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Import competition and U.S. sentiment toward China
Arezki, Rabah; Duong Trung Le; Nguyen, Ha; Nguyen, Hieu - 2024
We empirically examine how import competition affects sentiment toward China in local communities in the United States using a news-based index for sentiment. Results are threefold. First, U.S. sentiment toward China peaked in 2007 before turning negative. Second, communities more exposed to...
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Climbing up India's manufacturing export ladder : how competitive are intermediate goods?
Das, Deb Kusum; Gupta, Neha - 2019
The rising trade in intermediate goods accounts for almost two-thirds of world’s trade (MGI, 2019). India's export share for intermediate goods in its total exports has increased from 31.18% in 2011 to 32.52% in 2016. Moreover, India's overall share in world merchandise exports has itself...
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Contrasting Revealed Comparative Advantages when Trade is (also) in Intermediate Products
Escaith, Hubert - 2020
The paper reviews and compare a selection of existing and new alternative indicators of Revealed Comparative Advantages, with a special emphasis on trade in intermediate products. The research adopts a statistical approach for both its theoretical and its analytical facets. The formal concepts...
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The impact of oil sector on the global competitiveness of the GCC countries : panel data approach
AlQudah, Anas; Badawi, Ahmed; AboElsoud, Mostafa E. - 2016
This study explores the impact of oil sector on global competitiveness of the GCC states in a panel data framework for the period from 2006 to 2014. The focus is placed on how the non-traditional factors; oil rents, fuel exports as percentage of merchandise exports, oil prices, and mining sector...
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Analyzing the international competitiveness of the industry in Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain using revealed comparative advantages (RCA) indicators
Oelgemöller, Jens - 2012
This paper sheds light on the export structure of the four European countries Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain, the … Portugal and Greece can be found within agriculture and natural resources. The dominant export sectors are also located there … will not have a major impact in Greece and Portugal. Spain does have competitive sectors and a degree of specialization …
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Unpicking Portugal's export performance : a microdata analysis
Adamczyk, Paula; Westmore, Ben - 2020
Portugal has notably increased its international openness over recent decades, with exports’ share of GDP rising by 20 …
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Scrapping subsidies during the financial crisis : evidence from Europe
Leheyda, Nina; Verboven, Frank - 2013
We study the effects of the car scrapping subsidies in Europe during the financial crisis. We make use of a rich data set of all car models sold in nine European countries, observed at a monthly level during 2005-2011.We employ a difference-in-differences approach, exploiting the fact that...
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Integration with the global economy : the case of Turkish automobile and consumer electronics industries
Taymaz, Erol (contributor); Yılmaz, Kamil (contributor) - 2008
This paper aims to contribute to the extensive study of the World Bank Commission on Growth and Development by a case study of the Turkish automotive and the consumer electronics industries. Despite a macroeconomic environment that inhibits investment and growth, both industries have achieved...
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US Auto Industry Bailouts : Will Protectionist Potholes Put a Dent in Trade and Competitiveness?
Benson, Christina C. - 2012
In the wake of global recession, governments worldwide face increasing pressures to assist ailing domestic industries, especially companies deemed "too big to fail." The auto sector provides an excellent illustration of the tensions between the need to rescue ailing domestic producers without...
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The Impact of Foreign Collaborations (Technology) on India’s Foreign Trade and Industrial Competitiveness : A Study of Automobile Ancillary Industry
Chugan, Pawan K. - 2015
The impact of foreign collaborations or international technology transfers in developing host countries has been a major bone of contention. Literature on this subject has varied views and the role of MNCs in and the sharing of the net benefits between the technology givers and technology takers...
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