We investigate how the colonial strategy through the settlement decision aected French trade patterns. In this regard, we construct a new database relying on various primary histori- cal sources containing information on the value of French sectoral trade between 1880 and 1913. Our results show...

This paper analizes the impact of the globalization of Mediterranean horticultural products (MHP). From 1850 onwards, the Mediterranean countries took advantage of the new opportunities that arose to increase their production and trade in MHP. The Spanish case shows how the high elasticity of...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo evalúa la transformación del consumo global de chocolate en el periodo previoa la Gran Guerra (1870-1914). La investigación revela que el consumo de chocolate, másallá de una relación causal del mejoramiento en el ingreso y la búsqueda de un mejor...

This comment examines the energy challenges that the Indian government faces in developing its infrastructure. It briefly summarizes the policies adopted by the government, as well as their scope and limits

This paper looks at the interrelationship between external shocks and integration processes in the relationship between two relatively small states (Belarus and Ukraine) and their much larger neighbor (Russia). It contrasts Russia’s willingness and ability to use energy as a soft-power...

The configuration and context of business at the global level is transforming with the growing need for sustainability coupled with growth. The intensified competition, consumer expectations, governance imperative and natural resource crunch have driven corporate leadership to synthesize their...

‘If you want to rule the world you need to control the oil. All the oil. Anywhere.’ Michel Collon, Monopoly Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have more proven oil reserves than the rest of the world combined. This Black diamond (Crude Oil) is the world's most important commodity due to...

This document describes the REMIND model in its version 1.6. REMIND is an integrated assessment model of the energy-economy-climate system. REMIND stands for “Regional Model of Investments and Development.”

The most notorious escapes of genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) included products still in the testing phase that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) had never approved for sale or consumption. The USDA, more specifically, its subdivision, the Animal and Plant Health...