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Quantifying "Dog Days"
Giesecke, J.A.; Dixon, J.M.; Dixon, P.B.; Rimmer, M.T. - Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), … - 2014
require a substantial increase in multifactor productivity growth. In our third simulation, we model the size of the increase … in multifactor productivity necessary to offset the forecast declining terms of trade, rising dependency ratio, and other … forecast economic challenges. We find that the required rate of productivity growth, at 1.96% p.a., is of a level not seen in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010907911
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Accounting for Skill Premium Patterns during the EU Accession: Productivity or Trade?
Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho; Dìaz, Juliàn P. - School of Economics, UNSW Business School - 2014
In this article, we disentangle the relationship between the skill premium, trade liberalization and productivity … Accounting Matrices, Household Budget Surveys and the EU KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts database, we calibrate it to …. While productivity changes account for only a small fraction of the skill premium increases during 1995 and 2000, they …
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To Be or Not to Be at the BOP: A One-North-Many-Souths Model with Subsistence and Luxury Goods
Zon, Adriaan van; Schmidt, Tobias - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
In this paper we seek to explain the causes and consequences of Northern penetration in Southern subsistence markets in order to reach the countless masses at the Bottom of the (Income) Pyramid. To this end we formulate a One-North-Many-Souths model, inspired by the Krugman (1979) North-South...
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The Impact of the Multifiber Agreement Phaseout on Unemployment in Tunisia: A Prospective Dynamic Analysis
Marouani, Mohamed A. - Center for European, Governance and Economic … - 2005
Using a dynamic general equilibrium model, the paper provides a quantitative assessment of the impact of the Multifiber Agreement dismantling on unemployment in Tunisia. The specification of intertemporal behavior of households and firms permits the analysis of the effects of the shock on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010954293
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Trade sustainability impact assessment (SIA) on the comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada: Final report
Kirkpatrick, Colin; Raihan, Selim; Bleser, Adam; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Commissioned by the European Commission, the Final Report for the EU-Canada Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) provides a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of trade liberalisation under CETA. The analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009647267
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Libéralisation commerciale et emploi en Tunisie : un modèle d'équilibre général calculable avec salaires d'efficience
Marouani, Mohamed Ali - DIAL - 1999
(english) Within a multisectoral general equilibrium framework, we explicitly model endogenous wage differentials between sectors. The model, based on efficiency wage theory (the Shirking Model) is used to assess the impact of trade liberalization on employment and wages in Tunisia. Highly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767568
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Economic sanctions and trade diversions in Sudan
Siddig, Khalid - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The latest episode of the armed conflict between Northern and Southern Sudan erupted in 1983 and ended with the signing of the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)" in 2005. The CPA allows for a referendum on independence for South Sudan in 2011. A similar scenario is possible for Darfur, where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552822
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What Drove Relative Wages in France? Structural Decomposition Analysis in a General Equilibrium Framework, 1970-92
Jean, Sébastien; Bontout, Olivier - European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes … - 2001
productivity, then we find that trade substantially increased wage inequalities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125201
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Commerce international et salaires relatifs : les enseignements des modeles d'equilibre general calculables
Decreux, Yvan; Guerin, Jean-Louis; Jean, Sebastien - In: Economie Internationale (2003) 94-95, pp. 175-200
Cet article etudie les enseignements des modeles d'equilibre general calculables quant a l'impact sur les salaires relatifs d'un choc de politique commerciale ou d'un choc exogene de commerce international. Les simulations presentees confirment que, en s'appuyant sur un cadre d'analyse...
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Is the End of the MFA a threat for the Tunisian Economy?
Marouani, Mohamed Ali - DIAL - 2007
(english) The end of the Multifiber Agreement in January 2005 had a negative impact on the Tunisian apparel industry, but the effects were weaker than expected. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model, the article provides a prospective assessment of the impact on Tunisia of the phase out of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005416722