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Developing Country Trade: Implications of China’s Changing Trade and Competitiveness in Intensive and Extensive Margin Goods
Somwaru, Agapi; Tuan, Francis; Gehlhar, Mark J.; Diao, … - 2008
This paper delves into China’s differential growths in trade flows with high income and developing countries by … traded goods ranging from primary, intermediate, and finished goods because China’s policies impact all segments China …’s trade flows. In the last 28 years, China has specialized in deficits in the upstream production segments (parts and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443281
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FIRMS’ RESPONSES TO NUTRITIONAL POLICIES
Duvaleix-Treguer, S.; Hammoudi, H.; Rouached, L.; … - 2010
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of nutritional policies on the behavior of firms, particularly in terms of food quality and prices, and to assess the potential impacts of such policies from a public health point of view. We determine how new products that are nutritionally...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445851
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Quality Standards in Children's Programming: An Independent Observation of Industry Claims
Alexander, Alison; Hoerrner, Keisha; Benjamin, Louise; … - 2002
There is no standard definition for "quality children's programming" currently. This study sought to build from the work of Alexander, Hoerrner, and Duke (1998) and others in constructing a standardized definition. The Alexander et al. study defined the television industry's definition of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459101
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An exploration of why consumers purchase eco-labeled products : a survey of coffee consumers in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts
Mal, Niranjan - 2001
A survey questionnaire was administered to sixty respondents within the Pioneer Valley to ascertain why consumers choose to purchase eco-labeled coffees, what their understanding of the various eco-labeling certifications and claims are, and whether eco-labeling directly influences their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449623
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A Choice model approach to business and leisure traveler's preferences for green hotel attributes
Millar, Michelle - 2009
There has been an increase in environmental concern by travelers in the United States (U. S.). As a result, hospitality companies are taking note and have begun to incorporate environmentally friendly or green practices into their operations. What remains relatively unclear, though, is if the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009458748
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How green is the mouse? : [electronic resource] a look at the use of green marketing in Walt Disney World to promote environmental policy and standards /
Piccirillo, Cara. - Florida Atlantic University.Honors College.Bachelor's … - 2008
My project "How Green is the Mouse?" analyses the ways in which the Disney Company utilizes various green marketing strategies in an effort to appeal to the growing number of eco-conscious consumers. My study examines different strategies of green marketing and evaluates the use of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431678
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The Perils of Globalization and the World Trading System
Jackson, John H. - 2000
The post-World War II world trading system is now more than fifty years old, and not surprisingly, it has evolved through a number of different stages of development and survived a series of perils. Recently, however, the perils seem even greater than before. The failure of the Seattle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466411
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A Tale of Two Standards: An Exploration of US GAAP and IFRS
Lagasse, Allyson - 2010
The research in this paper has two objectives. Beginning with an examination of the historical development of how financial reporting standards are set in the United States and around the world, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board will be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450221
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Private and Governmental Barriers Affecting International Market Contestability: Current and Prospective Remedies
Manzoni, Massimo G. - 1997
Several interesting developments indicate that world attention is increasingly focusing on a "novel" category of trade barriers: non-tariff and non-border barriers. Following the Uruguay Round (the eighth round of negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, "GATT"), scholars...
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Financial constraints, the distribution of wealth and international trade
Amissah, Emmanuel; Bougheas, Spiros; Falvey, Rodney - 2010
Extract: As the Heckscher-Ohlin-Mundell paradigm predicts, in a world where capital markets are perfect and production exhibits constant-returns to scale, while aggregate wealth endowments can be an important source of comparative advantage, their internal distribution does not matter for the...
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