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This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional … infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development … regions) with higher income, stronger institutions, better governance, and more open economies are likely to have higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363303
This study is a comprehensive, empirical analysis of the linkages between governance, institutions, and regional … infrastructure. The empirical results indicate that governance and institutions are crucial for regional infrastructure development … regions) with higher income, stronger institutions, better governance, and more open economies are likely to have higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489529
? This paper argues that, at present, the post-sequencing of economic integration in Asia is developing such that trade … agreements will ultimately complement the movement toward financial and monetary integration. While the political exigencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022515
Today, more than 50 years after the Rome Treaty, the EU has made great strides in its’ economic integration and … liberalization of movement of goods and people. International trade theory predicts deepening economic integration inside the … the periphery through increased integration. Thus, it is hoped that the EU Core, who benefit from their central location …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462323
Diversification, especially in the context of small, highly trade-dependent economies, has recently become quite a fashionable topic, and something that increasingly commonly forms part of the policy advice offered to low- and middle-income countries seeking to improve their economic conditions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187396
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115722
This paper employs a weighted network approach to study the empirical properties of the web of trade relationships among world countries, and its evolution over time. We show that most countries are characterized by weak trade links; yet, there exists a group of countries featuring a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003413
This paper employs a weighted network approach to study the empirical properties of the web of trade relationships among world countries, and its evolution over time. We show that most countries are characterized by weak trade links; yet, there exists a group of countries featuring a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010756548
Unionists and politicians frequently claim that globalization lowers employment protection of workers. This paper tests … globalization and two labor market segments. While overall globalization is shown to loosen protection of the regularly employed, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008566391
Unionists and politicians frequently claim that globalization lowers employment protection of workers. This paper tests … globalization and two labor market segments. While overall globalization is shown to loosen protection of the regularly employed, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008565444