Essays about: "economic openness"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 90 essays containing the words economic openness.

  1. 6. An Inquiry Into The Determinants of Research Sector Productivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nicolas Jendi; [2023]
    Keywords : Innovation; Endogenous Growth; R D; Romer model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper constitutes an inquiry into the determinants of research sector productivity. Three variables thought to be relevant in determining the productivity of the research sector of an economy are proposed and examined on the basis of Paul Romer’s (1990) model of endogenous economic growth. READ MORE

  3. 7. Knowing To Transform : Sustainability and Openness In a (Post?)Colonial World

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Navit Reid; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability; open knowledge; braided knowledge; knowledge systems; situated knowledges; post-qualitative; communities of practice; transformation;

    Abstract : Sustainability is seen as the solution to the wicked crisis of our unsustainability. However, the ways in which we know, understand, and enact sustainable solutions can often mean our participation reinforces the systems, institutions, and paradigms which have created our unsustainable societies in the first place. READ MORE

  4. 8. An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Effects of Sanctions: A Case Study of Iran and Russia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Aida Ranjkeshan; [2023]
    Keywords : Sanction; GDP; Iran; Russia; Fixed Effects; Synthetic Control; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Sanctions, as a foreign policy tool, are increasing in popularity and frequency. This study empirically assesses how different types of sanctions imposed by the European Union, United Nations, and the United States affect the sanctioned states’ GDP growth and degree of openness. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Role of Social Capital on Foreign Direct Investments: Evidence from Cross-Country Regressions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Thilda Horvath; [2022]
    Keywords : FDI; Foreign direct investments; Social capital; Cross-country regression; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Since the world witnessed a surge of cross-border investments as a source of economic activity, the relevance, determinants and nature of the phenomenon we call Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has been studied extensively. The amount of empirical studies is not only extensive but also controversial, as the authors frequently reach contradictory conclusions in their search for determinants, relying only on the assumptive realities of economic theory. READ MORE

  6. 10. Know Your Roots : Towards New Perspectives on Travelling through Genealogical Mapping-Based Journeys: An Exploratory Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Orsolya Tóth; Tamara Tasi; [2022]
    Keywords : tourism; DNA tourism; emotion; behaviour change; responsible behaviour; tourist behaviour; connectedness;

    Abstract : The current tourist behavioural trends and the increasing number of visitor nights can no longer be the main focus of the international tourism industry, as they harm the physical and social environment. However, in the current profit-driven economic and political systems, reducing the intensity of travelling seems unrealistic; besides, many people's livelihoods are dependent on the industry. READ MORE