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Dijk, Meine Pieter (contributor) - 2009

oil-producing countries (Angola, Nigeria and Sudan) and countries rich in minerals (Zambia). Third, the trade policy China …. One case study of Sudan deals with the political presence of China in Sudan and the extent to which Chinese arms suppliers …

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North African oil and foreign investment in changing market conditions

Fattouh, Bassam - 2008

The oil sectors in the North African countries of Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Sudan have witnessed major transformations … companies makes it one of the most attractive countries for foreign investment despite its mature oilfields. In Sudan, Asian … national oil companies transformed the prospects of the country’s oil sector. Since 1999, Sudan’s oil production has been …

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The Trade and FDI Effects of EMU Enlargement

Brouwer, Jelle; Paap, Richard; Viaene, Jean-Marie - 2007

This paper considers the nature and the distribution of trade and FDI effects of a potential enlargement of the European Monetary Union (EMU) to the 10 countries that obtained EU membership in 2004. One-way and two-way error component gravity models are estimated using a data set of unbalanced...

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Export, foreign direct investment, and joint ventures: Learning the rival's costs through propinquity

Creane, Anthony; Miyagiwa, Kaz - 2007

We examine the role of cost uncertainty in a firm's choice between exporting and foreign investment in oligopolistic industry. We consider both foreign direct investment and an international joint venture, and allow country-specific and firm-specific cost uncertainty. Unlike exporting, either...

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The pecking order of cross-border investment

Daude, Christian; Fratzscher, Marcel - 2006

Is there a pecking order of cross-border investment in that countries become financially integrated primarily through some types of investment rather than others? Using a novel database of bilateral capital stocks for all types of investment – FDI, portfolio equity securities, debt securities...

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Philippines-Japan Free Trade Agreement: Analyzing Its Potential Impact Using a Computable General Equilibrium Model

Yasutake, Taeko - 2004

This study analyzes the potential impact of the Philippines-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the Philippine economy in case of the Philippines' discriminately unilateral tariff reduction on import from Japan using a computable general equilibrium model for the Philippine economy. The result...

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