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South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2003 This paper tests whether tariff liberalisation has lead to increased competitiveness in the South African economy. The 46 sectors of the South African economy are classified as exportable, importable, importable and exportable and non-tradable.
L Rangasamy, C Harmse
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Determinants of banking sector development: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries
Borsa Istanbul Review, 2018 This study examines the determinants of banking sector development in sub-Saharan African countries using a panel of 25 countries from 1997 to 2014. It utilises the system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) dynamic panel model estimator.
Olufemi A. Aluko, Michael Adebayo Ajayi
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Les doreurs de Barcelone : un métier face à l’évolution du goût et des pratiques (1770-1834)
Les Cahiers de Framespa, 2022 In Barcelona, in the second half of the 18th century, several decrees and royal orders had a profound effect on the gilders’ profession. Forced to adapt to the liberalisation of practices and the slow disappearance of gilding-polychromy, their activity ...
Julien Lugand
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AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALISATION AND THE URUGUAY ROUND* [PDF]
Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1996 With the Punta del Este Declaration, agriculture was accorded prominence in the GATT negotiations and, for the first time, national support policies were on the agenda. In this paper, the progress of the negotiations on agriculture is reviewed in an attempt to understand the factors which shaped the final outcome and to assess the likely impact of the ...
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While industry platforms are widely recognized as enablers of circular innovation, we still know little about how they evolve to scale and sustain innovation as economic conditions tighten and circular economy funding schemes become more selective.
Eva Qi Wang +3 more
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Measurement of Export Market Concentration for the Largest European Economic Integrations
Business Systems Research, 2019 Background: By joining different regional economic trade agreements, countries achieve preferential trade liberalisation. There are four main types of regional economic agreements in the world today: free trade area, customs union, common market, and ...
Jošić Hrvoje +2 more
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Over the past seven decades, trade barriers have been dramatically reduced. To that end, most countries have simultaneously pursued both multilateral and preferential trade liberalisation. This is surprising as the latter is less effective and provides fewer benefits to the member countries.
Justine Miller +2 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global climate ambitions intensify, the key challenge lies not in setting renewable energy targets but in designing governance systems that can translate them into lasting transformation. The transition management literature has advanced a valuable research agenda for initiating change through niche innovations and participatory arenas in ...
Alexander L. Q. Chen‐Florea +2 more
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