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Consolidation and Harmonization of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs): A Path Toward Global Free Trade
Park, Innwon; Park, Soonchan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Some economists worry about the ‘spaghetti bowl phenomenon’ expected from proliferating regional trade agreements (RTAs). In particular, the complicated web of hub-and-spoke type of overlapping free trade agreements (FTAs) can result in high costs for verifying rules of origin (RoO) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617036
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Rules of Origin and Sensitive List under SAFTA and Bilateral FTAs among South Asian Countries: Quantitative Assessments of Potential Implications for Nepal
Raihan, Selim - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This study analyzes the implications of the proliferation of ROO and sensitive list under SAFTA and bilateral FTAs among South Asian countries with particular reference to Nepal. In this regard this study makes a comparative assessment of different ROO arrangements under different bilateral FTAs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108536
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Rules of origin and uncertain cost of compliance
Mizuno, Tomomichi; Takauchi, Kazuhiro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
To consider the role of uncertain production cost resulting from complying with rules of origin (ROO), we formulate a Cournot oligopoly model of a free trade area (FTA). If exporters do not comply with ROO, they must pay an external tariff, and if they comply, they enjoy zero tariff but suffer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109238
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Rules of Origin in the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement and Nigeria’s international trade
Balogun, Emmanuel Dele - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper examines the key issues and assesses the impact of the rules of origin (RoO) and cumulation on Nigeria’s international trade within the context of Africa-EU partnerships agreements. The review of literatures shows that RoO are an important element in determining the final benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008636527
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Free Trade Agreements versus Customs Unions: An Examination of East Asia
Park, Innwon; Park, Soonchan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The spaghetti bowl phenomenon expected from the proliferating East Asian regional trade agreements (RTAs) is worrisome. In particular, the complicated web of hub-and-spoke type of overlapping free trade agreements (FTAs) can result in high costs for verifying rules of origin (RoO). As an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790322
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China's Reforms: Past, Present, and Future
Tian, Guoqiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000
note, I will mainly focus on China’s reform and institutional transition. This paper first views and evaluates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258676
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El fortalecimiento institucional de los bancos centrales
Heinrich, Gregor - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Annotated remarks made at the 50th Anniversary Conference “Fortalecimiento institucional de los bancos centrales y efectividad de la política monetaria”, of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, February 2010. The paper lays out the importance of institutional strenthening (governance) as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258861
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Which Theory Is Directing China’s Reform of State-Owned Enterprises: From 1978 to 2008 and Onward?
Li, Zheng; Dai, Shuanping - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
China’s reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has achieved notably through 30 years of reforms while the performance … affecting China’s reform of SOEs. Focuses in different periods of the reform are varied, as are the theories guiding decision …, and Lang Xianping vs. Gu Chujun within the 30 years as a clue, has put in a model theories that affect China’s reform of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259101
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Механизм договорных цен (Mekhanizm dogovornykh tsen)
Polterovich, Victor; Levin, Mark; Lakhman, Iosif - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1987
We describe the negotiated-price mechanism, introduced in the USSR in 1985, to increase flexibility of retail prices. We discuss a possibility to improve interactions between manufacturing and retailing through negotiated prices, and demonstrate a methodology to estimate them, using consumer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260219
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Reform Debate: Economics of Speed and Passion
Pang, Xiaobo; Huang, Weiting - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In term of time and space, economic changes are non-ergodic, reform speed and equilibrium is determined by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260106