Essays about: "globalization and economic integration"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words globalization and economic integration.

  1. 16. European Engagement with Africa : Problems, Potentials and the Way Forward

    University essay from IHH, Statsvetenskap

    Author : Gadinga Amstrong Dopgima; [2010]
    Keywords : Europe; Africa; Underdevelopment; Historical paradox; Colonialization; Globalization; Hegemonism;

    Abstract : This research seeks to evaluate European engagement with Africa looking at the problems, pontentials and way forward. The continent’s treasure chest of varied natural resource endowments, have made it the source of historic, economic and political competition from especially western interests, a trend that has combined dangerously with the region’s poor leadership and democratic profile in impoverishing its masses, escalating lethal conflicts, while upsetting hard earned developments gains, that have been made. READ MORE

  2. 17. Integration level of equity markets in APEC’s emerging countries: Are emerging markets regionally or globallyintegrated?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Cynthia Ho Szee Yah; Anh Thi Quynh Dinh; [2010]
    Keywords : emerging countries; APEC; global financial integration; regional financial integration;

    Abstract : Supported by the investment barriers removal, financial deregulation and improvedmacroeconomic policies during the last three decades, the process of financial integration inthose markets, emerging markets in general and emerging markets within Asia PacificEconomic Cooperation (APEC) in particular, has been pro-actively accessed these days.Moreover, recent trend in globalization in many APEC countries and especially in theemerging markets has triggered a stronger financial integration progress across countries. READ MORE

  3. 18. Diversifying in the Integrated Markets of ASEAN+3 : A Quantitative Study of Stock Market Correlation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Caroline Stark; Emelie Nordell; [2010]
    Keywords : integration; correlation; ASEAN 3; stock market index; Modern Portfolio Theory; diversification;

    Abstract : There is evidence that globalization, economic assimilation and integration among countries and their financial markets have increased correlation among stock markets and the correlation may in turn impact investors’ allocation of their assets and economic policies. We have conducted a quantitative study with daily stock index quotes for the period January 2000 and December 2009 in order to measure the eventual correlation between the markets of ASEAN+3. READ MORE

  4. 19. The motivation and impact on the foreign banks entrance in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lu Zhao; [2009]
    Keywords : Foreign Banks; Banking Sector; motivation and impact; opportunities and challenges; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Since the 1970s, the world economy integration and financial globalization has become an irreversible trend. Each country is facing to opening up or further opening their banking system. The international experience shows that foreign banks’ entering has a deep impact on the host country banking sector. READ MORE

  5. 20. Integration, tax competition and harmonization: Should ASEAN be concerned?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Kirsten Hayes; [2008]
    Keywords : harmonization; Tax competition; ASEAN integration; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : In the European Union (EU) policymakers are faced with many challenges in national corporate taxation policy from globalization, in particular the increasing cross-border mobility of capital. The EU member countries have become a highly integrated single market and this has meant that trade and investment flows are highly sensitive to corporate tax rates. READ MORE