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International harmonization of standards and regulations is often a goal expressed in trade agreements because it is … expected to yield gains from trade. Absence of progress toward harmonization is often interpreted as being motivated by … of resistance to harmonization, there may be other reasons it is not pursued. These alternative explanations have not …
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part of the multilateral efforts to reform the harmonization of regulation, and supporting cooperation among multi …
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part of the multilateral efforts to reform the harmonization of regulation, and supporting cooperation among multi …
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In this paper we study the determinants of the factor content of the CEE agricultural trade. Examining empirically three hypothesis, which relate cross-country differences in technology, relative factor abundance and transaction costs and market imperfections to the factor content of trade, we...
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In this paper we study the determinants of the factor content of the CEE agricultural trade. Examining empirically three hypothesis, which relate cross-country differences in technology, relative factor abundance and transaction costs and market imperfections to the factor content of trade, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913396
The paper aims at evaluating the determinants of agricultural bilateral trade flows of Egypt with the Arab countries. A gravity model has been used in addition to some other indicators such as relative importance of intra-trade, tendency to export and import, and degree of openness. Two models...
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This paper suggests spatial models as an alternative to the Armington approach to model bilateral trade. While the use of spatial models has been accepted for decades, they are rarely chosen for such analyses. However, problems inherent in the application of the Armington approach can be...
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This paper contributes to the recent empirical debate about the effectiveness of the GATT and the WTO in promoting trade. We use gravity models to explore the impact of the GATT/WTO on bilateral trade in a sample of 46 countries over the period 1965-1997. Our data enable us to disaggregate trade...
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