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Disrupting Path Dependence: Tariff-Induced Import Substitution in China’s Soybean Market

Agriculture
Soybeans are of strategic importance to China, yet the country’s heavy reliance on imports leaves it highly exposed to policy and market disruptions. Existing studies have largely focused on the initial 2018 tariff episode, while the evolving impacts of ...
Wenhao Song, Liang Chi, Jianzhai Wu, Mengshuai Zhu, Chen Shen   +4 more
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SPECIFICITY OF PROTECTIONISM IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS [PDF]

Zbornik Radova Ekonomskog Fakulteta u Istočnom Sarajevu, 2012
Experience of the previous crisissuggests that condition of crisis cause changes andshifts in foreign policy of countries. The subject ofthis paper is to analyze implementation ofprotectionist measures in conditions of the recentcrisis.
Jelena Tešić
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A Cost-Benefit Framework for the Assessment of Non-Tariff Measures in Agro-Food Trade [PDF]

This report develops a conceptual framework for the assessment of costs and benefits associated with non-tariff measures that allows an evidence-based comparative assessment of alternative regulatory approaches.
Beghin, John C., Marette, Stephan, van Tongeren, Frank   +2 more
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Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

Technical measures to trade and their impacts on Brazilian agricultural imports

Revista de Economia Mackenzie, 2019
International trade is beneficial to countries due to the diverse benefits conveyed such as being a source of financial resources and promoting a broad variety and availability of products to consumers. Despite this, some nations aim at protecting their
Carolina Rodrigues Corrêa Ferreira, Marília Fernandes Maciel Gomes, João Eustáquio de Lima   +2 more
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The Xenocentric Mindset: Cultural and Personality Drivers Behind Consumer Preferences

Journal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the psychological and cultural dimensions that influence consumer xenocentrism in Brazil and Iran, focusing on horizontal–vertical individualism–collectivism and the “Big Five” personality traits—extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and intellect/imagination.
José I. Rojas‐Méndez, Flavia Braga Chinelato, Golnoush Zeidabadi, Marta Massi   +3 more
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Notes on Detecting the Effects of Non Tariff Measures [PDF]

Alternative approaches to estimating the effects of non-tariff measures (NTMs) on trade flows are discussed and evaluated critically. Recent econometric studies point to three results: (i) NTM restrictiveness measures based on an aggregate of ‘core’ NTMs
Céline CARRERE, Jaime MELO DE
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The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility Internationally—History, Systems and the Future

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In most countries, a criminal conviction requires evidence that the individual committed the act and that they had the mental capacity to understand what they were doing and that it was wrong. Youth, as an indicator of brain development, is one factor affecting criminal capacity.
Enys Delmage, Philip Anderson, Aileen Blower, Aaron Brown, Mary Davoren, Sofia Enell, Ross Gibson, Ann Karina Henriksen, Diana Johns, Riittakerttu Kaltiala, Maria João Leote de Carvalho, Thimo Martijn van der Pol, Eva Mulder, Sanne Oostermeijer, Mirian S. Orlando, Fleur Souverein, Pamela Taylor, Florence Thibaut, Heidi Hales   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

An observation‐driven state‐space model for claims size modelling

Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract State‐space models are popular in econometrics. Recently, these models have gained some popularity in the actuarial literature. The best known state‐space models are of the Kalman‐filter type. These are called parameter‐driven because the observations do not impact the state‐space dynamics.
Jae Youn Ahn, Himchan Jeong, Mario V. Wüthrich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indonesia’s tuna industry: Policies and market barriers

Jurnal Inovasi Ilmu Sosial dan Politik
This paper aims to explore the multifaceted dynamics of Indonesia’s tuna export sector, focusing on key internal and external factors influencing its growth.
Sriwiyata Ismail Zainuddin, Andi Ismira, A. Mappatunru, Ester Lita Soreang, Gabriel Edo   +4 more
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