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Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) with the firm-level production and trade data of Turkish manufacturing industry, this paper … is exploring the employment impact of international trade. The analysis is based on firm level data obtained from Turkish …
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The pre-eminence of trade and investment in the economic prosperity of developed and developing countries cannot be … overemphasized. Many studies have shown a strong positive impact of trade on economic growth across developed and the emerging market …. However, very little is known about the simultaneous effect of trade and investment on growth in SSA when institutional …
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How does a redistribution of trade gains affect welfare when income inequality matters? To answer this question, we …
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There is evidence that better performing firms tend to enter international markets. Internationally active firms are larger, more productive, and pay higher wages than other firms in the same industry. Positive performance effects of engaging in international activity are found especially in...
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This paper aims to capture key features of the Ricardo-Viner (RV) and Heckscher-Ohlin (HO) theories in a single dynamic general equilibrium framework. We use a simple 2-sector 2-factor model with adjustment costs associated with the movement of capital across sectors. We analyze the economy's...
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Currently most of international shipments need to use more than one type of transportation from its point of origin to final destination. Each one of the types of global transport has played an essential role in facilitating geographic diversification. In this paper we evaluate, through...
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How does a firm’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in a low-wage country change its onshore task demand in a high-wage country? Is the shift more intensive for jobs that the literature has designated offshorable? We address these questions using a matched difference-in-differences (DiD)...
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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 intra-African trade by 24% in the short term and slightly more in the long … run. However, the potential trade and welfare gains associated with the continental trade integration reform are expected …
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This study analyzes the effect of trade liberalization on wage inequality through industry wage premiums in Indonesia … trade liberalization, controlling for market concentration. The study finds a negative effect of import tariffs on industry … versa, industry wage premiums increased by more in sectors experiencing larger tariff cuts. This suggests that trade …
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Dieser Beitrag untersucht Deutschland in der ersten Globalisierung in den Jahrzehnten vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Damals erlebte das Deutsche Reich eine massive Zunahme von Getreideimporten aus Amerika. Wir vergleichen Landkreise, die auf die importierten Getreidesorten spezialisiert waren, mit...
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