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Assessment of freight traffic flows and harmful emissions in Euro-Mediterranean context: Scenario analyses based on a gravity model
Gattuso, Domenico; Cassone, Gian Carla; Pellicanò, … - In: Journal of Shipping and Trade (JST) 7 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18
Maritime transport contributes significantly to environmental pollution. The Mediterranean Sea Area is particularly affected by marine emissions from particulate matter, black carbon, nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides. In addition to international and crossing traffic, the Mediterranean Sea is...
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The effects of trade facilitation on trade performance in Africa
Sakyi, Daniel; Afesorgbor, Sylvanus Kwaku - In: Journal of African Trade 6 (2019) 1/2, pp. 1-15
Institutional trade barriers constitute substantial constraints for a number of exporters and importers. These barriers are multidimensional and they impede trade flows and trade performance of many developing countries, including African countries. In particular, the International Trade Centre...
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The governance impact on the Romanian trade flows: An augmented gravity model
Tamaș, Anca; Miron, Dumitru - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 23 (2021) 56, pp. 276-289
The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of the quality of the Romanian governance process on the trade with EU … governance indicators were used: voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality … quality with a positive impact, while the other indicators had a negative influence. The voice and accountability is not …
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Modelling The Trade Flows of The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A New Approach to Gravity Model
Insel, Aysu; Tekçe, Mehmet Mahmut - 2009
This study analyzes the trade flows of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) both among its member countries and with the rest of the world by employing a panel data gravity model in the context of the single country approach in order to capture the impacts of observable and unobservable variables...
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The gravity model specification for modeling international trade flows and free trade agreement effects: a 10-year review of empirical studies
Kepaptsoglou, Konstantinos; Karlaftis, Matthew G.; … - In: The Open Economics Journal 3 (2010), pp. 1-13
The gravity model has been extensively used in international trade research for the last 40 years because of its considerable empirical robustness and explanatory power. Since their introduction in the 1960's, gravity models have been used for assessing trade policy implications and,...
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Multimarket Linkages, Cartel Discipline and Trade Costs
Agnosteva, Delina; Syropoulos, Constantinos; Yotov, Yoto V. - 2017
We build a model of tacit collusion between firms that operate in multiple markets to study the effects of trade costs. A key feature of the model is that cartel discipline is endogenous. Thus, markets that appear segmented are strategically linked via the incentive compatibility constraint....
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The effect of foreign investment on economic development and income inequality
Bussmann, Margit; De Soysa, Indra; Oneal, John R. - 2002
In this paper, we assess the effect of globalization on the distribution of income within countries, focussing on the influence of foreign direct investment. We analyze data for 72 countries, 1970-90. We incorporate in our tests the Kuznets (1955) curve, measures of the character of political...
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Stochastic Simulation of Buffer-Stock Stabilization Policies in the World Cocoa Market
Brambila, Jose; Albra, Pedro; Spathis, Paul; Vellutini, … - 1982
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Modeling the Linkage Between Domestic and International Markets
Blandford, David - 1986
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