The possible creation of an Asian Economic Zone has been debated quite often in the last years. This is not shared by countries specially attached to the strict dimension of national sovereignty. The worldly trends of globalization and interdependence turn it into an urgency as Asia is required...

China's views on coastal State authority in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) are not supported by State practice, the negotiating history of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), or a plain reading of Part V of the Convention. All nations may legitimately engage in...

This paper examines the effects of a zoning regulation on local redistribution in a multicommunity model. Each community chooses, by majority vote within the community, a property tax rate. The proceeds from this tax are then redistributed within the community on a per capita basis. Individuals...

The mushrooming of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in recent years has led to a significant increase in the supply of attractive incentives for investors looking for opportunities abroad. SEZs are self-contained regimes, inextricably associated with investment promotion policies and domestic...

We study why acquisitions of entrant firms by an incumbent can deter innovation and entry in the digital platform industry, where there are strong network externalities and some customers face switching costs. A high probability of an acquisition induces some potential early adopters to wait for...

The paper intends to shed some light on the impact of structural reforms on the hand-made carpet (HMC) weaving industry in India. It presents the basic results of an empirical survey of a Special Economic Zone in India on the weaver productivity in the HMC weaving industry of Bhadohi. It is the...

Kumar Overseas Private Limited is a small enterprise in Bhadohi Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Structural reforms have caused the old-born firm to be reorganised into an incorporation known as ‘Kumar Overseas Private Limited'. Kumar Overseas had been born from Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)...

The influence of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) on the host country's economy has been studied for several decades now. A great number of theoretical papers using models to demonstrate SEZ importance for local development have been produced. However, purely empirical studies utilising the...