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Distance, Formal and Informal Institutions in International Trade [PDF]
WTO Working Papers, 2019 This paper brings together three strands of literature on the determinants of international trade − distance, formal, and informal institutions − to explain differences in export performance across countries. Using an augmented gravity model, we find that the importance of formal institutions (rule of law) for bilateral trade increases with distance ...
Lanz, Rainer +2 more
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The development of open/distance learning in Finland and the UK: A Comparative case study [PDF]
, 2005 This article is concerned with the provision of open and distance learning by the higher education sectors in two countries, the UK and Finland. The central contention is that more strategic thought must be given to this issue if the potential benefits ...
Hitchen, Julie, Monk, Des
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How Do Cultural and Institutional Distance Affect China’s OFDI towards the OBOR Countries?
Baltic Journal of European studies, 2017 In order to examine the impact of cultural and institutional distance on China’s OFDI towards the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) area, the paper selects 28 countries along The Belt and Road.
Zhang Lin, Xu Zheqian
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Institutions and Free Trade Agreements as Determinants of Trade Potential of India: a Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model Analysis [PDF]
Statistika: Statistics and Economy JournalThis study examines how institutions and free trade agreements affect India's actual export and import potential using a panel data set of 40 nations for the years 2000–2022.
Naseer Ul Hassan +2 more
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University Distance Education in Prisons as a Tool for Rehabilitation and Social Inclusion
Social SciencesMany countries use the deprivation of liberty as a punitive strategy to ensure citizen security. Nowadays, a rehabilitative perspective has also been included to promote social inclusion.
Gina López-Armijos +1 more
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BBR: Brazilian Business Review, 2018 Institutional distance (ID) has come to be a key concept in understanding the determinant factors of the performance of a multinational company’s (MNC) subsidiaries in emerging economies.
Jonas Fernando Petry +2 more
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Distances et Médiations des Savoirs, 2021 In this article, we question the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the institutionalization of distance learning in Quebec universities. We compare the institutional logics supporting distance learning before the pandemic, with the arguments put ...
Patrick Pelletier, Anne Mesny
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BBR: Brazilian Business Review, 2019 In this study, we have analyzed the influence of institutional distances and strategic motivations for internationalization on Brazilian foreign direct investment (FDI).
Manuel Portugal Ferreira +1 more
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Institutions, infrastructure, and trade [PDF]
, 2007 We examine the influence of infrastructure, institutional quality, colonial and geographic context, and trade preferences on the pattern of bilateral trade.
Francois, J., Manchin, M.
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What determines China’s energy OFDI: Economic, geographical, institutional, and cultural distance?
Energy Strategy Reviews, 2023 This paper aims to study the determinants of location choice of China's direct energy investment in BRI countries. It also attempts to analyze the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on the effect of national distance.
Yufeng Chen, Mingxin Chen, Lulu Tian
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