Essays about: "Balassa index"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Balassa index.

1. 1. Danmarks export av grisprodukter : är det en fördelaktig affär?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Sara Chydenius; [2014]
   Keywords : BRCA Danmark; grisproduktion; handel; komparativafördelar; NRCA;

   Abstract : Danmark är ett land som har en utvecklad industri inom grisproduktion, där största delen går till export. Inom jordbrukssektorn i Danmark är det grisarna som står för det största exportvärdet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur denna handel kan motiveras genom studier av komparativa fördelar. READ MORE

3. 2. The wine production in FYROM : does the wine sector have a comparative advantage?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Per Andersson; Magnus Ödlund; [2011]
   Keywords : Wine; FYROM; Comparative advantage; Competitiveness;

   Abstract : FYROM has a long tradition of producing wine. Wine production in FYROM is one of the greatest contributors of the agricultural share of their GDP. The aim of the thesis is to see if the wine production in FYROM has a comparative advantage compared to other countries that produce wine and if FYROM is able to sustain the advantage in the future. READ MORE

4. 3. Understanding Exchange Rates and the Euro

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Oskar Hörnell; Tobias Nordblom; [2011]
   Keywords : Portfolio Balance model; Balassa Samuelsson model; Exchange rates; Euro; SEB risk appetite index; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the exchange rate movements for EUR/USD, EUR/SEK and EUR/NOK using an OLS regression. Movements are tested against traditional and nontraditional explanatory variables for exchange rate movements. READ MORE

5. 4. Production Fragmentation in Electrical Components

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Samira Afif; [2009]
   Keywords : North-South Integration; production fragmentation; Morocco; Comparative advantage; Electrical components; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper analyses production fragmentation in the Moroccan electrical components industry. The different driving forces behind product fragmentation are studied. Balassa’s index of revealed comparative advantage is used to measure possible specialisation. READ MORE

6. 5. ADJUSTING TO THE MFA PHASE-OUT, The Case of the Turkish Textile and Clothing Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josefine Lindänge; [2007]
   Keywords : revealed comparative advantages; textile and clothing industry; Multi-Fiber Agreement; Turkey; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The end of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in January 2005 meant that quantitative restrictions within the textile and clothing industry were to be abolished. Quantitative restrictions had been used on the export of goods from low-wage countries which threatened producers in developed countries. READ MORE