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We construct a new database which covers production and trade in 136 primary commodities and 24 manufacturing and … characteristics of commodities. The results show fragmentation-induced output losses can be sizable, especially for Low …
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This paper provides empirical evidence on Ireland's export performance in the context of increased globalisation over the past ten years. Using insights from recent contributions to international trade and economic growth theories, we first examine patterns and changes of revealed comparative...
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Over the last three decades, trade has more than tripled the variety of international goods available to U.S. consumers. Although an increased choice of goods clearly enhances consumer well-being, standard national measures of welfare and prices do not assign a value to variety growth. This...
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In a world where poor countries provide weak protection for intellectual property rights, market integration shifts technical change in favor of rich nations. Through this channel, free trade may amplify international income differences. At the same time, integration with countries where...
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Mexico is well integrated into global value chains (GVCs). Its exports as a share of GDP have tripled since 1988. Mexico’s participation in GVCs is mainly driven by backward linkages, i.e. the share of foreign value added in Mexico’s total exports is large, which reflects Mexico’s...
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chains positively impacts their growth; a positive impact which is driven by trade in commodities, knowledge intensive good …
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In a world where poor countries provide weak protection for intellectual property rights, market integration will systematically shift technical change in favor of rich nations. For this reason, free trade can increase international income dierences. At the same time, integration with countries...
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the People's Republic of China. It applies the regression-based inequality decomposition approach on a panel dataset …
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, namely the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India. The paper also discusses the reforms of institutional (domestic and …
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The article discusses the actual economic situation of contemporary China from the point of view of monetary … the process of "original accumulation of capital" in China teaches that the completion of the process is not self …-evident and that failure is always a possibility. This is China's economic dilemma.El artículo analiza la condición económica de …
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