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The Economics of Cross-Border Travel
Chandra, Ambarish; Head, Keith; Tappata, Mariano - In: The Review of Economics and Statistics 96 (2014) 3, pp. 648-661
We model the decision to travel across an international border as a trade-off between benefits derived from buying a range of products at lower prices and the costs of travel. We estimate the model using microdata on Canada–United States travel. Price differences motivate cross-border...
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Immigration Policies: Competing for Skills
Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 4, pp. 27-33
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S-Curve dynamics of trade between Egypt and her two largest partners
Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen; Hosny, Amr Sadek - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 5 (2012) 2, pp. 142-152
two largest trading partners. We test the phenomenon for 36 industries (59 industries) that trade between Egypt and USA …
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Role of Japan-US relative GDP and broad money supply in determining the yen-dollar exchange rate
Rahman, Matiur; Balic, Mihajlo; Swindle, Charles B. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 7 (2005) 4, pp. 311-323
This paper analyses the role of relative GDP and broad money supply (M2) in the determination of the yen-dollar exchange rate. The sample period spans from the first quarter of 1988 to the second quarter of 2004. Standard cointegration procedures are applied. No clear evidence of a long-run...
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Role of Japan-US relative GDP and broad money supply in determining the yen-dollar exchange rate
Rahman, Matiur; Balic, Mihajlo; Swindle, Charles B. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 7 (2005) 4, pp. 311-323
This paper analyses the role of relative GDP and broad money supply (M2) in the determination of the yen-dollar exchange rate. The sample period spans from the first quarter of 1988 to the second quarter of 2004. Standard cointegration procedures are applied. No clear evidence of a long-run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005225831
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Role of Japan-US relative GDP and broad money supply in determining the yen-dollar exchange rate
Rahman, Matiur; Balic, Mihajlo; Swindle, Charles B. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 7 (2005) 4, pp. 311-323
This paper analyses the role of relative GDP and broad money supply (M2) in the determination of the yen-dollar exchange rate. The sample period spans from the first quarter of 1988 to the second quarter of 2004. Standard cointegration procedures are applied. No clear evidence of a long-run...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227717
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NAFTA and its effects on the USA: revisited
Shahabuddin, Syed - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 4, pp. 388-406
balance and employment rate in Canada. However, the effect of NAFTA on the USA is unclear, i.e. it does not show a negative or … rate in the USA due to NAFTA. Therefore, more study is needed to determine whether the USA has lost jobs or lowered the … wage rate in the USA. …
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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 … depreciation in several different patterns in the short run. There is lack of support for a J-curve for Australia, Canada, and the … UK. In the long run, real depreciation improves the trade balance for Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and does not …
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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
The recent financial crisis has plagued banking institutions around the world. Using a non-parametric (data envelopment analysis) approach, we measure operating and profit efficiency of 21 commercial banks from four countries during 2004-2010. The results suggest that for the most part there is...
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Growth, foreign investment and trade-openness interactions in ten OECD countries: a panel-VAR approach
Pradhan, Rudra P.; Bagchi, Tapan P.; Chowdhury, Khorshed; … - In: International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance 4 (2012) 4, pp. 273-293
openness, using panel-VAR methods in relation to ten significant OECD countries: Austria, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Ireland …, Japan, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the USA, between 1970 and 2010. We find that foreign direct investment, trade openness …
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