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Immigration Policies: Competing for Skills
Ochel, Wolfgang - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 4, pp. 27-33
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998681
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592764
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010722759
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670287
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539560
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755174
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Parliamentary Federations and Limited Government
Sharman, Campbell - In: Journal of Theoretical Politics 2 (1990) 2, pp. 205-230
constitutional evolution of Australia and Canada. Both systems have responded to changing popular expectations of the scope and … tension between these competing elements is used to chart the interaction between federalism, parliamentary institutions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010777981
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Editor's Overview
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 1-2
the information and communications technology sector to productivity growth in Canada and the United States; the Irish … productivity levels in manufacturing; productivity trends in the construction sector in Canada; and a review of Angus Maddison …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650233
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Why Executive Power Centralizes Government
Baker, Samuel H. - In: Public Finance Review 33 (2005) 6, pp. 747-766
proposes and tests a model of federalism in which different levels of veto power can lead to varying degrees of centralization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552759
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Russian federalism: regional policy of supporting municipal units
Klistorin, V.I. - In: Journal "Region: Economics and Sociology" 3 (2009)
Proceeding from a view that a municipal level of governance seems to be a matter-of-course basis both for federate relations and an effective decentralized decision-making system in modern economy, we consider the development issues of municipal units and population settlement patterns. We also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008517834