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Electronic coordination in oligopolistic markets: Impact on transport costs and product differentiation
Bandulet, Martin; Morasch, Karl - Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und … - 2002
Parameterbereiche existieren in denen die Unternehmen nach einer exogenen Senkung der Transportkosten die Produktdifferenzierung … integriert waren. Der daraus resultierende verstärkte Wettbewerbsdruck sollte die Anreize der Unternehmen zur … Produktdifferenzierung eigentlich erhöhen. Wir analysieren die Interaktion der Investitionsentscheidungen in transportkostensenkende …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462121
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Border and Behind-The-Border Trade Barriers and Country Exports
Sadikov, Azim M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
How do signatures required for exporting and business registration procedures affect the volume and composition of country's exports? To answer this question, I develop a model where a country can export two types of products: differentiated and homogeneous. I show that export signatures and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825677
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In Search of WTO Trade Effects; Preferential Trade Agreements Promote Trade Strongly, But Unevenly
Eicher, Theo S.; Henn, Christian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The literature measuring the impact of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTA) and WTO membership on trade flows has produced remarkably diverse results. Rose's (2004) seminal paper reports a range of specifications that show no WTO effects, but Subramanian and Wei (2007) contend that he does not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826257
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The Impacton India of Trade Liberalization in the Textiles and Clothing Sector
Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Prasad, A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
We analyze the impact of the elimination of textile and clothing (T&C) quotas in 2005 on India. Our simulations suggest that while Indian exports of T&C will continue to expand in the presence of the safeguards on China, they will be affected adversely once these safeguards are lifted. We argue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826555
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Trade and Thy Neighbor's War
Qureshi, Mahvash Saeed - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper examines the spatial dispersion effects of regional conflicts, defined as internal or external armed conflicts in contiguous states, on international trade. Our empirical findings-based on different measures of conflict constructed using alternate definitions of contiguity and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008561086
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One Money,one Market; A Revised Benchmark
Henn, Christian; Eicher, Theo S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The introduction of the euro generated substantial interest in measuring the impact of currency unions (CUs) on trade flows. Rose's (2000) initial estimates suggested a tripling of trade and created a literature in search of "more reasonable" CU effects. A recent meta-analysis of this literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528645
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Regional Trade Arrangements in Africa; Past Performance and the Way Forward
Yang, Yongzheng; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Regional trade arrangements (RTAs) in Africa have been ineffective in promoting trade and foreign direct investment. Relatively high external trade barriers and low resource complementarity between member countries limit both intra- and extraregional trade. Small market size, poor transport...
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Measuring the Impact of Distortions in Agricultural Trade in Partial and General Equilibrium
Tokarick, Stephen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper provides quantitative estimates of the impact of removing agricultural support (both tariffs and subsidies) in partial- and general-equilibrium frameworks. The results show that agricultural support in industrial countries is highly distortionary and tariffs have a larger...
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Do South-South Trade Agreements Increase Trade? Commodity-Level Evidence from COMESA
Mayda, Anna Maria; Steinberg, Chad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
South-South trade agreements are proliferating: Developing countries signed 70 new agreements between 1990 and 2003. Yet the impact of these agreements is largely unknown. This paper focuses on the static effects of South-South preferential trade agreements stemming from changes in trade...
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Central America; Global Integration and Regional Cooperation
Rodlauer, Markus; Schipke, Alfred - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Central America has received growing attention as a region that is integrating successfully into the global economy. This paper examines—among other things—the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA-DR), noting that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252532