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Trade, trust and the rule of law
Yu, Shu; Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd; de Haan, Jakob - In: European Journal of Political Economy 37 (2015) C, pp. 102-115
Well-functioning institutions, both formal (i.e. rule of law) and informal (i.e. trust), facilitate economic exchange. To investigate the nature of the relationship between formal and informal institutions, we analyze bilateral trade patterns in a sample of 16 European countries between...
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The changing pattern of U.S. trade: 1975-1985
Rosensweig, Jeffrey; Lium, Gretchen; Welch, Kelly - In: Economic Review (1986) Oct, pp. 36-42
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005361104
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The GATT's contribution to economic recovery in post-war Western Europe
Irwin, Douglas A. - Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the … - 1993
By freeing Europe's regional and international trade from tariffs and other trade barriers, the General Agreement on … Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has often been hailed as a key factor in promoting the post-war economic recovery in Western Europe … the GATT in supporting economic recovery in Western Europe in the decade after 1947. The formation of the GATT by itself …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005368148
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The effect of EU environmental regulation on international trade : restriction of hazardous substance as a trade barrier
Honda, Keiichiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
In 2003 the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) was established in the EU, which limited the trade of machinery, electrical and electronic equipment that have at least one of the substances considered hazardous under RoHS directive. Since countries trading with the EU must comply with...
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MiFID, Reg NMS and competition across trading venues in Europe and the USA
Petrella, Giovanni - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 18 (2010) July, pp. 257-271
regulation national market system (Reg NMS) affect the competition for order flow among trading venues in, respectively, Europe …
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Industry or Services: The European Specialization Dilemma
Herzog, Colette; Ünal, Deniz - In: La Lettre du CEPII (2011) 317
European specialization evolve in such environment? Europe turns out to have strengthened its tertiary specialization while …
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The policy impact of product-related environmental regulations in Asia
Michida, Etsuyo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
This paper focuses on EU chemical regulations, RoHS and REACH, and shows these EU regulations have driven Asian countries to introduce regulations that are similar yet modified versions to the EU regulations. Asia as the world manufacturing center has extensive production networks where parts...
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"FDI and Trade : The Irish Host-Country Experience".
Barry, F; Bradley, J - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 1997
In Irish manufacturing, the foreign sector accounts for about one half of employment and some 60 per cent of gross output. The Irish experience therefore provides us with a textbook case study of the effects on an EU host economy of export-oriented FDI. We explore in this paper the structural...
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The Competitiveness of European Services
Rubalcaba, Luis; di Meglio, Gisela; Visintin, Stefano; … - Instituto Universitario de Análisis Económico y … - 2008
The emergence of service offshoring places competitiveness at the centre of the discussion on international trade. The role of cost related factors driving trade performances is debated. However, although services trade becomes more dynamic, service competitiveness factors remain a field largely...
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Restoring the Asian Silk Route: Toward an Integrated Asia
Bhattacharyay, Biswa N; De, Prabir - eSocialSciences - 2009
Lack of full regional connectivity is one of the major constraints hindering regional growth and integration in Asia, as well as with the rest of the world. One of the conclusions of this paper is that Asia must strengthen its physical connectivity to make it a conduit for international trade...
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