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past conflicts (i.e. war, economic, political, etc.) between Japan and China. …
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This paper investigates the primacy of foreign direct investment inflows in liberalizing China’s economy and whether … disparities. By examining the history of FDI inflows in China, it becomes evident that FDI inflows were an instrumental part in … institutional and technological development in China. I extend the argument to take into account how these developed infrastructures …
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of relationship functions are compared for buyers and sellers from Europe and China. It was found that direct functions … dysfunctions of relationships. Research comparing different parts of China, arguably more diverse than many European countries … that business models of relationship functions developed for Western business may be more applicable to China than …
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At the end of World War II, the United States emerged as a world leader, putting into place international institutions based on its own liberal economic philosophy. Since then, the world has witnessed an increasing interconnectedness among states, with economic relationships continually blurring...
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Microcredit, or small, short-term loans to the very poor, can help to bring about wholesale changes not only in personal income and the local marketplace, but also by adding meaning to life, building self-esteem and encouraging social integration. The cash advance is only the vehicle. The...
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The dissertation, Repression and Network Science: Tools in Fight againstTerrorism, explores what determines post‐terror repression in democracies andwhat alternative tools network science may ultimately reveal to for compellingauthorities to rely on repression less. To do this three papers...
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The first essay proposes to test the Grossman and Helpman "Protection for Sale" model using data from the U.S. food processing industries at the 4-digit level. The Grossman and Helpman model departs from previous frameworks of trade protection in that it provides micro-foundations to the...
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This research offers an empirical analysis of the economic effects on Morocco from implementing a Free Trade Area (FTA) with the European Union (EU) signed in 1996. Since the FTA translates largely into unilateral discriminatory tariff elimination against EU imports, there are concerns about the...
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This dissertation explores the influences of minimum quality standards and of the threat of entry in a vertical product differentiation model. In the first chapter, I study the influence of minimum quality standards in a partial-equilibrium model of vertical product differentiation and trade in...
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