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This paper fills a gap in the literature by investigating whether temporary agency employment substitutes regular employment. To take into account the interaction between the two employment forms, we identify a SVAR model with correlated innovations by volatility regimes. We show that a positive...
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African economies that export natural resources have benefited from positive terms-of-trade effects. In addition, there is … evidence for displacement effects of African firms due to competition from China. Chinese foreign investment and aid in Africa …
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This report examines key aspects of the European Union-China economic relationship, including trade, investment and … direction of the United States-China relationship, the EU needs to explore options for fruitful co-existence with China. Trade … a number of areas. There is hardly any EU-China trade in services, and the value added of Chinese exports and …
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of European integration on the location of investments by Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs). Evidence is presented about the extent to which European integration has attracted investment by Swedish MNCs, and whether foreign direct...
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-country model with trade costs, where FDI could be unilateral and bilateral and both governments address local pollution through …
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The idea of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement goes beyond the traditional concept of trade liberalization … and, apart from the elimination of tariffs in trade of goods, it also includes the reduction/ removal of non …-tariff barriers, the liberalization of the investment regime, the liberalization of trade in services, and the far …
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between the two countries, the changing international order - including most notably, the rise of China - will see the two …
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dynamics of cross border trade and investment in South Asia, exploring the potential for, and obstacles to, such trade through …-based, not very diverse, relatively high cost), and high trade costs exacerbated by complicated rules of origin, frustrating … trade facilitation reforms. India, in its current role as SAARC Chair should take a leading role in facilitating these …
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entered sports retail. Sports goods manufacturing is a focus area in the Foreign Trade Policy (2009-2014) and the government …
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century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on … Government Procurement (GPA) is emerging as a multi-dimensional tool of trade, governance and development. The thesis of this …
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