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Road connectivity and the border effect : evidence from Europe

Braconier, Henrik; Pisu, Mauro - 2013

estimates of the border effect for continental Europe using road rather than great circle – or “as-crows-fly” – distance. Road … information on travel time, we are able to consider costs related to time in addition to those depending on distance. We find that … for the same great circle distance and the same city size, the road distance between two cities located in the same …

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An advanced guide to trade policy analysis : the structural gravity model

Yotov, Yoto; Piermartini, Roberta; Monteiro, José-Antonio - World Trade Organization; Vereinte Nationen - 2016

"This Advanced Guide has been developed to contribute to the engancement of developing countries' capacity to analyse and implement trade policy. It is aimed at government experts engaged in trade negotiations, as well as graduate students and researchers involved in trade-related study or...

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GVCs and centrality : mapping key hubs, spokes and the periphery

Criscuolo, Chiara; Timmis, Jonathan - 2018

This paper uses “centrality” metrics to reflect position with Global Value Chains (GVCs). Central sectors reflect those that are highly connected (both directly and indirectly) and influential within globalproduction networks, whereas peripheral sectors exhibit weak linkages and are less...

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The negative effect of regulatory divergence on foreign direct investment

Fournier, Jean-Marc - 2015

The determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) are explored with gravity models, using a Poisson estimator and a linear estimator, both with fixed effects. The heterogeneity of product market regulations has a large and robust impact on cross-border investment: a reduction of regulatory...

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The determinants of Foreign Direct Investment : do statutory restrictions matter?

Mistura, Fernando; Roulet, Caroline - 2019

Over the past two decades, governments worldwide have continued to liberalise restrictions on international investment with only occasional relapses. Yet, FDI liberalisation remains an unfinished agenda in various parts of the world and across sectors. This paper sheds light on their potential...

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