The effects on bilateral trade and production volume of the pesodevaluation and safeguard measures imposed by the Ecuadorian governmentare analyzed by means of a computable general equilibrium model. Given themodel is of the real economy" type, an approximation is used to estimate theeffects of...

En este documento se analiza la reciente disminución de las exportaciones a Venezuela y su impacto en el panorama exportador y las firmas colombianas. Al mismo tiempo se plantean algunas reflexiones sobre la sustitución del mercado venezolano. Para esto se utilizó la base de comercio exterior...

En este documento se analiza la reciente disminución de las exportaciones a Venezuela y su impacto en el panorama exportador y las firmas colombianas. Al mismo tiempo se plantean algunas reflexiones sobre la sustitución del mercado venezolano. Para esto se utilizó la base de comercio exterior...

In this paper we used a model of New Economic Geography (NEG) to simulate the effects on industrial location in Uruguay for the implementation of alternative trade policy and infrastructure policy. The exercises show that a reduction of non-tariff barriers with Argentina reduces the location of...

The objective of this paper is to contribute to the economic evaluation of the impact on the MERCOSUR countries of the outcomes of three simultaneous negotiations: the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and the multilateral negotiations...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of economic integration among countries on firms investment decisions when such decisions are taken strategically. It is shown that, in this context, the traditional tariff jumping argument is not always applicable and that localisation...

This paper analyzes the negative effect of a weak property rights enforcement on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), as well as the role of bilateral agreements as an alternative to counteract this effect. This positive contribution takes place not only by its effect on commercial flows but also...

Este artículo analiza los efectos de la progresiva implantación de un acuerdo de libre comercio entre Marruecos y la UE sobre las exportaciones de las Comunidades Autónomas (CC.AA.) españolas a ese país. Para ello, estimamos una ecuación de gravedad con datos de las CC.AA. y ramas de...

Development of globalization carries permanently changes in international trade relationships both in goods and increasingly in services. There are an increasing number of economic activities that are traded worldwide. This paper boards old and new issues of globalization from three points of...

Desde la perspectiva del comercio internacional la prestación de servicios, en particular la de servicios públicos, ha sido un tema reciente. En el caso de la educación este tema se consideraba tradicionalmente como una actividad propia del Estado, asociada al concepto de servicio público....