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Trade wars : what do they mean? : why are they happening now? : what are the costs?
Mattoo, Aaditya; Staiger, Robert W. - 2019
the rest of the world …
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The role of income and substitution in commodity demand
Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; Nagle, Peter - 2020
analysis finds that the elasticities are close to unity, evaluated at world median per capita income levels. Furthermore, the …
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The role of major emerging markets in global commodity demand
Baffes, John; Kabundi, Alain; Nagle, Peter; Ohnsorge, … - 2018
Rapid growth among the major emerging markets over the past 20 years has boosted global demand for commodities. The seven largest emerging markets accounted for almost all the increase in global consumption of metals, and two-thirds of the increase in energy consumption over this period. As...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902836
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An empirical investigation of trade diversion and global value chains : World Development Report 2020 : background paper
Soyres, François de; Maire, Julien; Sublet, Guillaume - 2019
Rules of Origin as an implicit trade barrier for imports from the rest of the world. Global Value Chains are most relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168114
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Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?
Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2019
This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops a two-area model: a developed country and an emerging country. The two areas differ according to the size...
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Anatomy and impact of export promotion agencies
Cruz, Marcio José Vargas da; Lederman, Daniel; … - 2018
Recent literature has shown evidence of positive contributions of export promotion agencies around the world in raising … their products. This paper describes the characteristics of export promotion agencies around the world, using a novel … database from the World Bank, in collaboration with the International Trade Center in Geneva, covering 2005-10. In addition, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875198
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The heterogeneous effects of trade policy uncertainty : how much do trade commitments boost trade?
Osnago, Alberto; Piermartini, Roberta; Rocha, Nadia - 2018
current system of commitments boosts trade by between 10 and 30 percent, compared with a world where at any moment tariffs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011929236
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Trade policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis : evidence from a new data set
Evenett, Simon J.; Fiorini, Matteo; Fritz, Johannes; … - 2020
This paper presents new high-frequency data on trade policy changes targeting medical and food products since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting how countries used trade policy instruments in response to the health crisis on a week-by-week basis. The data set reveals a rapid...
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Taking another look at policy research on China's accession to the World Trade Organization
Ianchovichina, Elena; Martin, Will - 2019
Recent work on China's accession to the World Trade Organizations pays little attention to the wave of reforms in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012059055
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Paris climate agreement and the global economy : winners and losers
Mani, Muthukumara S.; Hussein, Zekarias; Narayanan, Badri; … - 2018
The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement was the first instance of countries adhering to take a collective action against global warming. More than 190 countries came forward and submitted their contributions in the form of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, reflective of their ability and...
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