As worldwide consumer demand for high-quality products and for information about these products increases, labels and geographical indications (GIs) can serve to signal quality traits to consumers. However, GI systems among countries are not homogeneous and can be used as trade barriers against...

O trabalho analisa a cadeia produtiva da carne bovina (CPCB) no Brasil, sob o enfoque do comércio exterior, apresentando como base conceitual o estudo de cadeia produtiva no agronegócio e como método de coleta de dados secundários, o Mecasis. Tem, como objetivo, detectar os principais...

The development of genetically modified (GM) agricultural products requires new policies to manage potential food safety and environmental risks. The policy positions taken to date on GM foods by the United States and the European Union are very different. The US has few restrictions on...

International negotiations for an agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases are unlikely to produce concrete and comprehensive policies for effective emission reductions in the near term, not least because the policy measures being considered are economically very costly to major...

The first public share issue in the PRC took place in 1994. By the early 21st century, in the space of less than two decades, the Chinese stock market has become the largest one in Asia, with the exception of Japan. Along with this rapid enlargement of the market, the Chinese stock trading...

The aim of this master thesis was the provision of a theoretical foundation for a GermanCentre. The crucial question was how to approach a subject of such recent nature. Thetheory of the multinational enterprise with special emphasis on the role of the govern-mentopened up a possible solution....

Wegen wachsender Globalisierung engagierten sich zunächst vor allem international operierende Konzerne mit Direktinvestitionen in ausländischen Standorten. Unter Direktinvestitionen versteht man im Allgemeinen Kapitalanlagen im Ausland, die aus der Gründung eines Unternehmens, der Beteiligung...

Diese Arbeit analysiert den Zusammenhang zwischen dem Spezialisierungsgrad einer Ökonomie und dem Level des Pro-Kopf-Einkommens, und prüft insbesondere die Hypothese eines U-förmigen Zusammenhanges zwischen diesen Größen. In der betreffenden Literatur werden theoretische Argumente und...