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A gravity analysis of inter-provincial trade
Lapham, Beverly J.; Teeter, Daniel - 2023
In this paper, we provide evidence of frictions associated with trade in goods and services among Canadian provinces. We examine empirical relationships between sector- and industry-level trade flows and trading frictions associated with intra-provincial trade, inter-provincial trade, and...
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GVCs and the endogenous geography of RTAs
Fontagné, Lionel; Santoni, Gianluca - 2018
Geography, economic size, or common history, help predicting signed regional trade agreements (RTAs). However, not all signed RTAs are "natural" according to economic determinants. En-dogeneity and general equilibrium effects of RTAS are the two mechanisms addressed in this paper. We estimate...
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Advantages and Disadvantages for Canada of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements
Ciuriak, Dan - 2016
Canada is at an historic juncture with regard to trade policy, deciding on ratification of the Canada-EU and Trans … facing constraints in making additional economic gains from serial bilateral agreements. The key issues facing Canada revolve … brief argues that Canada needs to do the math on the agreements, and to urgently fashion a trade and innovation regime to …
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Trade Policies and Integration of the Western Balkans
Reiter, Oliver; Stehrer, Robert - 2018
Based on a newly constructed multi-country input-output table including all European countries, we estimate the economic effects of the EU accession countries entering the 'Stabilisation and Association Agreement' (SAA) with the EU and the potential effects of joining the European Single Market...
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GVCs and the Endogenous Geography of RTAs
Fontagné, Lionel Gérard; Santoni, Gianluca - 2018
Geography, economic size, or common history, help predicting signed regional trade agreements (RTAs). However, not all signed RTAs are “natural” according to economic determinants. En-dogeneity and general equilibrium effects of RTAS are the two mechanisms addressed in this paper. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872037
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Do cohesion funds foster regional trade integration? A structural gravity analysis for the EU regions
Shevtsova, Yevgeniya; Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge; Persyn, Damiaan - 2021
This paper uses a structural gravity model to explore the regional trade and welfare impact of the EU Cohesion Policy Transport Infrastructure Investment programme estimated using a novel data-set of the Generalised Transport Costs for the EU regions at the NUTS2 level. The results indicate that...
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Do cohesion funds foster regional trade integration? : a structural gravity analysis for the EU regions
Shevtsova, Yevgeniya; Díaz-Lanchas, Jorge; Persyn, Damiaan - 2021
This paper uses a structural gravity model to explore the regional trade and welfare impact of the EU Cohesion Policy Transport Infrastructure Investment programme estimated using a novel data-set of the Generalised Transport Costs for the EU regions at the NUTS2 level. The results indicate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012653235
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Five essays on international trade, factor flows, and the gains from globalization
Heiland, Inga - 2017
This volume was prepared by Inga Heiland while she was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in July 2016 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It comprises five chapters addressing one or more aspects of international trade and...
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Infrastructure provision and Africa's trade and development prospects : potential role and relevance of The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Niggli, Nicholas C.; Osei-Lah, Kodjo - 2014 - Manuscript date: 30 October, 2014
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
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Trade Liberalisation in Europe and the Rest of the World
Spiridon, Cristian - In: CES Working Papers 4 (2012) 3, pp. 407-418
The present paper aims to disseminate how liberalisation processes were conducted around the globe and especially in Europe since the XIXth century up to date. The research objective is to review the liberalisation of trade dynamics and create an image of the architecture of the most important...
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