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Land Fragmentation and Market Integration - Heterogeneous Technologies in Kosovo
Sauer, Johannes; Davidova, Sophia; Gorton, Matthew - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften … - 2012
This paper empirically measures the prevalence of heterogeneous technologies in a sample of small-scale agricultural producers as an answer to structural conditions and market risks. Such risks are closely linked to the effects of land fragmentation and the degree of market integration. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010920657
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Interregional integration of wheat markets in Kazakhstan
Brosig, Stephan; Yahshilikov, Yorbol - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2005
Reliable marketing opportunities in both interregional and international trade along with relatively low transportation [and transaction] costs are essential to profitability of wheat production. In this study we have investigated one aspect of the quality of marketing and trade opportunities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597144
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Die Marktprämie im EEG 2012: Ein sinnvoller Beitrag zur Markt- und Systemintegration erneuerbarer Energien?
Gawel, Erik; Purkus, Alexandra - Department Ökonomie, Helmholtz Zentrum für … - 2012
Marktintegration, d. h. die Einbeziehung in den Steuerungs- und Ver-gütungsmechanismus des Strommarktes, sowie ihrer Systemintegration … in seiner aktuellen Ausgestaltung zur Marktintegration und/oder zur Systemintegration beiträgt, und ob es grundsätzlich … lassen, und welche Zusatzkosten der Integrationsadministrierung dabei entstehen (Effizienz). Während die Marktintegration i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010980523
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Preferential Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region
Feridhanusetyawan, Tubagus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific region have proliferated rapidly over the past five years and … potential gains from Asia-Pacific PTAs requires a commitment to liberalize sensitive sectors, to maintain consistent provisions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599528
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Domestic Market Integration and Regional Economic Growth—China’s Recent Experience from 1995–2011
Ke, Shanzi - In: World Development 66 (2015) C, pp. 588-597
This paper constructs an enhanced indicator for trade barrier and examines the endogenous relationship between market integration and regional economies across China from 1995 to 2011. Beyond the current literature, this study shows: the endogenous relationship is significant, reflecting a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011077573
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Have food and financial markets integrated? An empirical assessment on aggregate data
Lehecka, Georg - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften … - 2013
This paper analyzes co-movements and discusses possible market integration between aggregate food and stock markets in the period of 1990 to 2012. Correlations, price return distributions, cointegration, and Granger-causalities are tested in subsamples on monthly FAO Food Price Index and MSCI...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880031
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Euro Area Policies; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Direct...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
The Euro Area Policies’ 2007 Article IV Consultation reports that the economy is poised for a sustained upswing because of cyclical considerations and policies, which have had a forward-looking cast. The area’s external position and the real effective exchange rate of the euro are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245374
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Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245902
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European Union Enlargement and Equity Markets in Accession Countries
Podpiera, Richard; Dvorák, Tomás - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The announcement of the European Union enlargement coincided with a dramatic rise in stock prices in accession countries. This paper investigates the hypothesis that the rise in stock prices was a result of the repricing of systematic risk due to the integration of accession countries into the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768729
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An Empirical Verification of Cointegration and Causality in Indian Stock Markets
Madhusoodanan, P.R.; Kumar, Hareesh V. - In: South Asia Economic Journal 9 (2008) 1, pp. 159-172
The study examines the empirical validity of cointegration and causality between the two dominating Indian stock markets: the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The daily closing values of the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty indices are retrieved from the PROWESS...
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