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Transforming Trade Competition into Coordination with PRC [PDF]
This paper explores the topics of competition and coordination in trade dynamics in the People's Republic of China. Focusing on the rationality of trade cooperation rather than on the rationality of competition, facts and data will be presented; existing
Huijiong Wang, Shantong Li
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ABSTRACT Deforestation and its social impacts are an enduring challenge in agrarian frontiers, especially in the tropics. Fueled by global demand for commodities, this process is mediated by ideas, concepts, meanings, and policies that uphold socioenvironmental degradation. A key and understudied—arena in which this mediation occurs is the sub‐national
Gabriela Russo Lopes, Fabio de Castro
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Do European Stock Markets Affect Latin American Stock Markets? [PDF]
In this study, we examine the response of Latin American stock markets to movements in European stock markets using VAR models. Our results vary depending on the openness of the country in terms of international trade.
Andrés Rivas +3 more
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Sidelining Mitigation: Climate Delay Discourses Among Municipal Legislators in Southeastern Brazil
ABSTRACT This study investigates how municipal legislators frame climate mitigation and how these framings shift responsibility, narrow the perceived scope of municipal authority, and reduce the urgency or feasibility of local action. We analyzed 31 interviews with city councilors serving on Permanent Environmental Committees across municipalities in ...
Tainá Yumi Patriani
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Structural adjustment: damages, reparations and pathways to non-recurrence. [PDF]
Hickel J +3 more
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Including financial services in preferential trade agreements : lessons of international experience for China [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to address the main considerations for China of including financial services in its preferential trade agreements. The paper briefly reviews China's financial liberalization process and the state of its domestic financial ...
Stephanou, Constantinos
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ABSTRACT The interest in putting a price on carbon emissions is increasing in pace with the urgency of climate change. In this article we compare the adoption of one such policy instrument, carbon taxation, in the cases of Sweden and Mexico. We use a theoretical framework that focuses on economic and environmental factors influencing the policy process
Jakob Skovgaard +3 more
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Strategies for harm reduction in Latin America: the example of tobacco. [PDF]
Teran E.
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Latin America's Intraregional Trade: Evolution and Future Prospects [PDF]
This paper analyzes in detail the evolution of Latin America's international trade patterns, focusing on intraregional trade and on the formal attempts made to create free trade zones or custom unions.
Miguel Savastano, Sebastian Edwards
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Quantifying Model Selection Uncertainty in Structural Analysis: Methodology and Application
ABSTRACT With increasing focus on complex engineering systems under rare events, computational models are critical for predictions due to the scarcity or absence of data. However, selecting an appropriate model can be challenging. Using a single model without available test calibration could result in significant bias in performance predictions. A case
Ya‐Heng Yang, Tracy C. Becker
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