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Localization Economies, Vertical Organization and Trade [PDF]
This paper develops a model of regional production networks based on localization economies. I consider an industry with two activities: one with location-specific external economies, the other with constant returns. Under autarky, localization economies
Gordon H. Hanson
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi +2 more
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Industrial restructuring and early industry pathways in the Asian 1st generation NICs: The Singapore garment industry [PDF]
This article aims to contribute to an understanding of the industrial dynamics/evolution of mature export production complexes in the first generation Asian NICs, employing an evolutionary economic perspective.
Floor Smakman, Leo van grunsven
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Women of Color: Their Employment in the Private Sector [PDF]
, 2003 This examination of the employment status of minority women or women of color relies primarily on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission\u27s (EEOC) EEO-1 report.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S.
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Return and Volatility Spillovers Among Major Cotton Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores return and volatility transmission among major cotton markets. Several events have disrupted cotton supply and demand in recent years, leading to heightened price volatility and significant shifts in market interconnections.
Susmitha Kalli +3 more
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Free Trade’s Threat to California’s Garment Workers & Policy Actions for Economic Justice [PDF]
, 2004 The first fact sheet by Sweatshop Watch highlights the effects of globalization and free trade on the garment industry in California, while the second fact sheet focuses on possible policy actions to remedy the ...
Sweatshop Watch
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SUSTAINABILITY IN THE APPAREL INDUSTRY
International Journal of Advanced Research, 2020 Aanika Chandhok, Karen Kashmanian Oates
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Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.Flexible tactile sensors have considerable potential for broad application in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and bioinspired robotics. This review explores recent progress in device design, performance optimization, and intelligent applications. It highlights how AI algorithms enhance environmental adaptability and perception accuracy
Siyuan Wang +3 more
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Textiles and apparel in NAFTA : a case of constrained liberalization [PDF]
The authors examine the changes that Mexico's textile and clothing industry is likely to face under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). They compare pre-NAFTA and probable post-NAFTA scenarios for Mexican exports. The U.S.
Bannister, Geoffrey, Low, Patrick
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups
American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
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