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This paper compares European and Chinese exports in the clothing sector since the end of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement in 2005. Using detailed product-level data from UN Comtrade, we document the pattern of export prices and quantities observed for both countries, considering both exports to the...
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In this study, we explore how the intensity of foreign export spillovers in China varies depending on the difficulty of entry on export markets. We rely on different proxies to define what a "difficult" country is and we find that the presence of surrounding foreign exporting firms helps...
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Today, though the need for new indicators of progress is broadly recognized, no consensus has arisen on a successor to GDP. Various – often conflicting – quantification options are observed. On one side, one finds those who want to improve current indicators, by completing or adjusting them,...
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It is recognized that affirmative action, as anti-discriminatory policies whose aim is to benefit an underrepresented group, is a key driver of progress for women. However, the role of migrants in helping female voice from abroad has not been addressed yet. This paper empirically investigates...
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We develop and estimate a non-stationary job search model to evaluate as scheme that monitors job search effort and sanctions insured unemployed whose effort is deemed insufficient. The model reveals that such schemes provide incentives to the unemployed to front-load search effort prior to...
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This paper provides new empirical evidence about the relationship that may exist between real exchange rates and commodity prices in developing countries that are specialized in the export of a main primary commodity. It investigates how structural factors like the exchange rate regime, the...
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Les hésitations de la reprise économique mondiale, l’aggravation de la crise de la dette souveraine en Europe, les risques d’une nouvelle crise financière et les difficultés budgétaires de nombreux pays avancés ont fortement entamé la confiance des agents économiques de par le monde...
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Dans ce numéro de Regards économiques, nous présentons une mesure multidimensionnelle de la performance des Etats-providence de l’Union européenne. Cette mesure permet de comparer la performance des pays de l’Europe des 15 avec celle des 12 nouveaux membres; elle donne aussi la...
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Evaluer une politique, c’est la questionner d’une manière particulière, en vue de porter un jugement et d’éclairer les décideurs. Lorsque la politique à évaluer est le Plan Marshall2.Vert, qui couvre la plupart des compétences du Gouvernement wallon, l’évaluation est d’une...
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Les politiques de clusters sont aujourd’hui présentées comme l’instrument incontournable du développement local et de la compétitivité des Etats. Pourtant, leur analyse révèle une très grande diversité qui laisse parfois douter de leur cohérence. L’évaluation des Systèmes...
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