Essays about: "labour productivity and trade"
Found 5 essays containing the words labour productivity and trade.
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1. Risk Factors of Food Loss and Waste, and Life Cycle Assessment of waste management strategies in the Brazilian Leafy Vegetable Supply Chain
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Food loss and waste (FLW) occurring early in the food supply chain (FSC) leads to increased resource wastage, including land, water, fertilisers, pesticides, fuel, packaging, energy, and labour. Targeting FLW prevention benefits various aspects such as food security, productivity, economic growth, climate change mitigation, resource conservation, and food waste management. READ MORE
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2. Trade Liberalisation and Poverty : A Case Study on Ukraine
University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : The Washington consensus reform package for developing countries initiated in the early 90’s, came to be a leading paradigm in the international community. One of the principle ideas, that trade liberalisation would alleviate people from poverty, has been pursued by many policy makers dealing with developing countries. READ MORE
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3. The alleged negative consequence of higher productivity : An empirical analysis on the effect of relative productivity on terms of trade
University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The relationship between increased productivity and improved standard of living is not a questioned statement on the global level, but does productivity growth necessarily lead to higher standard of living on the national level? Supported by empirical results it is suggested that a high relative productivity growth should not always be worth striving for, since it translates into decreased welfare, in terms of deteriorated terms of trade. This study attempts to examine the impact of relative productivity on the terms of trade in the OECD-countries and in Sweden, with an error-correction model. READ MORE
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4. The role of foreign firms in the software industry in Bangalore - a study of productivity spillovers
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This thesis qualitatively examines the existence of and types of productivity spillovers from foreign to domestic firms and the channels through which they flow in the software industry in Bangalore today. The focus of the thesis is on productivity spillovers, since these are the most important effects from foreign direct investment for host countries according to existing literature. READ MORE
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5. The right to health and right to intellectual property in the EU. Analysis of the internal and external policies.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : It is very common nowadays to speak of an ''information society'' in which control of information or information based knowledge has replaced control over matter as an ultimate source of economic power. The intellectual creations protected through patents, trade marks, copyrights etc constitute often a huge part of the companies' intangible assets. READ MORE
