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Explaining MERCOSUR sectoral exports to the EU: The role of economic and geographical distance

Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Felicitas Nowak-Lehmann D. - EconWPA - 2003

economic distance. We argue that products which are highly sensitive to economic distance (proxied with absolute differences in … per capita income) and barely sensitive to geographical distance are the best candidates for future trade between the … different sensitivity to distance and highlight the importance of using disaggregated data when analysing international trade …

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The Impact of Rules of Origin On Trade Flows

Patricia, AUGIER; Michael, GAZIOREK; Charles, LAITONG - EconWPA - 2004

Within any preferential trade agreement (PTA) origin rules exist in order to prevent third countries from taking advantage of the PTA concessions. The rules thus are there to preserve the existing external protection of countries within the PTA. However, depending on their formulation, they can...

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The Impact of International Economic Sanctions on Trade An empirical Analysis

Caruso, Raul - EconWPA - 2003

International economic sanctions appear to be a common and recurring feature of political interactions between states. In particular, the United States is the country which has most frequently applied negative economic sanctions after World War II. In a parallel way, several measures, imposed by...

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The Choice of Time Interval in Seasonal Adjustment: A Heuristic Approach

bruno, Giancarlo; Otranto, Edoardo - EconWPA - 2004

criterion based on a distance measure between filters, evaluating its performance with Monte Carlo experiments. …

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TRADE POTENTIAL IN AN ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION: A RECENT APPROACH

Martínez-Galán, Enrique; Fontoura, Maria-Paula; … - EconWPA - 2005

This paper aims to evaluate the trade potential of manufactured products between the members of the EU25 in the threshold of its Eastern enlargement. We estimate, for 2002, a cross-section gravity model, whose coefficients will be used to project the “natural” trade relations between them....

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An Empirical Test of the Dutch Disease Hypothesis using a Gravity Model of Trade

Stijns, Jean-Philippe - EconWPA - 2003

Although the core model of the Dutch Disease makes unambiguous predictions regarding the negative effect of a resource boom on a country’s manufacturing exports, the empirical literature that has followed has not clearly identified this effect. I attribute this to the failure of the existing...

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IMPORTING JOBS AND EXPORTING FIRMS? ON THE WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT IMPLICATIONS OF ITALY’S TRADE AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FLOWS

Helg, Rodolfo; Faini, Riccardo; Falzoni, Anna M.; … - EconWPA - 2001

International economic integration is often blamed for the deteriorating fortunes of unskilled workers in industrial countries. We look at the labor market impact of trade and foreign direct investment in the case of Italy. Our empirical framework allows for trade, technology and factor supply...

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International Trade - Monthly Bulletin (January at June de 2005)

Estudos, Gabinete de Estratégia e - EconWPA - 2005

Evaluation of portuguese economy, international trade of Portugal and others countries and by groups of products. Trade of Portugal whith Ibero - Americans countries.

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Trade liberalisation under the Doha Development Agenda Options and consequences for Africa

Achterbosch, Tom; Hammouda, Hakim Ben; Osakwe, Patrick; … - EconWPA - 2004

This study provides a quantitative estimate of the potential economic consequences of multilateral trade reform under the WTO for Africa using a framework that explicitly incorporates issues of concern to the region, such as preference erosion, loss of tariff revenue, and trade facilitation. It...

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Regional Trade Integration in East Africa: Trade and Revenue Impacts of the Planned East African Community Customs Union

Castro, Lucio - EconWPA - 2005

The paper provides empirical estimates for import and revenue implications that would follow implementation of the planned customs union between the East African Community member states Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. We use 2002 trade and trade policy data for the three countries to simulate the...

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