The purpose of this research report is to identify and analyze the WTO-related issues for Pakistan at present in the area of textile sector of the economy. The report focuses on the challenges faced by the country in implementing its WTO commitments and the challenges posed by the implementation...

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) once again became a newsworthy topic in the US media, this time during the contested Spring 2008 Democratic primary for the US presidency, particularly from campaign talking-points originating within Midwestern Rust-Belt states. Although the merits...

This chapter first describes the standard economic analysis of privacy, data protection and surveillance, looking at the costs and benefits to different parties and the incentives each therefore has, as well as the aggregate social welfare impacts of their decisions. It then considers the market...

This Chapter discusses the emergence of online word of mouth, the process by which consumers disseminate their views about marketplace goods and services. Due to online word of mouth, consumers have an unprecedented ability to influence the brand perceptions of other consumers. Unfortunately,...

The primary goal of utilizing chatbots for customer service is to fulfill customer requests without requiring a conversation. However, the challenge to the sustainable adoption of innovations is overcoming the obstacles that prevent the innovation's spread. The current study examined factors...

The complex global mobile ecosystem contains mobile network operators (MNOs), network equipment manufacturers, handset manufacturers, semiconductor houses and foundries, tower companies, app providers, platform operators and the like. There are also mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) that...

This research aims to determine the factors affecting customer loyalty towards Hearty Heart Cosmetics, a local brand in Yangon, Myanmar. The objectives of this research are 1) to determine the impact of perceived value on customer loyalty; 2) to determine the impact of customer satisfaction on...

This paper investigates the determinants of international competitiveness and specialisation in a group of producer service for a sample of OECD countries during the 1990s. We identified intermediate demand from the manufacturing sector as a strategic variable for international specialisation in...

This paper explores the impact of developments in the Irish economy and labour market on computing course development in the Irish Higher Education (HE) sector. Extant computing courses change, or new courses are introduced, in attempts to match labour market demands. The conclusion reached...

The study in this paper is on the causal relationship between export activities of firms and their characteristics in a transition country that is pursuing export-led growth strategies and experiencing a fast track of trade liberalization. For this purpose, we examine the superiority of...