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CHU, CHIH-NING - In: Division of Labor & Transaction Costs (DLTC) 01 (2006) 02, pp. 207-208

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TRANSACTION AND TRANSFER EFFICIENCIES AND THE SIZE OF FDI

YANG, DEXIN - In: Division of Labor & Transaction Costs (DLTC) 02 (2007) 02, pp. 147-173

This paper develops a general equilibrium model with endogenous international economic structure and international division of labor to identify the forces that determine the size of foreign direct investment (FDI). It shows that the volume of FDI is affected positively by host country's...

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DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL SOURCING

CHENG, WENLI; ZHANG, DINGSHENG - In: Division of Labor & Transaction Costs (DLTC) 02 (2006) 01, pp. 37-53

This paper develops a general equilibrium Ricardian model with transaction costs to investigate the determinants of the firm's sourcing decision. It derives conditions under which different sourcing choices and corresponding trade patterns occur in general equilibrium. These conditions suggest...

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Competition policy and poverty reduction : a holistic approach

Anderson, Robert D.; Müller, Anna Caroline - 2013 - Manuscript date: 20 February 2012

This paper examines the role of competition law and policy as tools for poverty reduction and development. The authors …

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General Geographical Economics Model with Congestion

Marrewijk, Charles van - Tinbergen Institute - 2005

We derive and discuss a general, but simple geographical economics model with congestion, allowing us to explain the economic viability of small and large locations. The model generalizes some previous work and lends itself to analyzing the impact of public policy in terms of infrastructure...

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FDI in Colombia. Policy and Economic Effects

Kalin, Ylva - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2009

can contribute to economic development not only by being a source of foreign capital, but also by providing employment … found that FDI has contributed positively to Colombia´s economic development but that more needs to be done in order for …

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Issues in Trade and Protectionism

Baker, Dean - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2009

There is widespread concern that the United States and the rest of the world are descending into a round of protectionism and a trade war reminiscent of what the world experienced in the Great Depression. Such concerns are both overblown and misplaced. In the short term, the main concern in the...

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DO POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL SPILLOVERS MATTER FOR HOW TRADE RESTRICTIONS OR OPENNESS AFFECT ECONOMIC GROWTH?

KAHNAMOUI, Farrokh - In: Applied Econometrics and International Development 10 (2010) 1

In this paper we investigate if trade barriers or openness affect economic growth differently in the presence of … on economic growth when these countries engage in technology diffusing trade is studied. The results indicate that two … significant impact on how trade openness affects growth. The impact of trade barriers is generally not significant. …

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Using Food Aid to Support, Not Harm, Haitian Agriculture

Weisbrot, Mark; Johnston, Jake; Ray, Rebecca - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2010

This paper proposes that international donors seeking to support Haiti’s agricultural sector and provide food to those in need could help Haiti become more self-sufficient by purchasing the entire Haitian rice crop over the next two years. The paper finds that buying up all of Haiti’s rice...

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STABILITY, SPECIALIZATION AND SOCIAL RECOGNITION

GILLES, ROBERT P.; LAZAROVA, EMILIYA A.; RUYS, PIETER H. M. - In: Division of Labor & Transaction Costs (DLTC) 02 (2007) 02, pp. 83-109

Yang's theory of economic specialization under increasing returns to scale (Yang, 2001) is a formal development of the … unresolved whether and how such development processes are possible in economies based on more primitive, non-market organizations … approach on four stages in organizational development: a primordial stage of chaos; the emergence of a stable relational …

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