This study examined the interdependency between Chinese agricultural and industrial sectors. A dual economic model was developed to investigate the relationship between the two sectors and factors affecting Chinese economic development. The study reveals traditional inputs, such as labor, are...

A vizsgálatok eredményei alapján megállapítható, hogy a zöldség- és gyümölcságazatok versenyképesek, de a versenyképesség évről évre csökken. A versenyképesség romlása az uniós csatlakozással nem szűnt meg, sőt erősödött, ami részben az ágazat...

In this paper we estimate gravity models to see whether trade volumes of countries in the MENA region are significantly lower than what would be expected given their economic, cultural and geographical characteristics. Our empirical results show that the variables used in standard gravity models...

This paper examines the impact of exchange rate regimes on bilateral trade while differentiating the effects of "words" and "deeds". Our findings-based on an extended database for de jure and de facto exchange rate classifications-show that while fixed exchange rate regimes increase trade, there...

This paper comments on the industrial structure of developing countries' Export-Processing free Zones (EPZs). As developing countries are exposed to irrecoverable entry costs in international markets, the relationship between export supply and exchange rates has been shown to be persistent. In...

After a long period of convergence, Central, East and Southeast Europe experienced a deep recession in 2009. The relatively moderate GDP decline (-3.6%) on average for the new EU member states (NMS) reflects Poland's weight in the group, the only EU country to have recorded positive GDP growth...

The evolution of contemporary society, characterized by increasing freedom of action, gives to entrepreneurs a wide field of functional integration in the foreign trade systems of European Union and international system. Regardless of size or scope of the entities in which they operate, the...