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The paper examines the effect of FDI and its interaction with trade openness on income inequality in Nigeria. In doing … finds that FDI inflows positively affect income inequality. However, the interaction between FDI and trade openness … negatively affects income inequality suggesting that greater openness of the economy to international trade would engender …
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The paper examines the effects of trade openness, particularly, import openness and FDI inflows on life expectancy in … through investment-friendly policies, programmes and initiatives, to meet domestic demand for consumer goods), deliberate and …
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serious questions about the WTO's role as a negotiating forum for trade liberalization.This paper reviews the current WTO …The World Trade Organization's (WTO) most recent Ministerial Conference took place last December in Nairobi, Kenya … clear what that means, and how it relates to the “old” issues and approaches. And with the rise of mega-regional trade …
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. The determinant variables of FDI are political stability, inflation rate, trade openness, exchange rate, market size and … political stability, trade openness, and market size has positive relationship with the FDI inflows of the country. The …
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the World Trade Organization might collectively pursue trade liberalization and support innovation, in a global trading … environment characterized by tariffs and uneven intellectual property protection. It suggests that the trade regime could be … reformed to deliver the benefits of trade to more people, be used to synchronize and further development in all member states …
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Promising growth rates, increased trade, and competition among major global players for African resources have boosted … deficits in good government in many African countries, the EU bears responsibility for the fragile state of many African … economies. The self-interested trade policies of the EU and other world powers contribute to poverty and unsatisfactory …
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Market access is the most important liberalizing principle in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). It …
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Promising growth rates, increased trade, and competition among major global players for African resources have boosted … deficits in good government in many African countries, the EU bears responsibility for the fragile state of many African … economies. The self-interested trade policies of the EU and other world powers contribute to poverty and unsatisfactory …
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consequences of anticipated domestic and global trade policy and world price changes. Similar exogenous or policy shocks are seen … to have contrasting effects, depending on initial economic structure, trade orientation and policy regime. Further, when … and welfare results. Nevertheless, in many empirically important cases, reducing protection for capital intensive …
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Facilitating trade is essential for Africa's economic development and further integration into the world economy, as … business in Africa still suffers from behind-the-border barriers to trade. Using firm level data from the World Bank … firms' export decisions with a special focus on trade facilitation measures like the energy or telecommunications …
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