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This thesis is a collection of research papers examining global economic integration, technology diffusion and climate change and their interactions and policy implications. Chapter 1 theoretically analyzes the effect of changes in regional production costs on the inter-regional allocation of...
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In this paper we examine several approaches to detecting changes in the adjustment coefficients in cointegrated VARs. We adopt recursive and rolling techniques as mis-specification tests for the detection of non-constancy and the estimation of the breakpoints. We find that inspection of the...
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The unusual rise and fall of non-monetary trade (NMT) in the Russian transition has been a subject of heated debates. Yet, this phenomenon is often viewed as a peculiarity that one cannot explain by economic considerations alone. In this paper we show that the resort to NMT was a rational,...
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This paper proposes asymptotically optimal tests for unstable parameter process under the feasible circumstance that the researcher has little information about the unstable parameter process and the error distribution, and suggests conditions under which the knowledge of those processes does...
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Structural system identification methods are analytical techniques for reconciling test data with analytical models. The response data frequently used to compare a finite element model and test data are the eigenvalues of the system. However, eigenvalues alone cannot assure an adequate model....
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Several studies have shown evidence of price convergence between countries in the European Union (EU) since the … the coefficient of variation. The results show little evidence of price convergence for non-residential construction for … either country group. This is shown to be in contrast with convergence that is evident in the prices of other product groups …
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This paper proposes a pair-wise approach to testing for output convergence that considers all N(N-1)/2 possible pairs … of log per capita output gaps across N economies. A general probabilistic definition of output convergence is also … support output convergence and suggest that the findings of convergence clubs in the literature might be spurious. However …
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the differences between accounting for fixed assets under IFRS and U.S. GAAP.  Primarily the discussion will be driven by the question: which standard should the FASB lobby for in its joint effort with the IASB to converge U.S. GAAP with IFRS?  The paper...
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The purpose of this thesis is to examine in depth the process of U.S. GAAP convergence to IFRS. The thesis begins by … providing the history of convergence, which include all the measures that have led to the FASB’s and IASB efforts today. Some … convergence or endorsement of IFRS. The conclusion includes interviews of three Deloitte professionals on their opinions of …
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continuing search for convergence of FASB and IASB as they strive to make leases as transparent and honest as possible. …
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