Trade in the balance: reconciling trade and climate policy: report of the Working Group on Trade, Investment, and Climate Policy [PDF]
, 2016 This repository item contains a report published by the Working Group on Trade, Investment, and Climate Policy at The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University, and the Global Economic Governance Initiative ...
Ackerman, Frank +16 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Legal protection to foreign investors [PDF]
Foreign investment is typically considered an important source of growth for developing countries. This article describes the legal protection granted to foreign investors and its enforcement mechanisms.
Juan Carlos Hatchondo, Leonardo Martinez
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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple +2 more
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Regional integration and foreign direct investment : a conceptual framework and three cases [PDF]
The authors discuss how regional investment agreements may affect the inward and outward flows of foreign direct investments in the integrating region. After describing the multidimensional character of the issue, they provide a conceptual framework for ...
Blomstrom, Magnus, Kokko, Ari
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Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy [PDF]
, 2010 [Excerpt] The 112th Congress has a full legislative and oversight agenda on international trade. The agenda may include considering legislation to implement pending free trade agreements with Panama, South Korea, and Colombia, enhanced enforcement of U.S.
Ahearn, Raymond J
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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09-01 "Resources, Rules and International Political Economy: The Politics of Development in the WTO" [PDF]
This paper examines the contemporary politics of intellectual property (IP) and investment in the World Trade Organization (WTO). I examine the underlying and perennial conflicts that pit developing and developed countries against each other in these two
Kenneth C. Shadlen
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‘Pastis Power Europe’: An Assessment of the EU’s Actorness in International Investment Politics. EU Diplomacy Paper 06/2016 [PDF]
, 2016 This paper assesses the extent to which the transfer of exclusive competence over foreign direct investment to the European Union (EU) in the Treaty of Lisbon allows it to become a strong actor in the international investment arena.
Topete, Paloma Díaz
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Resilience of Small Beef Packers and the USDA Meat Supply Chain Initiative
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We focus on the plant‐size resilience relationship among small beef packers during COVID‐19. Defining resilience as the ability to maintain or increase slaughter and non‐resilience as otherwise, we use survey and secondary data to estimate a logit model where resilience is a function of a plant's capacity and age in addition to labor condition
Sunil P. Dhoubhadel +2 more
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