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Globalization and Income Inequality : A European Perspective
Harjes, Thomas - 2007
There is growing concern in Europe over the impact of globalization on high and evenly shared living standards. These …
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Trade and Financial Spilloveron Hong Kong SAR from a Downturn in Europe and Mainland China
N'Diaye, Papa - 2012
Hong Kong SAR was hit hard by the global financial crisis, which started out in the U.S. and spilled over to the rest of the world. Three years later, vulnerabilities in the euro area''s financial system and concerns over a hard landing in Mainland China have started to weigh on Hong Kong''s...
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Global value chains : what are the benefits and why do countries participate?
Ignatenko, Anna; Raei, Faezeh; Mircheva, Borislava - 2019
Over the last two decades, world trade and production have become increasingly organized around global value chains (GVC). Recent theoretical work has shown that countries can benefit from participation in GVCs through multiple channels. However, little is known empirically about the economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012001583
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On the Viability of Conditional Assistance Programs
Mayer, Wolfgang - 2005
Economic adjustment and reform programs, including those supported by international financial institutions (IFIs), must cope with informational asymmetries and special interest politics. This presents a particularly serious issue when IFIs make structural economic reforms a condition for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400737
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The Missing Globalization Puzzle
Bhavnani, Rikhil - 2002
trade might be called the ""missing globalization puzzle."" This puzzle is most apparent in the estimated distance … evidence of globalization, on both cross-section and panel data, reflected in a variety of measures of geography. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401460
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Emergence of the Gulf of Guinea in the Global Economy : Prospects and Challenges
Ondo Mañe, Damian - 2005
The Gulf of Guinea''s tremendous potential is creating investment opportunities for the region. Some of its resources, such as oil, minerals, and forests, continue to attract significant investments whereas others, like natural gas, could be exploited to their full potential if necessary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402062
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Regionalization vs. Globalization
Hirata, Hideaki - 2013
declined over the same period. In short, the recent era of globalization has witnessed the emergence of regional business …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395417
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The structural determinants of the labor share in Europe
Dimova, Dilyana - 2019
The labor share in Europe has been on a downward trend. This paper finds that the decline is concentrated in … globalization hurt sectors where jobs are routinizable but helped others that require specialized skills. High-skilled professionals … share owing to globalization and the erosion of labor market safety nets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012009975
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Restructuring and insolvency in Europe : policy options in the implementation of the EU directive
Garrido, José María; DeLong, Chanda; Rasekh, Amira; … - 2021
restructuring models in Europe. These options reveal different policy approaches to the regulation of restructuring and insolvency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612340
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Guaranteed minimum income schemes in Europe : landscape and design
Coady, David P.; Jahan, Samir; Matsumoto, Riki; Shang, … - 2021
This paper provides an overview of the design of means-tested Guaranteed Minimum Income schemes, which constitute an important component of social protection systems in European countries. It discusses how key design features differ across countries, including how countries balance the primary...
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