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Globalisation can be a threat or an opportunity, depending on a country’s trade mix and its economic and regulatory … structure. This paper assesses which EU countries are most exposed to globalisation using, among other indicators, measures of … and the level and type of support, such as job-search assistance, that is given to those who are harmed by globalisation …
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trade. Organisations that monitor international macro-economic development have identified growing protectionism – not least … the increase in non-tariff barriers to trade, such as local regulations or subsidies – as a potential cause of the weaker … growth in global trade. Non-tariff barriers to trade are a significant element of countries’ trade policies and may often be …
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This study empirically investigates the impact on per capita real economic growth of each of the ten measures of economic freedom computed annually by the Heritage Foundation. Within the context of the Random Effects Model, panel least squares estimations using a 5-year panel (2004 through 2008)...
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Using a structural vector auto-regression (SVAR) model, this paper examines the size, geographical sources, and transmission channels of global and regional shocks to the Armenian economy. Results show that Armenian economic activity is strongly influenced by global demand shocks and changes in...
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This paper examines the impact of terrorism on economic growth and capital formation using data for 152 countries from 1970 to 2003.During the past thirty-five years, the world has witnessed nearly twenty thousand terrorist incidents. The increasingly global scope of terrorism has raised...
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Developing Asia has traditionally relied on exports to the United States (US) and other industrialized countries for demand and growth. As a result, the collapse of exports to the US and other industrialized countries during the global financial and economic crisis has sharply curtailed gross...
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We build and estimate a structural dynamic general equilibrium model of growth and trade. Trade affects growth through …, growth affects trade, directly through changes in country size and indirectly through altering the incidence of trade costs …. Theory translates into an intuitive econometric system that identifies the causal impact of trade on income and growth, and …
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The study reveals that there is a relationship between foreign direct investments, trade, and growth rate of per capita … do not show any auto-correlation. The trade and foreign investment variables have a significant impact on the growth rate … of GDP per capita. Because FDI and trade are two important components of economic growth in Bangladesh, it is important …
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Market to ensure freer trade and perhaps to create an egalitarian Europe. The post-1993 period saw the biggest enlargement of … had happened in the EU. Our study makes a humble attempt to shed light on the role of trade (both intra-EU and EU versus … trade openness and government expenditure did contribute to per capita income convergence in the EU during the period of our …
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We develop a dynamic multi-country trade model with foreign direct investment (FDI) in the form of non-rival technology … capital. The model nests structural gravity subsystems for FDI and trade, with accumulation/decumulation of phyisical and … to 9% of world's welfare and to 11% of world's trade, unevenly distributed among winners and losers. Net exports of FDI …
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