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Trading Costs in East Asia’s Global Value Chains
Lord, Montague J.; Clarke, Julian; Record, Richard; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The World Trade Organization’s new Agreement on Trade Facilitation has the potential to significantly reduce East Asia’s trade costs along the entire supply chain, increasing regional gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.7 percent and employment by 1.2 percent. At present, the region’s...
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Implications of the WTO on Indian Marine Industry, Issues and Policy Perspectives
Kamat, Manasvi; Kamat, Manoj - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The outcomes of WTO negotiations under the Doha round, Hong Kong development round and the changing European Union … regulations are likely to place new hurdles on the marine exports emerging from developing economies like India. In the light of … the above, we attempt to discuss the impact of WTO-GATS on the Indian Marine Trade and Service industry, analyze the …
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Poverty, Inequality and Trade Facilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries
Nguyen, Cuong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Although there are numerous empirical studies on the effect of trade facilitation on international trade and GDP, there have been no studies on the association between trade facilitation and poverty as well as inequality. This paper examines this association in low and middle income countries...
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Trade Competitiveness, Subsidies and Barriers to Trade:Implication for Indian Agriculture
Bandhu, Yogesh - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Agriculture in India is the most important segment of the economy. Growth of Agricultural sector is crucial for Indian … in the economic, social and political fabric of India goes well beyond what is indicated by its contribution to the …. These concerns have driven both agricultural policies and public expenditures in agriculture in India as well as in other …
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Currency Wars & International Trade
Punabantu, Siize - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper examines the contemporary international trade and currency system to determine whether the system is appropriate for the level of knowledge, development and maturity of countries today. International trade and currencies are a key mechanism by which governments manage the livelihoods,...
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NAMA: A Tool of Development or De-industrialization?
Shafaeddin, Mehdi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
inherent double standards in GATT/WTO rules. On the basis of experience of successful industrializers and the failure of recent … and implementation of WTO rules to detrimental interests of developing countries. He uses the example of NAMA to highlight … across-the-board and universal trade liberalization prescribed by neoliberals, he proposes the necessary changes in WTO rules …
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Liberalization and globalization: the issues at stake for the South and for UNCTAD
Singh, Ajit; Zammit, Ann - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1996
Executive Summary UNCTAD IX is taking place at an important historical juncture. The conclusion of the Uruguay Round negotiations and the establishment of the World Trade Organization have contributed to the emergence of a new world order in matters extending well beyond traditional trade...
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The post-Uruguay round world trading system, industrialisation, trade and development: implications for Asia-Pacific developing countries
Singh, Ajit - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1996
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the Uruguay Round Agreements for domestic economic policy in developing countries, particularly those in the Asia Pacific region. Apart from trade liberalization these Agreements have also extended multilateral rules and...
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IS THE INDUSTRIAL POLICY RELEVANT IN THE 21ST CENTURY?
Shafaeddin, Mehdi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
developing countries by International Financial Institutions (IFIs), bilateral donors and to a large extent through GATT/WTO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790086
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Exchange Rate Volatility and Export Growth in India: An Empirical Investigation
P., Srinivasan; M., Kalaivani - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper empirically investigates the impact of exchange rate volatility on the real exports in India using the ARDL … exchange rate fluctuation tends to reduce real exports in India. Besides, the real exchange rate has negative short-run and … positive long-run effects on real exports. The empirical results reveal that GDP has a positive and significant impact on India …
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