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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
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Regional integration APEC style: are there lessons to learn from regional integration EU style? [PDF]
The paper discusses similarities and differences between past EU binding internal liberalization „across the board“ in the industrial sector and present so-called voluntary sectoral liberalization of member states of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Langhammer, Rolf J.
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Do Internet‐Driven Trade Shocks Moderate the Exchange Rate Pass‐Through to Inflation?
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the existence of an internet globalisation intensifying impact on the size of the exchange rate pass‐through (ERPT) to inflation, which conditions the response of central banks' policy rates. Expanding on the traditional determinants of ERPT, we incorporate technology‐induced trade shocks linked to internet adoption to ...
Joanna Darwiche, Nicole Ballouz Baker
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Liberalisasi Pertanian Versus Kesejahteraan Petani: Upaya Mencari Jalan Tengah
Jurnal Pamator, 2019 Agricultural liberalization continued controversy. Intensification of agriculture industry in Indonesia has not been able to welfare of farmers. Thus, the application of agricultural technology is always faced to the welfare of farmers.
Achmad Faidy Suja’ie, Nian Riawati
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Does Regionalism Affect Trade Liberalization Towards Non-Members? [PDF]
We examine the effect of regionalism on unilateral trade liberalization using industry-level data on applied MFN tariffs and bilateral preferences for ten Latin American countries from 1990 to 2001.
Antoni Estevadeordal +2 more
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the impact of trade liberalisation on income inequality across 24 Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2000 to 2020. Using IV‐Tobit and 2SLS models, we consistently find that greater trade openness significantly exacerbates inequality in the region. Critically, we document an inverted U‐shaped relationship between trade
Guivis Zeufack Nkemgha +2 more
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Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano +4 more
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Soft Power in Trade: Quantifying the Impact of Confucius Institutes on China's Exports
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the role of Confucius Institutes (CIs) as a form of China's cultural diplomacy and their impact on international trade, particularly exports. Using a gravity model, we analyze data from 1990 to 2019 across countries, finding that the presence of CIs significantly boosts China's exports.
Renjing Chen, Wei Jin, Tangrui Yang
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The Degree of Financial Liberalization and Aggregated Stock-return Volatility in Emerging Markets [PDF]
In this study, we address whether the degree of financial liberalization affects the aggregated total volatility of stock returns by considering the time-varying nature of financial liberalization.
Akdeniz, L., Salih, A.A., Umutlu, M.
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International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT To explore the real effect of banking globalisation on bank liquidity creation, we investigate plausibly exogenous variations in the expectation of further banking globalisation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which further opens the gate to foreign investors.
Xuanyi Shi +3 more
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