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Global pharmaceutical pricing strategies: profit implications of price discounting
Longo, Christopher J. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 2 (2010) 6, pp. 447-460
Global pharmaceutical pricing strategies have been debated in published literature; however, these debates have not accounted for the differences in elasticity of demand between the public, private and cash paying markets. A mathematical model is presented that explores several plausible...
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Test of the bilateral trade J-curve between the USA and Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK
Hsing, Yu; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 2, pp. 189-198
This paper examines the J-curve hypothesis for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Applying the vector error correction model and the generalised impulse response function, this study finds that the trade balance reacts to real depreciation in several different patterns in the short run....
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Using the elasticities from the AIDS model to evaluate international market competitiveness: the case of three Egyptian wheat markets
Kagochi, John M.; Jolly, Curtis M. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 2, pp. 154-169
wheat, but the reverse is asymmetrical. The study finds that for USA to maintain and expand its competitive position in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592766
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The Australia–US Free Trade Agreement - An Assessment
Dee, Philippa - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
Australia and the United States signed a bilateral trade agreement in 2004. This paper analyses the provisions of the agreement, compares the provisions with other bilateral and multilateral agreements and comments on the modelling that the Australian Government used to estimate the likely...
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A comparison of bank margin and profitability
Kishore, Rohit - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 3 (2012) 2, pp. 113-126
Using various profitability ratios, this paper examines bank profitability in Fiji and compares it with the banks in … New Zealand, Australia and USA. The findings suggest that on average, banks in Fiji have a significant higher net interest … with 1% to 2% in New Zealand, Australia and USA. When you add the increasing fees and charges to this high margin, bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669149
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On the causal relationship between trade-openness and government-size: evidence from OECD countries
Molana, Hassan; Montagna, Catia; Violato, Mara - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 4/5/6, pp. 226-249
The compensation hypothesis predicts a positive causation from international economic openness to the size of the public sector, as governments step in to perform a risk mitigating role to counterbalance the increasing exposure to external risk and the economic dislocations caused by growing...
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Measuring efficiency of the banking industry before and after the recent financial crisis: some international evidence
Mitra, Devashis; Siddiquee, Mohammad - In: International Journal of Accounting and Finance 4 (2013) 2, pp. 143-167
improvements of the sampled banks either in terms of operations or profitability. An examination of financial ratio reveals that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722759
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Test of the bilateral trade J-curve between the USA and Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK
Hsing, Yu; Sergi, Bruno S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 2, pp. 189-198
This paper examines the J-curve hypothesis for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Applying the vector error correction model and the generalised impulse response function, this study finds that the trade balance reacts to real depreciation in several different patterns in the short run....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539560
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Using the elasticities from the AIDS model to evaluate international market competitiveness: the case of three Egyptian wheat markets
Kagochi, John M.; Jolly, Curtis M. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 2, pp. 154-169
wheat, but the reverse is asymmetrical. The study finds that for USA to maintain and expand its competitive position in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539563
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Selection of stock markets: a factor analysis approach
Hui, Tak Kee; Tsui, Kai Chong; Chua, David - In: International Journal of Applied Management Science 2 (2010) 2, pp. 136-151
This study uses factor analysis to simplify the complex relationships among stock markets and to reduce the number of markets required for portfolio construction. Our sample consists of the US and 11 Asia-Pacific stock markets. We find that the reduced portfolio obtained from factor analysis has...
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