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The future of dispute resolution in international trade

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Given ongoing dysfunction of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, the focus of this article is on the future of trade dispute resolution, with evaluation of two questions: (i) What is the current status of WTO dispute resolution as compared to that conducted through existing preferential trade agreements (PTAs)? and (ii) What are the
Ian Sheldon, Daniel C. K. Chow
wiley   +1 more source

Tracks to Modernity: Railroads, Growth, and Social Movements in Denmark [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
How do transport infrastructures shape economic transformation and social change? We examine the impact of railway expansion in nineteenth-century Denmark on local population growth, occupational shifts, and the diffusion of ideas. Using a historical panel dataset and a difference-in-differences approach, we document that railway access significantly ...
arxiv  

WHAT LECTURERS ARE PAID FOR:AN ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSITIES’ LEGISLATIVE ACTS

open access: yesВысшее образование в России, 2016
The article presents the analysis of lecturers’ performance indicators, which were listed in 70 universities’ legislative acts. These universities are subordinated to the Ministry of education and science of Russian Federation.
Natalia V. Rodina
doaj  

Incorporating economic multipliers in a bid adjustment algorithm for public food procurement decision making

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract We present an adjusted bid price mechanism that incorporates economic multiplier effects in public food procurement decision making. Under Input–Output model assumptions, the algorithm estimates enhanced tax revenues to state governments through multiplier effects associated with in‐state supplier purchasing.
Todd M. Schmit, Xiaoyan Liu
wiley   +1 more source

What matters for agricultural trade? Assessing the role of trade deal provisions using machine learning

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper employs machine learning to determine which preferential trade agreement (PTA) provisions are relevant to agricultural trade patterns and the factors that may influence their adoption. Utilizing the three‐way gravity model, we apply plug‐in Lasso regularized regression to pinpoint predictive PTA provisions for agricultural trade ...
Stepan Gordeev   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS

open access: yes, 2018
In this article, the author considers the main typical economic systems; also the institutions are sys-temized. The economic institutions are considered as the basis for the economic growth in modern economy. The author identifies the main types of economic systems that are historically developed in the economy, as well as the economic institutions ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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