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Africa and thus creating a win-win situation in a partnership on eye-level. However, many Africans suspect the EU of double … NGOs and civil society groups inside and outside Africa. …
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A positive economic growth is one crucial macroeconomic objective of every nation. Many countries have formed regional as well as international trading blocs in an attempt to enhance economic growth and maximise welfare of each member state, the AFTZ member states are not an exception. This...
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This article seeks to survey the impact of a policy of opening to the trade balance and the competitive potential of the Tunisian economy by studying the impact of lower pricing and accompanying policies like a policy favorable exchange, growth in economic activity, the effort made in innovation...
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This study analyzes the exchange rate based stabilization applied in Uruguay during the 1990s. A crawling peg with a low rate of depreciation was the economic tool chosen by three successive administrations to reduce inflation by using the exchange rate as the main nominal anchor. This process...
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In this paper, we construct a simplified general oligopolistic equilibrium (GOLE) model, in which Smith's (1776) famous theory of division of labor is embedded. In the absence of labor market integration with trading countries, we show that trade liberalization promotes a reduction of the number...
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This study makes an attempt to assess the impact of bilateral trade liberalization on their respective economies and also on the rest of the South Asia. Our results indicate that there exist significant gains from India, Pakistan mutual trade liberalization. However, these gains are realized...
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As the world becomes interdependent in economic dimension, external sector today is widely accepted as a national economic motivator. Trade polices yield the various effects on economy. The purpose of this paper is to estimate the effects of free trade policy in Thailand to its top 5 trading...
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This study investigates the development effects of trade liberalization in Pakistan over the period 1970-2006. The empirical analysis builds on four indicators of economic development that are per capita GDP, inequality, poverty and employment. Since these indicators have simultaneity problem,...
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This paper presents theory and evidence from highly disaggregated Chinese data that tariff reductions induce a country's producers to upgrade the quality of the goods that they export. The paper first documents two stylized facts regarding the effect of trade liberalization on export prices and...
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The impact of trade liberalization on growth and employment is a much debated and controversial issue. In theory, trade liberalization results in productivity gains through increased competition, efficiency, innovation and acquisition of new technology. Trade policy works by inducing...
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