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Economic Effects of “Leveling the Playing Field” in International Trade
(2009-09-10)
This paper uses simple economic theory to examine the effects of various policies that are intended to level the playing field in international trade. That is, when foreign producers are given advantages over domestic ...
Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Income Distributions in Poland and Russia
(2006-04-06)
Differences in the evolution of income distribution in Poland and Russia in the post-socialist era are striking: for example, in Poland, the gini coefficient on earnings went from 0.28 to 0.33 between 1988 and 1998 while ...
The Evolution of an Economic and Political Middle Class in Transition Countries
(2006-04-06)
It is generally believed that successful economic and political transitions, and even development more broadly requires the development of a significant and stable middle class. This middle class is defined in both economic ...
Offshoring Jobs? Multinationnals and U.S. Manufacturing Employment
(2007-09-13)
Critics of globalization claim that U.S. manufacturing firms are being driven by the prospects of cheaper labor to shift employment abroad. Yet the evidence, beyond anecdotes, is slim. Using firm-level data collected by ...
A Review of Charan Devereaux, Robert Lawrence, and Michael D. Watkins, Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Making the Rules and Resolving Disputes
(2007-08-29)
Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Making the Rules, Vol. 1, and Resolving Disputes, Vol 2, by Charan Devereaux, Robert Lawrence, and Michael D. Watkins. (Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics 2006) ...
The Effect of Competition on Trade Patterns: Evidence from the Collapse of International Cartels
(2011-02-22)
How do changes in competitive intensity affect trade patterns? Models of collusive
arrangements in spatially separated markets generate testable predictions of the effects of collusion on price, trade patterns and ...
THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM
(2007-10-15)
This paper traces the evolution of the global trading system from the 19th century to the present-day GATT/WTO arrangements, calling attention to the key roles of reciprocity and non-discrimination and taking note of how ...
Wage Policies of a Russian Firm and the Financial Crisis of 1998:Evidence from Personnel Data – 1997 to 2002
(2007-09-13)
We use a rich personnel data set from a Russian firm for the years 1997 to 2002 to
extend the analysis of internal labor markets to economies in transition. Our focus is on the effect of the financial crisis in 1998 and ...
Issues and Options for Multilateral, Regional, and Bilateral Trade Liberalization
(2008-01-25)
I first discuss the Doha Round impasse and how this impasse has been created. I next
discuss the trade interests of the industrialized and developing countries and
thereafter the structure of WTO negotiations. I conclude ...
Issues in U.S. - ROK Economic Relations
(2007-11-01)
This paper builds on the analysis of Kiyota and Stern (2007) of the economic effects of a Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUSFTA). We review the objectives and main features of the KORUSFTA as perceived prior to the ...