Frontiers of Economics and Globalization – serie
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Intellectual Property, Growth and Trade
Inbunden, 2007
1431 kr
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In recent years intellectual property rights (IPR) took on major significance as an element of global trade regulation. The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) obliges member countries to protect patents, copyrights, …
Theory and Practice of Foreign Aid
Av Sajal Lahiri
Inbunden, 2006
1717 kr
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The analysis of the transfer paradox has evolved primarily in the context of traditional static models. However, given developments in the policy arena as well in the discipline itself, there is a need for further developments in the theoretical analysis of foreign aid. For example, the impact of …
Forecasting in the Presence of Structural Breaks and Model Uncertainty
Av David E. Rapach, Mark E. Wohar m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2696 kr
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Forecasting in the presence of structural breaks and model uncertainty are active areas of recent research with crucial implications for practical problems in forecasting. "Forecasting in the Presence of Structural Breaks and Model Uncertainty" presents findings from the recent literature and new …
Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Trade Theory and Policy
Av Hamid Beladi, Kwan Choi m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1674 kr
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This is a new volume in the "Frontiers in Economics & Globalization" series. This book deals with a wide-range of trade and development issues in terms of well-known general equilibrium structure. This volume shows how neo-classical models of trade theory can be used to highlight many challenging …
New Developments in Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Trade Policy
Av John Gilbert
Inbunden, 2010
1727 kr
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The aim of the proposed volume will be to present new developments in the methodology and practice of CGE techniques as they apply to recent issues in international trade policy. The volume will be of interest to academic researchers working in trade policy analysis and applied general equilibrium, …
Migration and Culture
Av Gil Epstein, Ira Gang
Inbunden, 2010
1761 kr
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Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding openly into the discussion, usually under some pseudonym. The authors of the papers in this volume bring culture into the open. They are concerned with how culture manifests itself …
Evolving Role of Asia In Global Finance
Av Yin-Wong Cheung, Vikas Kakkar m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1727 kr
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The process of Asia's rise to a position of eminence in global finance has accelerated in the wake of the international financial crisis, posing new opportunities and challenges to both the Asian economies and the global financial and trade systems. This volume represents a significant new …
Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare
Av Colin Carter, Ian Sheldon m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1727 kr
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"Genetically modified (GM) (or transgenic) crops are produced using plant biotechnology to select desirable characteristics in plants and transfer genes from one organism to another. As a result, crops can survive under harsher conditions, costs are lowered, chemical application is reduced, and …
Economic Growth and Development
Inbunden, 2011
1814 kr
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Since the very beginnings of economics as a science, which might be dated from Ibn Khaldun's "Introduction to History" (1377), the challenge of making societies escape from poverty and attain some degree of prosperity has always been, and will remain, a fundamental issue. It was and it is still …
International Financial Markets
Inbunden, 2013
1423 kr
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In recent years, the globalization of financial asset markets has become increasingly important and has led to closer linkages among these markets. New global investment instruments such as sovereign credit default swaps, exchange traded funds, and bond markets have been created, enabling investors …
Non Tariff Measures with Market Imperfections
Trade and Welfare Implications
Inbunden, 2013
1438 kr
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This volume presents new developments in nontariff measure (NTM) policy analysis by leading authors in the field; from conceptual developments and methodology improvements, to a series of innovative cases studies. A novel policy research agenda underlies the book recognizing that some NTMs are …
Globalization and the Environment of China
Inbunden, 2014
1205 kr
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This book is timely in its investigation of the environmental influence of globalization and China. Volume 14 focusses on: Theoretic modeling of environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on host countries, international openness and corporate environmental performance in China, …
Food Security in an Uncertain World
An International Perspective
Av Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1351 kr
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International trade agreements are central to food security. The links between trade and the four dimensions in food security (availability, access, utilization, and stability) are examined. Freer trade in agricultural products provides additional food security. This is bolstered by factors such as …
Food Security in a Food Abundant World
An Individual Country Perspective
Av Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1279 kr
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Food insecurity can result from various events. When food is abundant, the entitlement to food is limited by endowments, the ability to trade, and potential transfers from family or the government. This volume utilizes a country and regional perspective to examine food insecurity. We consider the …
World Agricultural Resources and Food Security
International Food Security
Av Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1582 kr
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World agricultural resources will be altered by climate change which will require both public and private actions. Global agriculture is affected by invasive alien pest and disease species and by severe weather such as sea-level rise flooding and drought. Rising sea levels will increase salinity in …
Globalizations and Emerging Issues in Trade Theory and Policy
Av Hamid Beladi, Kwan Choi m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1866 kr
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This edited volume is a collection of latest research findings on topical issues in international trade theory and policy. The chapters are contributed by well known academic economists around the globe as a tribute to Professor Murray Kemp's 80th birthday. They cover three broad areas of …
Trade Disputes and the Dispute Settlement Understanding of the WTO
An Interdisciplinary Assessment
Inbunden, 2009
2185 kr
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The volume is partitioned into five sub areas, addressing the process of dispute resolution and appeal under the DSU of the WTO; politics and disputes between sovereign nations; power inequities in access to the DSU; specific categories of disputes, such as in agriculture and in intellectual …
