Search Results - subject:"Income elasticities"

A Strategic Framework of Liberalising Trade in Services for Pakistan

Gulzar, Ahmed - In: The Pakistan Development Review 50 (2011) 4, pp. 733-770

For a long time, services were considered non-tradable in the literature of international economics. However, the sector has emerged with profound importance on the basis of strong underpinnings. Technological advancement, financial constraints and limited options, and regulatory changes have...

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Export demand for Tahitian black pearls

Haoatai, Heinarii; Monypenny, Richard - In: Australasian Agribusiness Review 19 (2011)

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Structural change, National Innovation System and balance-of-payments contraint: a theoretical and empirical analysis of the Brazilian case

Romero, João Prates; Silveira, Fabrício; Britto, Gustavo - Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional … - 2011

The paper explores the relationship between the income elasticities of demand for exports and for imports, economic …). According to the literature, differences in long-run growth rates are associated with differences in the income elasticities of …

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IMPORT DEMAND FUNCTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM CIBS

ZHOU, YAN; DUBE, SMILE - In: Journal of Economic Development 36 (2011) 4, pp. 73-96

in a subset of the five models for each CIBS countries. We find that long-run income elasticities are much higher …

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Modelos kaldorianos de crescimento e suas extensões contemporâneas

Britto, Gustavo; Romero, João Prates - Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional … - 2011

This paper presents growth models based on Kaldor´s inaugural lectures, as well as their most recent extensions. Beyond the display of the evolution of such models, the paper intends to demonstrate that the original kaldorian models have served as a solid foundation over which new formulations...

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A Barrel of Oil or a Bottle of Wine; How Do Global Growth Dynamics Affect Commodity Prices?

Sedik, Tahsin Saadi; Cevik, Serhan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper investigates the causes of extreme fluctuations in commodity prices from 1990 to 2010. Analyzing two very distinct commodities-crude oil and fine wine, we find that macroeconomic factors are the main determinants of commodity prices. Although supply constraints have the expected...

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Protectionist Responses to the Crisis; Damage Observed in Product-Level Trade

McDonald, Bradley J.; Henn, Christian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper investigates how trade flows are being affected by new discriminatory measures implemented during the global financial crisis. We match data on behind-the-border measures (e.g., bailouts and subsidies) and border measures implemented through April 2010 to monthly HS 4-digit bilateral...

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The Role of Global Economic Growth in Pakistani Agri-Food Exports

Haq, Zahoor Ul; Gheblawi, Mohamed; Muhammad, Safdar - In: The Pakistan Development Review 50 (2011) 3, pp. 245-256

income elasticities are statistically elastic only for lower-middle income countries, suggesting that their expenditure on …

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Impact of Income on Calorie and Nutrient Intakes: A Cross-Country Analysis

Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, J. Richard; Balcombe, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011

The relationship between income and nutrient intake is explored. Nonparametric, panel, and quantile regressions are used. Engle curves for calories, fat, and protein are approximately linear in logs with carbohydrate intakes exhibiting diminishing elasticities as incomes increase. Elasticities...

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A fresh look at calorie-income elasticities in China

Nie, Peng; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 8 (2016) 1, pp. 55-80

elasticities for adults aged 18-60. Findings – The calorie-income elasticities are generally small, ranging from −0.031 to 0 … elasticities. The magnitudes of calorie-income elasticities have policy implications especially with regards to the effectiveness … parametric, nonparametric, and semiparametric methods for cross-sectional and panel data, and estimates calorie-income …

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