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How important is the real exchange rate for exports and growth?

Blecker, Robert A. - In: European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: … 20 (2023) 2, pp. 250-265

Economists have long debated whether the real exchange rate (RER) has a significant impact on export performance and output growth. Some claim that export performance depends only on nonprice competition and the RER is irrelevant to long-run growth, whereas others argue that the RER is a key...

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Constructing and multilateralizing the regional comprehensive economic partnership: An Asian perspective

Urata, Shujiro - 2013

In May 2013 the ASEAN+6 countries began to negotiate the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The objective of this paper is to analyze the feasibility of constructing such a region-wide agreement and to examine ways to multilateralize it. The paper first reviews free trade...

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The ASEAN Economic Community: Progress, challenges, and prospects

Chia, Siow Yue - 2013

economy. It involves liberalization and facilitation of trade in goods, services, and investment, as well as protection and … removal of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and services and investment liberalization. In summary, the AEC has come a long way, but … management capability to fulfill all goals in the AEC Blueprint and embark on further liberalization, rationalization, and …

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Clustering value-added trade: Structural and policy dimensions

Escaith, Hubert; Gaudin, Hadrien - 2014

A second approach focuses on the relationships existing between the variables themselves, using multi-criteria and graph analysis. Natural resources endowments, on the one hand, and services orientation, on the other one, are among the most determinant variables for defining Trade in Value Added...

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Achieving Bangladesh's tourism potential: Linkages to export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy"

Honeck, Dale; Akhtar, Md. Shoaib - 2014

Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn it has three World Heritage sites, including the Sundarbans tiger reserves. Moreover, it is part of important travel circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has...

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Agricultural trade and development: A value chain perspective

Maertens, Miet; Swinnen, Johan - 2015

The system of global agricultural and food trade is undergoing rapid processes of change, with important implications for economic development. In this paper we document and discuss these changes; including the rapid growth and structural change in agri-food trade, the increased consolidation in...

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Politicized trade: What drives withdrawal of trade preferences?

Gassebner, Martin; Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik - 2017

While it is well understood that industrialized countries use aid to grant political favors, little research covers alternative channels such as trade policy towards developing countries. We analyze eligibility investigations and revoking of U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits...

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Politicized Trade: What Drives Withdrawal of Trade Preferences?

Gassebner, Martin; Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Arevik - 2017

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Trade facilitation: The role of a WTO agreement

Finger, Joseph M. - 2008

The trade facilitation negotiations have been one of the more active topics in the Doha negotiations. At the same time, extensive reforms have been put in place among WTO members, including a number of developing Members. This paper focuses on how a WTO agreement might support the process of...

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Reaping the Benefits of Deeper Euro-Med Integration Through Trade Facilitation

Bourdet, Yves; Persson, Maria - 2011

The current political turmoil in the Arab world has contributed to renewed interest in the Barcelona Process. This paper explores whether deeper integration in the form of trade facilitation - i.e. improved and simplified trade procedures - could be an important part of a reform agenda. Adopting...

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