Essays about: "Mercosur"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the word Mercosur.

  1. 6. Export, FDI and Economic Growth in Mercosur: The causal relationship and effect of trade liberalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Export; foreign direct investment; economic growth; Mercosur; Granger Causality test; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Researchers agree that there exist a close connection between export, foreign direct investment and economic growth, still they do not agree about the causal relationships between them. Latin America has over the last decades faced several economic crises. READ MORE

  3. 7. Preferential trade agreements and bilateral trade flow in Latin America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Olsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Latin America; Gravity Equation; International Trade Flow; Preferential Trade Agreement; ALADI and Mercosur; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : After studying economic integration it doesn’t come as a shock that preferential trade agreements (PTA) have an effect on the countries within the PTA, or outside the PTA for that matter also. The majority of the Latin American countries have been considered as developing countries for the better part of the 21st century, and have, for the most part, been secluded from the world market. READ MORE

  4. 8. Post-Liberal Regionalism in Latin America - A Case Study of Venezuela as a Petro-State.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Carolina Parada Hernandez; [2014]
    Keywords : Washington Consensus; Regionalism; Integration; Venezuela; Latin America; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since 1910, the major income of Venezuela comes, from the oil exploitation industry which is connected to the consolidation of the nation-state. This oil wealth has throughout history influenced its relations with countries in the Americas, United States and the rest of the world. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Land of Milk and Honey: A case study of Argentinean trade with a focus on primary commodities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanas Mohammed; Emilia Palm; [2012]
    Keywords : Primary Commodity Dependence; Argentina; Mercosur; Gravity Model; Price Volatility; Trade Patterns; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Argentina is a country enriched with an abundance of natural resources. This great wealth of primary commodity goods has turned the region into one of the world’s most prominent exporters of agricultural goods like soybeans, wheat and oil. However, there is more to the story than just milk and honey. READ MORE

  6. 10. Corruption in Paraguay: Investigating Tariff Evasion

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Oscar Scheja; [2011]
    Keywords : Tariff evasion; Corruption; Paraguay; International economics; Mercosur;

    Abstract : Customs duties compose a significant source of fiscal revenue for Paraguay. This thesis empirically investigates the relationship between tariff evasion and the tariff rate in Paraguay by employing panel data covering the years 1991 to 2010. READ MORE