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Portuguese Industry and the Effect of EC Membership
Corado, Cristina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1990
, economies of scale, and have been heavily protected from international competition in Portugal and Spain. The `costs of non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005281309
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Export Destinations and Input Prices
Bastos, Paulo; Silva, Joana; Verhoogen, Eric A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
detailed customs and firm-product-level data from Portugal. We use exchange-rate movements as a source of variation in export …
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Portugal and Europe: The Longest Transition
Braga de Macedo, Jorge - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1987
two "integration episodes", the development of an economic union between Portugal and its African colonies and the … establishment of democratic socialism since then. The paper contrasts the recent economic experience of Portugal with its neighbour … Spain. The view that EC membership is desirable because it ensures Portugal against dictatorship is also examined and …
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Moving the Escudo into the Euro
Braga de Macedo, Jorge; Catela Nunes, Luís; Covas, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
When the 1987 general elections brought a durable government to Portugal, the national environment was still …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123635
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External Liberalization with Ambiguous Public Response: The Experience of Portugal
Braga de Macedo, Jorge - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1990
This paper reviews the traditional ambiguity of Portuguese policy towards external liberalization. Product and labour markets have become segmented as a result of the soft budget constraint faced by large corporations and job protection in the public sector. Relaxation of entry requirements into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005281308
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Competition Policy in Portugal
Barros, Pedro Luis Pita; Mata, José - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
economic agents, competition policies are usually included in the legal framework that regulates economic activities. Portugal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114491
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`1992': Trade and Welfare; A General Equilibrium Model
Gasiorek, Michael; Smith, Alasdair; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992
This paper investigates the consequences of the completion of the internal market in the EC using a computable general equilibrium model of trade under imperfect competition. The focus of the paper is the welfare consequences of reducing trade barriers and the changes in production and trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504484
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Country Asymmetries, Endogenous Product Choice and the Speed of Trade Liberalization
Cabrales, Antonio; Motta, Massimo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996
We analyse the effects of trade liberalization on firms' decisions and profits, and on consumers' welfare, in a product differentiation model with countries of different size. Firms decide product specifications at the beginning of the game, in which autarky is followed by trade liberalization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504506
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Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform
Edmonds, Eric V; Pavcnik, Nina; Topalova, Petia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Does trade policy influence schooling and child labor decisions in low income countries? We examine this question in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in schooling and decline in child labor. These trends were...
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Liberalizing EC Imports of Footwear from Eastern Europe
Wang, Zhen Kun; Winters, L. Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
We present a simple computable model of EC footwear production and trade coupled with a rudimentary production model for Eastern Europe. We simulate the liberalization of EC footwear imports from Eastern Europe as planned under the so-called Europe Agreements. We find that if Eastern Europe can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497711