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Using the elasticities from the AIDS model to evaluate international market competitiveness: the case of three Egyptian wheat markets

Kagochi, John M.; Jolly, Curtis M. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 2, pp. 154-169

wheat, but the reverse is asymmetrical. The study finds that for USA to maintain and expand its competitive position in the …

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Using the elasticities from the AIDS model to evaluate international market competitiveness: the case of three Egyptian wheat markets

Kagochi, John M.; Jolly, Curtis M. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 2, pp. 154-169

wheat, but the reverse is asymmetrical. The study finds that for USA to maintain and expand its competitive position in the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592766

When the dragon awakes: Internationalisation of SMEs in China and implications for Europe

Hall, Chris - In: CESifo Forum 8 (2007) 2, pp. 29-34

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Risk, genetically modified food and the US/EU divide

Toke, Dave - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 407-418

environmentalists since 1990 on a range of issues in the EU, compared to the USA. Beck's 'Risk Society' theory has general resonance … USA on environmental issues. These differences have been parallel to the apparently stronger influence of … with contemporary western attitudes to risk. However, it may be that the US regulatory framework may now be more …

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Why Are Saving Rates of Urban Households in China Rising?

Chamon, Marcos; Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to Â¼ of disposable income. We use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Tracing cohorts over time indicates virtually no consumption smoothing...

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Private Sector Consumption and Government Consumption and Debt in Advanced Economies An Empirical Study

Mukherjee, Sanchita; Bhattacharya, Rina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper explores the hypothesis that the propensity to consume out of income varies in a non-linear fashion with fiscal variables, and in particular with government debt per capita. Using data from eighteen OECD countries the paper examines whether there is any empirical evidence to support...

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Private Sector Consumption Behavior and Non-Keynesian Effects of Fiscal Policy

Bhattacharya, Rina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1999

This paper explores the hypothesis that the propensity to consume out of income is not constant but varies, perhaps in a nonlinear fashion, with fiscal variables. It examines whether there is any empirical evidence to support the hypothesis that households move from non-Ricardian to Ricardian...

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The Myth of Post-Reform Income Stagnation; Evidence From Brazil and Mexico

Filho, Irineu E. Carvalho; Chamon, Marcos - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

Economic policies are often judged by a handful of statistics, some of which may be biased during periods of change. We estimate the income growth implied by the evolution of food demand and durable good ownership in post-reform Brazil and Mexico, and find that changes in consumption patterns...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paperâ€”Mid-Term Development Strategy

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

Poverty risk is most marked for children, displaced persons and returnees, unemployed, and people with low education …

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France; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This Selected Issues paper on France underlies public intervention in financial markets. Econometric analysis indicates that in the long term, consumption tracks disposable income closely but is also affected by wealth effects. A counterfactual exercise suggests that a lower return to experience...

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