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1. 1. To protect, or not to protect: an empirical comparison of two of the EU’s free trade agreements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Olle Törnquist; [2019]
   Keywords : EU Japan Korea Tariffs FTA; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this essay, I use an empirical approach to explore two recent free trade agreements struck by the European Union: the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement and the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement. By comparing the EU’s tariff concessions on goods in both instances, I identify the goods that were liberalised in the former agreement but excluded from the latter. READ MORE

3. 2. Japan: The New Leader of Free Trade? Case-Study on Japan's Role in the CPTPP

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Núria Casas González; [2019]
   Keywords : CPTPP; TPP11; Japan; Japanese leadership; free trade agreement; East Asia; Asia-Pacific; regional economic integration;

   Abstract : This paper aims at contributing to the debate about Japan’s leadership capabilities. Lately, scholars from all around the world have referred to Japan as the “new leader of free trade”. This comes as a surprise, as the country has always been the archetype of a passive and mercantilist state. READ MORE

4. 3. Quantifying terrain factor using GIS applications for real estate property valuation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Dahlia Mudzaffar Ali; [2016]
   Keywords : digital elevation model DEM ; GIS; geography; physical geography; property valuation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the use of GIS applications to derive adjustment figures for the terrain factor in property valuation tasks. It aims at suggesting a quantitative approach alternative to evaluate the terrain factor as opposed to traditional methods and current industry practices where terrain is qualitatively judged based on visual observation at site and subjected to individual opinion. READ MORE

5. 4. A comparative study between EU and Japanese Competition Law. Abuse of a dominant position – exploitative abuses –

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Ioana Nicolae; [2015]
   Keywords : competition law; Japan; EU; exploitative abuse; abuse of dominant position; private monopolization; article 102; The Anti Monopoly Act; dominant position; substantial restraint of competition; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The competition policy is an area of law that moulds itself according to the structure of the society and evolves by habitually adjusting to the dynamics of the national economies. Due to various historical contexts as well as to the distinct economic systems, the competition law in EU and Japan walked on different paths at different rhythms. READ MORE

6. 5. Mixing Politics and Economics: Understanding the Rise of FTAs in East Asia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Adam Peresman; [2014]
   Keywords : Asia; Asian regionalism; free trade agreements; functionalism; neoliberal institutionalism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study tests whether the rise of free trade agreements (FTAs) in East Asia since 2000 has been an attempt to manage the growing complexity of trade both between members of that region and each other, as well as between them and the rest of the world. The study uses a measure of dependency based on GDP, as well as a measure of intraindustry trade as indicators. READ MORE