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Showing 1 to 20 of 138 for “"world economy"”.
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An empirical examination of bilateral seaborne trade flows in the world economy
The aim of this thesis is to construct a disaggregated econometric model of the pattern of bilateral seaborne trade flows. Commodities are classified into 5 categories according to the type of ship used in their transportation. Exports and imports are classified into 30 regions, according to the …
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Materials production economics : an examination of the variables and relationships that drive materials production and recycling in the world economy
… each year that could revolutionize the world. However, while development of novel materials in the lab brings us one step closer to next latest-and-greatest innovation, the following and perhaps similarly difficult step requires bringing these materials to the world market. Indeed, …
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Tracing Pathways of Resource Use in the World Economy: An Analysis of National and Sectoral Influence across the Global Water-Energy-Land System
A research and policy agenda has emerged in recent years to understand the interconnected risks natural resource systems face and their exploitation drives. The so-called Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus has served as a focal point for the conceptual, theoretical and empirical development of this …
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Three essays on increasing returns to scale and international trade theory
In this thesis, we consider the trading world economy with some firms exhibiting increasing returns to scale technology. We focus on the problems of existence of equilibrium, gains from trade and the effects of increasing returns in developing countries.
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Nonfinancial Indicators in Performance Evaluation of MNE's; Exploring the Use of Fuzzy Outranking Relations
… (MNE's) gained an increasing importance in the world economy as evidenced by the significant increase in their investments. Consequently, now the accounting system is responsible for generating reports for the objective of planning, implementing and evaluating the operations.
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The effect of trade liberalisation and foreign direct investment in Mexico
… Investment (FDI) have impacted on Mexico’s economy. Time series econometric estimations techniques and estimations of a dynamic simultaneous equations system were conducted using quarterly data (from 1980 to 2002). In a VAR framework, calculations showed that only exports do Granger cause …
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FDI, development and the multilateral investment framework
… consumption has been the defining feature of the world economy since the mid 1980's. Foreign direct investment (FDI), broadly defined as the creation of enterprises abroad or the acquisition of substantial stakes in existing enterprises, now represents a major form of cross border capital flow. …
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The use of the logistic curve in forecasting mineral production
… The most apparent characteristic of the modern world economy is change, various in type, frequent in occurrence, and often striking. It is to be expected that economists have tried to approach these changes analytically and determine their causes, and their nature, and in so doing have achieved …
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To Till or Not to Till: The Question of Economic Efficiency and Tillage Systems in a Sample of Illinois Grain Farms
… the ability of U.S. agriculture to compete in a world economy.
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An investigation into the adequacy and usefulness of financial risk disclosures in listed South African banks
… but has recently been re-entered to the world economy. This has created a need to review the standard of reporting by South African companies. Companies Within the financial services sector have been most impacted by these recent changes. As these companies deal in products that create …
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Pivotal Crisis: State Power and Social Forces in the Making of Neoliberal Capitalism
… to outline a novel account of social and world order change in the 1970s—from the collapse of Bretton Woods to the Reagan Revolution—that shifts the focus of explanation from the strategic vision and unilateral capacity of the US to determine outcomes to the pragmatic attempts of West …
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From the Central Kingdom to the Gold Mountain: Chinese Immigration to the United States (1820-1943)
… the migration process. A key factor here is the world capitalist economy that influenced the conditions of the sending and the receiving countries; affected the formation of the U.S. immigration policy, which prompted the Chinese immigrants to use social networks to fight hard against the …
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Human Rights in Turkey: A Comparative Perpsective on Violation and Resolution
… self-love and sympathy, this theory develops a ‘world economy’ based view of ‘cosmopolitan responsibility’ for the institutionalisation of human rights. Empirically, a comparative analysis of the emergence of social dislocation and related inter-ethnic tension during the decline of the Ottoman …
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Back to Work: The Effects of Goal Conflict on Working Mothers
… is important for both families and the world economy.
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Essays in Microstructure Analysis in the Foreign Exchange Market
… of the bank are mainly based in the UK. When the world economy is doing well, multi-national companies are selling more goods in the US and repatriate more foreign currencies back to UK, during which more GBP or EUR are converted from US Dollars. More sales of US Dollars then reflect the good …
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Essays on Demographics and International Macroeconomics
… of demographic changes in an interconnected world economy.
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The re-positioning and new brand creation of telecommunications companies in an IT society
… which we believe could revitalize the Japanese economy which has already endured ten years of stagnation, followed by suggestions for the world economy.
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Case study : the strategic position of a Mexican bank
… important phenomenon affecting significantly the world economy and the banking industry in particular. In this environment, the strategic position of Banco Nacional de Mexico S. A., the largest Mexican bank has to be analyzed and reviewed in order to assess the strategic measures to be taken to …
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Utilization of the family medical leave act: A case study
American businesses have confronted a changing world economy marked by increasing competition , technological innovation, and instability. Many more women have entered the labor force. Many families' caregiving needs are now being met by family members who also are holding down jobs. This, in turn, …
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The key factors of success for the integration of newly acquired subsidiaries : the case of the cement industry
The globalization of the world economy encourages a lot of industries to internationalize. In 1998, mergers and acquisitions were worth approximately $2.4 trillion worldwide. Surveys conducted by consultants and organizations like the IMF are showing a high level of failure during consolidation. …
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