In this paper the authors develop an innovative 21 sector computable general equilibrium model of Armenia to assess the impact on Armenia of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with the EU, as well as further regional or multilateral trade policy commitments. They find that a...

Using an econometric model is analyzed the impact on income (as an indicator of competitiveness) of the degree of use of information and communication technologies by exporting Pymes operating in the State of Yucatán. Nine of the developed models explained properly and enough that the use of...

Cyclicality in shipping is inherent. However, the speed and amplitude of market changes, since the fateful collapse of Lehman brothers in 2008 - distinguishes this particular crisis from most previous cycles. Predictions and investment moves made until immediately before the crisis have, in...

Während der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise 2009 brachen die deutschen Exporte stärker ein als die Importe. Inzwischen hat sich der Welthandel wiederbelebt. Die Autoren berechnen mit Hilfe des Gravitätsmodells die Außenhandelsentwicklung Deutschlands. Demnach dürften sich die Exporte...

This paper draws on a general equilibrium poisson pseudo maximum likelihood model augmented by a dynamic capital accumulation to estimate the effects of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on intra-African trade flows. The empirical results show that the AfCFTA could raise...

In this paper, we introduce the MSCI China A-shares index (MCASI) and analyze MCASI’s properties. From the perspective of index investment, we found that MCASI’s investor sentiments, both overnight sentiment and BW sentiment, provide significant predictability for future MCASI returns,...

Für den langfristigen Strukturwandel wird erwartet, dass die Dienstleistungen zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnen. Dies war in Deutschland seit 2000 nicht zu beobachten. Der Exportboom hatte vor allem die Industrie begünstigt. Dass dabei aber auch der Dienstleistungssektor profitieren konnte,...