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The present value model and Thailand's current account balance

Zubaidi Baharumshah, Ahmad; Bin Ismail, Hamizun - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 3, pp. 337-355

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether current account imbalances – surpluses or deficits – are “excessive” and hence constitute a valid concern. The second objective is to assess the degree of capital mobility by comparing the variance of the current account...

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Achieving excellence in exporting intangible‐intensive goods: measuring economic performances

Di Tommaso, Marco R.; Rubini, Lauretta - In: Measuring Business Excellence 16 (2012) 3, pp. 72-83

Purpose – This paper aims at providing a new point of view in the comparison between the sectoral specialization of Italian firms and that of companies of some emerging countries, both apparently concentrating on so‐called traditional sectors. What is argued in this paper is that, even if...

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Improving the cost estimates of complex projects in the project-based industries

Sridarran, Pournima; Keraminiyage, Kaushal; Herszon, Leon - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 7 (2017) 2, pp. 173-184

. Further, appropriate staffing, network enhancement, risk management, and circumspect estimation are some of the suggestions to …. This is a critical issue as it often connects to the main objectives of any project. However, accurate estimation at the … beginning of the project is difficult. Scholars argue that project complexity is a major contributor to cost estimation …

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Does openness enhance financial sector development? The experience of the Arab world

Al-Fayoumi, Nedal; Abuzayed, Bana - In: EuroMed Journal of Business 9 (2014) 3, pp. 318-332

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine if the simultaneous openness to trade and capital account can promote financial sector development. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a sample of 12 Arab countries over the period from 1985 to 2011, the data were analyzed using the...

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Mirror trade statistics between China and Latin America

Benita, Francisco; Urzúa, Carlos M. - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies 9 (2016) 3, pp. 177-189

Purpose This paper aims to examine the accuracy of the trade statistics between the People’s Republic of China and 20 Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico,...

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Rise and Decline of the East German Economy, 1949–1988 / Blut, Schweiß, Tränen: Aufstieg und Niedergang der ostdeutschen Wirtschaft, 1949–1988

Blum, Ulrich; Dudley, Leonard - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 220 (2000) 4, pp. 438-452

Zusammenbruch in den 70er und 80er Jahren mit Hilfe der neoklassischen Theorie zu erklären. Die alte und neue Institutionenökonomik …

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Horizontal Transfers and Consumption Smoothing in a Monetary Union

Roeger, Werner; Vogel, Lukas - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 237 (2017) 3, pp. 275-294

Abstract The paper investigates the impact of automatic horizontal fiscal transfers on risk sharing and consumption … transfers, but also suggest a significant degree of crowding-out of alternative risk sharing channels. Consequently, net …

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Microfinance and Poverty : Evidence Using Panel Data from Bangladesh

Khandker, Shahidur R. - In: The World Bank Economic Review 19 (2005) 2, pp. 263-286

Microfinance supports mainly informal activities that often have a low return and low market demand. It may therefore be hypothesized that the aggregate poverty impact of microfinance is modest or even nonexistent. If true; the poverty impact of microfinance observed at the participant level...

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The Impact of Financial Crises on Labor Markets, Household Incomes, and Poverty : A Review of Evidence

Fallon, Peter R.; Lucas, Robert E. B. - In: World Bank Research Observer 17 (2002) 1, pp. 21-46

The 1990s have witnessed several financial crises, of which the East Asia and Mexico tequila crises are perhaps the most well known. What impact have these crises had on labor markets, household incomes, and poverty? Total employment fell by much less than production declines and even increased...

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What Can Countries in Other Regions Learn from Social Security Reform in Latin America?

Gill, Indermit S.; Ozer, Ceren; Tatucu, Radu - In: World Bank Research Observer 23 (2008) 1, pp. 57-76

countries in other parts of the world. These lessons relate to changes in labor market incentives accompanying reforms and how …

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