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This paper presents evidence suggesting that international migrant remittances generally lead to improved developmental outcomes. Using a cross-section of Mexican municipalities in 2000, I show that increases in the fraction of households receiving international remittances are generally...
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In this paper we report evidence on the relationship between trade openness, technology adoption and the relative demand for skilled labour in the Turkish manufacturing sector, using firm level data over the period 1980-2001. In a dynamic panel data setting, using a unique database comprising...
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Distinguished trade theorists maintain that a national economy cannot be uncompetitive as a whole, contrary to the frequent statements of many politicians, because a country must possess a comparative advantage in some sector according to Ricardo’s principle. In this paper the author...
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This paper analyzes the effect of globalization on subjective well-being by using a dataset that combines micro- and … theoretical predictions - globalization has benefited especially high-skilled workers, right-wing voters, respondents that trust … the WTO, the World Bank, and the IMF as well as respondents in the highest income quartile. In addition, globalization has …
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The contemporary world becomes more and more dangerous, challenging the society’s capacity to provide solutions for safety on different plans. The economy signals difficulties due to the implications of the financial crisis, transmitting shock waves for national governance and security. The...
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The analysis concerning the impact of globalization on the process of formulating and implementing public policies … globalization on the public sector, we have to emphasize the strong connections between the economic and ideological dimensions of … globalization and governments' role in ensuring the interface with the national social, economic and political environment. By …
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The globalization is breaking-down the idea of national state, which was the base for the development of economic … solving economic problems and general problems of society. Does it also mean that globalization and global economic crisis … globalization reveals the need to change dominant economic paradigm – from traditional economic theory (mainstream) with …
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We use book translations as a new measure of international idea flows and study the effects of Communism’s collapse in Eastern Europe on these flows. Using novel data on 800,000 translations, we show that while translations between Communist languages decreased by two thirds with the collapse,...
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The objective of the paper is to identify some of the determinants of foreign investment of the largest multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the wine industry. The list of the largest MNEs has been compiled using financial databases and company websites. The results of this study have...
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taking place in an industrial district confronted with disembedding and globalization. We discuss the following questions …
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