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Defining Development in WTO Law : The Legality and Parameters of Labour Rights Conditionality in the Generalised System of Preferences
O'Brien, Brynn - 2012
This paper argues that GSP labour rights conditionality is in conformity with WTO law. This hinges on the critical question of whether the realisation of labour standards can meet a ‘development need,' a term considered by the WTO Appellate Body report in the EC – Tariffs Preferences case,...
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The (Unnoticed?) Contradictory Overlapping of International and Domestic Rules on FDI : Getting the Legal Facts Right
Fernandez-Pons, Xavier; Torrent, Ramon - 2012
This intends to be a very “empirical” paper. We want to let the facts (legal facts, but facts nevertheless) speak by themselves. We simply present them in an organized way and limit to the minimum our own comments. The overall objective is to show, “by getting the legal facts right”,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014168424
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Are financial benefits of financial globalization questionable until greater domestic financial development has taken place?
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2012
globalization remains open to debate in the literature. In this paper, we try to put some empirical structure on the concept of … object is to assess if financial benefits of financial globalization are questionable until greater domestic financial … financial development benefits of financial globalization. The estimation approach consists of assessing the impact of financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410250
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Financial globalisation uncertainty/instability is good for financial development
Asongu, Simplice A.; Koomson, Isaac; Tchamyou, Vanessa S. - 2015
and Structure Database of the World Bank are employed, namely: financial depth (money supply and liquid liabilities … Financial Development and Structure Database of the World Bank. …
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A new index of globalization : measuring impacts of integration on economic growth and income inequality
Huh, Hyeon-seung; Park, Cyn-Young - 2019
The purpose of this study is twofold. The first is to develop a new composite index of globalization based on data on … effects of globalization on economic growth and income inequality. The index comprises 25 indicators that represent the key … integration in the construction of the globalization index. The results show that although globalization promotes economic growth …
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The EU's Open Strategic Autonomy from a central banking perspective : challenges to the monetary policy landscape from a changing geopolitical environment
2023
Over the past decade, geopolitical developments - and the policy responses to these by major economies around the world …
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International technology race, innovation policy and employment in EU countries
Welfens, Paul J. J. - In: Bewältigung des ökonomischen Wandels : Entwicklungen …, (pp. 121-136). 1997
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Does financial openness promote economic integration? Some evidence from Europe and the CIS
Carmignani, Fabrizio; Chowdhury, Abdur R. - 2005
We study whether financial openness facilitates the economic integration of formerly centrally planned economies with the EU-15. Two dimensions of economic integration are considered: cross-country convergence of per-capita incomes and bilateral trade in goods and services. We find that more...
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Revisting the Effective Exchange Rates of the Euro
Schmitz, Martin - 2012
This paper describes in detail the methodology currently used by the European Central Bank (ECB) to determine the nominal and real effective exchange rate indices of the euro. Building on the work of Buldorini et al. (2002), it shows how the ECB's techniques for calculating effective exchange...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113993
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Regulatory Harmonization Through FTAs and BITs : Regulation of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Nakagawa, Junji - 2012
State capitalism is reemerging today. Some governments, notably newly emerging economies such as China and Russia and oil producing countries in the Middle East are placing much emphasis on state-led economic development, and they are making much use of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to achieve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103941