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In the 90’s, the Mercosur countries experienced a strong growth of trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). To … examine the relationship between FDI, trade and regional integration in the Mercosur, we tested different disaggregated … gravity equations on trade and FDI flows between two Mercosur members – Argentina and Brazil – and their partners during the …
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which MERCOSUR has its clearest interest. …
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The NAFTA and MERCOSUR agreements seem to have accelerated the regional integration process respectively within North … and South of America. In the South in particular, MERCOSUR has led to trade liberalisation and deregulation, which has … differentiated goods using a comparison of the unit values. With the increase of intra-industry trade, it appears that MERCOSUR has …
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For many in Latin America, the increasing participation of China and India in international markets is seen as a looming shadow of two ‘mighty giants’ on the region’s manufacturing sector. Are they really mighty giants when it comes to their impact on manufacturing employment? This paper...
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This paper explores two questions. First, can Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) affect industrial development in developing countries? Second, does it matter for developing countries whom they sign the PTAs with? We find that the answer to both questions is yes. Using bilateral manufactured...
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Using annual data (1970-2004), this study re-examined the hypothesis that exchange rate volatility may dampen export demand in Malaysia and Turkey. In particular, this study attempts to investigate the impact of exchange rate volatility on exports after taking into consideration the presence of...
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I examine the effects European integration has had on intra-EU trade relationships between 1962 and 2005. I find that the stability of intra-EU trade relationships as reflected by their duration has been negatively affected by the persistent integration with duration decreasing and the hazard of...
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The dissertation is dedicated to specific processes of regional economic integration in Africa. The main goal is to assess systematically the development and potential of regional economic communities in Africa through: - systematization of factors that influence the motivation of developing...
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This paper provides an assessment of the effects of the main trade agreements implemented in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The empirical analysis in this paper is based on a gravity model for a panel of 14 countries (7 South Mediterranean, 4 EU member states in addition to USA and Japan) for...
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As China’s role in world economy has steadily grown, her importance to the international trading and finance has also increased apace. A joint investigation of the international parity conditions for China and her thirteen major trading partners in Asia Pacific is thus conducted. Monthly...
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