conventional quantitative trade models have difficulty explaining. It goes on to develop a theory of product level productivity … trade flows of nations, and the consequential implications for the levels of per capita income and welfare of their … populations. The first of these documents a pattern of comparative advantage in product level, bilateral trade data that …

create shared perceptions that support innovation and entrepreneurship. This paper argues for congruency, as well as … option; it is crucial to the ongoing success of global businesses. Leadership that encourage innovation and entrepreneurial … work culture that supports high productivity, they may be inclined to fall back on tried and tested approaches from their …

, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and institutions in the labor market. There is particular emphasis on the …

As increasingly large volumes of sophisticated options (called derivative securities) are traded in world financial …

state, on the whole. Specifically, I examine three aspects associated with globalization, trade openness, investment and IMF … that open trade and investment lead to improved personal integrity rights. In addition, investment which originates from …At the end of World War II, the United States emerged as a world leader, putting into place international institutions …

This research investigates the impact of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a … sample of 89 countries is analyzed using data collected from the World Development Indicators (WDI), Penn World Table, Barro … also finds evidence that FDI has significant effects on economic growth. While international trade does not significantly …

liberal international payment and investment system. The global financial arena is now characterized by greater currency … instability, volatility and heightened financial risks. Exchange Rate risk is one of the complex topics in the economic world … importers, exporters and portfolio investors to be involved in the international trade and financial markets. The purpose of …

. It is evident that the relationship between China and the rest of the world could be changing. On the one hand, the … country seems to be restructuring its export profile towards a more sophisticated one, directed to innovation, and less …

Lucas (2007). I calibrate the model for 20 countriesby estimating trade barriers and calibrating productivity parameters to …First chapter aims to quantify the role of trade in capital goods incross country income differences. I construct a … multi-country general equilibriummodel of trade along the line of Eaton and Kortum (2002) and Alvarezand Lucas (2007) and …