2019
inclusion with varying degrees of results. The heterogeneity of financial inclusion is particularly striking in the Asia … this paper is to take stock of the current state of financial inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region by highlighting twelve …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012102214
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Financial Integration in Asia : Estimating the Risk-Sharing Gains for Australia and Other Nations
Mercereau, Benoît - 2006
, financial integration is limited in Asia. This paper estimates how much Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400267
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Are the Asia and Pacific Small States Different from Other Small States?
Tumbarello, Patrizia - 2013
The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living …, as evidenced in the recent business cycle. The Asia and Pacific small states should continue rebuilding buffers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395181
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Payment Arrears in the Gas and Electric Power Sectors of the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Gürgen, Emine - 1997
This paper discusses payments arrears in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, with emphasis on the gas and electric power sectors. Payments arrears, which were triggered primarily by the dislocations experienced during the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, have reached...
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The Pattern of International Trade Between Japan and the Pacific Basin Countries : A Comparison Between 1975 and 1985
Shirai, Sayuri - 1995
Using the international input-output tables between Japan and five Pacific Basin countries (Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand) for the years 1975 and 1985, the paper examines the trade structure in 1975 and how it had shifted by 1985. It shows that intra-industry trade in...
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Policies and Prospects in Japan and the Implications for the Asia-Pacific Region
Callen, Tim - 2001
This paper uses the G-Cubed (Asia-Pacific) model-a macroeconomic model with rich cross-country links-to explore the … implications for Japan and Asia of several shocks to the Japanese economy. The results suggest that, while fiscal consolidation in … region because of a reallocation of capital flows toward non-Japan Asia …
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The Russian state’s size and its footprint : have they increased?
Di Bella, Gabriel; Dynnikova, Oksana; Slavov, Slavi - 2019
The short answer: The size of the Russian State has not increased much in the last few years, but its economic footprint remains significant. Concretely, the state's size increased from about 32 percent of GDP in 2012 to 33 percent in 2016, not far from the EBRD's estimate of 35 percent for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009568
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Determinants and Repercussions of the Composition of Capital Inflows
Carlson, Mark S. - 2002
The Mexican, Asian, and Russian crises of the mid- and late 1990s have renewed interest among policymakers in the determinants and effects of private capital inflows. This paper analyzes whether policies can affect the composition of capital inflows and whether different compositions aggravate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399654