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This paper investigates economic and political determinants of protection across the secondary (manufacturing) sector. Economic factors can be summarized by the infant industry argument and we expect industries which are relatively efficient compared to the rest-of-the-world to have low levels...
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This paper analyses macroeconomic aspects of exit from aid-dependence. By 'exit from aid', we mean substantial and enduring decline over time in Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The relevant macroeconomic variables are identified by systematically...
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In the OECD countries, the decline of manufacturing and its employment implications have long been matters of concern. Recently, policymakers in several countries have set out to achieve reindustrialization. The servicification of firms is related to these concerns and aspirations. However,...
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India's dramatic trade liberalization starting from 1991 on market efficiency and productivity growth using Indian … manufacturing firm data. We find that the effects of liberalization do follow a smooth transition process instead of previously … evidence is consistent with the endogenous growth model prediction, which says TFP growth after liberalization depends on …
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data. It finds that the transition of market structure and productivity after liberalization do follow a smooth transition …
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This paper uses highly detailed, quarterly data for five major industrialized economies to estimate the impact of macroeconomic fluctuations on import protection policies over 1988:Q1 - 2010:Q4. First, estimates on a pre-Great Recession sample of data provide evidence of two key relationships....
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Though economic relations between India and Korea have been strengthening, the current size of trade and investment …-operation between India and Korea. We find that the increase in merchandise trade between the two countries has been mainly because of …. The Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) analysis, at both the aggregated and disaggregated levels, shows that while Korea …
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Under India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, both India and Korea have offered trade liberalisation … enhanced trade in services. The paper also draws a comparison between the schedules of commitments offered by India and Korea … audiovisual services. By collaborating in these areas, India and Korea can not only strengthen their trade ties but can also gain …
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Public agencies mainly rely on two modes to procure goods and services: auctions and direct negotiations. We study a 1994 policy change in Germany that introduced the possibility to procure rail services in auctions as well as in direct negotiations with the incumbent. We analyze the effect of...
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This paper examines how the applied multi-sector computable general equilibrium (CGE) literature has moved into quantification of the impacts of greater market access for services. This includes discussion of multisector linkages to the service sector, as well both measuring barriers to trade...
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