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This intends to be a very “empirical” paper. We want to let the facts (legal facts, but facts nevertheless) speak by themselves. We simply present them in an organized way and limit to the minimum our own comments. The overall objective is to show, “by getting the legal facts right”,...
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This paper argues that GSP labour rights conditionality is in conformity with WTO law. This hinges on the critical question of whether the realisation of labour standards can meet a ‘development need,' a term considered by the WTO Appellate Body report in the EC – Tariffs Preferences case,...
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The purpose of this study is twofold. The first is to develop a new composite index of globalization based on data on … effects of globalization on economic growth and income inequality. The index comprises 25 indicators that represent the key … integration in the construction of the globalization index. The results show that although globalization promotes economic growth …
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Over the past decade, geopolitical developments - and the policy responses to these by major economies around the world …
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We study whether financial openness facilitates the economic integration of formerly centrally planned economies with the EU-15. Two dimensions of economic integration are considered: cross-country convergence of per-capita incomes and bilateral trade in goods and services. We find that more...
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Following a period of subdued consumer price changes, inflation has recently surged to levels that are significantly impacting the behavior of households and firms. Although the underlying sources of inflation differ across major advanced economies, central banks have progressively tightened...
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The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been staggering, with over 4.3 million confirmed cases and over 290,000 deaths reported worldwide. In addition to the public health crisis, the pandemic has caused significant economic disruption, leading to fears of a global recession. The...
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mentality which has been in place since the development of the welfare state after the Second World War (pg.15). 2) Germany … effectively by the likes of the UK after the Second World War (pg. 19). 2) Channeling monetary stimulus into the real economy …
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State capitalism is reemerging today. Some governments, notably newly emerging economies such as China and Russia and oil producing countries in the Middle East are placing much emphasis on state-led economic development, and they are making much use of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to achieve...
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