Essays about: "terms of trade welfare"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words terms of trade welfare.

  1. 6. The implication of economic partnership agreement for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific groups : a general equilibrium analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Alemnesh Adamu Angelo; [2013]
    Keywords : Computable general equilibrium model; Africa; Caribbean and Pacific regions; international trade; preferential trade agreement; rules of origin;

    Abstract : European Union (EU) is the major trading partner for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The trade relationship between the two regions has been based on the non-reciprocal trade preference granted by EU through series of Lome conventions. READ MORE

  3. 7. Venezuela's road from CAN to Mercosur

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Camila Estupinan Enriquez; [2010]
    Keywords : Venezuela; Mercosur; Andean Community of Nations CAN ; economic integration; static effects; trade diversion; trade creation; oil; specialization; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Latin America has throughout the years been home for different regional integration agreements. The two most recent examples of South American integration blocs are the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) and Mercado Común del Sur (Mercosur). READ MORE

  4. 8. SLOVENIA AND THE EU - A Study on Integration, Trade and Specialization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Dragana Pajovic; [2007]
    Keywords : EU; economic integration; intra-industry trade; Specialization; Slovenia; trade creation; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Numerous economists have emphasized the crucial role that economic integration and the abolishment of trade barriers play for the economic development of individual countries and regions as a whole. The focus of this thesis is Slovenia’s integration with the European Union and the static welfare effects in terms of trade creation and trade diversion that have come from the expanded economic cooperation. READ MORE

  5. 9. The alleged negative consequence of higher productivity : An empirical analysis on the effect of relative productivity on terms of trade

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Malmström; [2007]
    Keywords : Terms of trade; relative productivity growth; error-correction model; welfare;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 10. Issues Around Bioprospecting, Traditional Knowledge and Access and Benefit Sharing in international and national legislation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Susanne Lindeskog; [2006]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Immaterialrätt; Komparativ rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Biodiversity was during the 1990s perceived as 'green gold'. With the emergence of the biotechnology industry, biodiversity prospecting, or bioprospecting, was perceived to provide opportunities to gain benefits for several purposes. READ MORE