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The middle-income trap from the viewpoint of trade structures
Kumagai, Satoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
In this study, we try to elucidate the middle-income trap from the viewpoint of international trade. We conduct regression analyses on the relationship between income level and net export ratios for different types of goods for trapped and non-trapped samples separately. Our findings indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960464
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Intra-regional trade between China, Japan, and Korea : before and after the financial crisis
Kuroiwa, Ikuo; Ozeki, Hiromichi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
East Asian economies have been heavily dependent on the U.S. and EU markets, especially for the export of final goods. Therefore, once the financial crisis hit Western economies hard, the East Asian economies lost their major markets.Their production networks then worked to the region's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564653
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Technology Choice in the IT Industry and Changes of the Trade Structure
Yoshino, Hisao - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009
In the IT industry, there has been a remarkable increase in the demand for system LSI. A system LSI must be produced, tailor-designed for each electrical appliance. It is said that this production method has made the IC cycle ambiguous in recent years. It can be sought that the choice of whether...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029402
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Technology Choice, Change of Trade Structure, and A Case of Hungarian Economy
Yoshino, Hisao - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008
In the IT industry, there has been a remarkable increase in the demand for system LSI. A system LSI must be tailor-designed for each electrical appliance, and then produced. It is said that in recent years, this production method has made the IC cycle ambiguous. It can be sought that the choice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744802
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Toward an inclusive and a little bit ethical world trading system : listening to the voices of the people in LDCs
Sato, Kan Hiroshi; Sato, Hiroshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
poles of the global economy, namely East Asia, EU and the United States, form mega FTAs, most of the volume of global trade … least developed countries (LDCs). Since the inception of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations in 2001, the WTO and …. However, this is inadequate; for the proposed ‘DDA-MDGs hybrid’, a super AfT is needed. The WTO, other development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011147334
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Rethinking special and differential treatment in the WTO
Yanai, Akiko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
Special and differential treatment (S&D) allows differentiated treatment for developing countries within the WTO system … predecessor of the WTO) in the 1960s, S&D has played a significant role in promoting the integration of developing countries into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010721549
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Normative Influences of "Special and Differential Treatment" on North-South RTAs
Yanai, Akiko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009
countries, which are known as North-South RTAs. Under the current legal system of the WTO, North-South RTAs are governed by … incorporated into the GATT/WTO legal framework so as to permit the derogation of most-favored-nation (MFN) obligations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004988421
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Does Quality Matter in the Iron and Scrap Trade?
Michida, Etsuyo; Atici, Cemal; Kojima, Michikazu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
This paper sheds light on the iron and steel (IS) scrap trade to examine how economic development affects the quality demanded of recyclable resource. A simple model is presented that show a mechanism of how scrap quality impacts the direction of trade due to comparative advantage. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351436
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Impact of product-related environmental regulations / voluntary requirements on Thai firms
Ramungul, Nudjarin; Michida, Etsuyo; Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
The rules governing the trade of goods in global markets have shifted toward non-tariff measures related to environmental and chemical safety. Unlike traditional environmental/safety requirements, the scope of modern regulations covers products’ environmental performance and chemical...
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Role of supply chains in adopting product related environmental regulations : case studies of Vietnam
Michida, Etsuyo; Nabeshima, Kaoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012
management of chemical substances affect firms in Asia. Interviews were conducted for some firms in Vietnam that are part of …
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