Aiming to support downstream processing, the Indonesian government announced an export tax in May 2010. Using a partial equilibrium approach, this paper therefore attempts to analyse: (i) whether the Indonesian government has imposed optimal taxes on cocoa beans; (ii) the impacts of cocoa export...

Trade negotiators are concerned about the possible negative effects of trade liberalisation on employment in specific sectors. The agricultural sector has characteristics that make it different from industrial or service sectors. These are an informal labour force, low productivity, relative...

Summary of Banco de España Working Paper no. 2003

Utilizando una muestra de bancos cotizados de Estados Unidos, Europa, Japón y China durante el período 2004-2014, los autores analizan el impacto que el nuevo marco de regulación prudencial aprobado en el G-20 tras la gran crisis financiera tiene sobre el riesgo bancario. El riesgo se mide en...

Artículo de revista ; The use of Next Generation EU can become one of the main determinants of Spanish economic developments in the coming years. This article analyses the economic impact of the European Regional Development Fund over the last 20 years, on account of the similarity between its...

Public policies that aim to achieve gender equality, improve work-life balance or combat harassment may have economic consequences, for example, through changes in the labour supply of women or other groups. Although there may be an increase in social awareness of these problems, a separate...