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The performance of export credit agencies in post-communist Central European countries
Janda, Karel; Michalikova, Eva; Psenakova, Lucia - 2013
This paper is the first one to analyze official government export promotion in all four post-communist Central European Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia). Similar development of those economies in transition period after the fall of communism is described and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786887
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Intangible barriers to international trade : a sectoral approach
Möhlmann, Jan L.; Ederveen, Sjef; Groot, Henri L. F. de; … - 2009
This paper studies the importance of intangible barriers to trade in explaining variation in disaggregate international trade. The analysis is based on a sample of 55 countries for the year 2000. We explicitly focus on the importance of institutional and cultural dimensions of distance. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011377611
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Why do OECD-countries trade more?
Groot, Henri L. F. de; Linders, Gert-Jan M.; Rietveld, Piet - 2003
Ineffective institutions increase transaction costs and reduce trade. This paper shows that differences in the effectiveness of institutions offer an explanation for the tendency of OECD countries to trade disproportionately with each other, and with non-OECD countries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334343
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Trade flows and trade specialisation : the case of China
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Sova, Anamaria; Sova, Robert - 2015
Using annual data for the period 1992-2012, this paper examines trade flows between China and its main trade partners in Asia, North America and Europe, and whether increasing trade has led to industrial structural adjustment and changes in China’s trade patterns. The analysis is based on both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479920
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Trade flows and trade specialisation : the case of China
Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Sova, Anamaria; Sova, Robert - 2015
Using annual data for the period 1992 - 2012, this paper examines trade flows between China and its main trade partners in Asia, North America and Europe, and whether increasing trade has led to industrial structural adjustment and changes in China's trade patterns. The analysis is based on both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010483599
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Determinants of Intra-Industry Trade between Western Balkans and EU-15 : Evidence from Bilateral Data
Botrić, Valerija - 2013
This paper provides analysis of intra-industry trade determinants between Western Balkan countries and old European … component is negligible. Intra-industry trade determinants analysis has revealed that relative income level, distance, relative … determinants of vertical component are the same, although for some variables smaller significance levels were found. Horizontal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013073553
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Intra- and Inter-Firm US Trade
Co, Catherine Y. - 2010
Bivariate Tobit gravity regressions using 2000–2007 US trade data show that US-based firms take advantage of positive forces (e.g., economic freedom) operating in foreign markets more through affiliates than third parties. Likewise, transactions with affiliates are deterred a lot more by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013147978
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Intra-Industry Trade of Transition Countries : Trends and Determinants
Kandogan, Yener - 2004
-country differences, the paper points out the important distinction between the determinants of inter-industry trade and intra …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014070081
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The Reorientation of Transition Countries' Exports : Changes in Quantity, Quality and Variety
Kandogan, Yener - 2003
The paper analyzes the factors behind the reorientation of transition countries' exports to their non-traditional partners outside their former block. First, the amount of reorientation is calculated using a gravity model. Then, reasons for the cross-country differences in the rate of closing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014074441
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Intangible Barriers to International Trade : A Sectoral Approach
Möhlmann, Jan L.; Ederveen, Sjef; de Groot, Henri L. F.; … - 2009
This paper studies the importance of intangible barriers to trade in explaining variation in disaggregate international trade. The analysis is based on a sample of 55 countries for the year 2000. We explicitly focus on the importance of institutional and cultural dimensions of distance. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014210163