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Mapping crisis-era protectionism in the Asia Pacific region
Evenett, Simon J. - 2013
This paper provides an account of the resort in recent years by governments in the Asia Pacific region to discrimination against foreign commercial interests. As in previous systemic economic crises, policymakers altered the mix of discriminatory policies employed. This time around governments...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010397297
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Does Entry Regulation Hinder Job Creation? Evidence from the French Retail Industry
Bertrand, Marianne; Kramarz, Francis - 2002
Are product market and entry regulation key sources of low employment growth in many European countries? We investigate this question in the context of the French retail trade industry. Since 1974, approval by regional zoning boards has been required for the creation or extension of any large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261526
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Hypermarket Competition and the Diffusion of Retail Checkout Barcode Scanning
Beck, Jonathan; Grajek, Michał; Wey, Christian - 2005
This paper presents a set of panel data to study the diffusion of retail checkout barcode scanning in ten European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274031
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On PPP, unit roots and panels
Wagner, Martin - 2005
This paper re-assesses the panel (unit root test) evidence for PPP on four monthly data sets. We discuss and illustrate … that commonly-used first generation panel unit root tests are inappropriate for PPP analysis since they are constructed for … cross-sectionally uncorrelated panels. Given that real exchange rate panel data sets are - almost by construction - highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293741
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Real currency appreciation in accession countries: Balassa-Samuelson and investment demand
Fischer, Christoph - 2002
apparently in favour of Balassa-Samuelson effects may require a re-interpretation. The model is estimated for a panel of CEE … scheinen, müssen deshalb möglicherweise neu interpretiert werden. Das Modell wird für ein Panel von mittel- und osteuropäischen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295736
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Bilateral donors' aid allocation decisions: A tree-dimensional panel analysis
Berthélemy, Jean-Claude; Tichit, Ariane - 2002
-dimensional panel study (recipient-year-donor) and allows for comparisons between the different donors. Thanks to the length of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279063
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Establishing the Linkages of Human Resource Development with Inclusive Growth
Tullao, Tereso Jr. S.; Cabuay, Christopher James; … - 2015
This study is one of the component papers in the priority area on inclusive growth of Project APEC 2015. This paper aims to establish the linkages of enhancing human capital and human resource development in an economy in attaining inclusive growth. Various studies have suggested that education,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421416
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Quality Assurance in the Japanese Universities
Toma, Sorin-George; Naruo, Shinji - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 11 (2009) 26, pp. 574-584
The higher education system represents a vital means for a country to nurture its economic development and social cohesion. All over the world there has been an increasing interest in quality assurance (QA) in higher education, reflecting both the growing importance of higher education services...
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The Size and Development of the Shadow Economies in the Asia-Pacific
Schneider, Friedrich; Bajada, Christopher - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294569
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Beyond Bologna: The Bologna process as a global template for higher education reform efforts
Vögtle, Eva Maria - 2010
This paper investigates recent regional higher education reform initiatives in non-European regions. It studies which non-European regions have launched Bologna style reform initiatives and analyses these initiatives by means of case studies. The regions where such initiatives were launched are...
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