Trade in Environmental Goods: Evidences from an Analysis Using Elasticities of Trade Costs
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DOI: 10.1007/s10640-017-0110-2
Abstract: Negotiations on the liberalization of environmental goods (EGs) and services within the WTO Doha Round (mandated in November 2001) are facing specific challenges. Conflicting interests and differing perceptions of the benefits of increased trade in… read more here.
Keywords: elasticities trade; goods evidences; environmental goods; trade ... See more keywords
Trade and agricultural technology adoption: Evidence from Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102440
Abstract: Abstract The incentives for and effects of widespread technology adoption depend on the trade costs separating producers from input and output markets. I incorporate the decision to adopt imported fertilizer into a model of agricultural… read more here.
Keywords: technology adoption; adoption; trade agricultural; trade ... See more keywords
Trade costs, regional inequality, and the Home-Market Effect
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DOI: 10.1080/17421772.2018.1500026
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper develops an economic geography framework with positive trade costs in both manufacturing and traditional sectors, mobile skilled workers, and unequal shares of unskilled labour in regions. It shows that partial agglomeration always… read more here.
Keywords: trade; market effect; home market; trade costs ... See more keywords
Immigrants, Cultural Differences, and Trade Costs
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DOI: 10.1111/imig.12291
Abstract: We examine the effects of immigrants and cross-societal cultural differences on bilateral trade costs using two alternative measures of cultural differences (i.e. cultural distance and genetic distance). We find that bilateral trade costs generally increase… read more here.
Keywords: immigrants cultural; bilateral trade; cultural differences; differences trade ... See more keywords
The Determinants of Trade Costs in the East African Community
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DOI: 10.11130/jei.2019.34.1.038
Abstract: This paper assesses the East African Community’s (EAC) effectiveness in integrating member countries by lowering total bilateral trade costs. First, information is provided on the size and distribution of bilateral trade costs among 16 manufacturing… read more here.
Keywords: east african; african community; eac country; trade costs ... See more keywords
Curvilinear Relationship between Corporate Innovation and Environmental Sustainability
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DOI: 10.3390/su9071267
Abstract: This paper proposes and tests the impacts of firms’ innovation activities, such as patents, on their involvement in environmental sustainability, such as environmental performance. Combining resource allocation and eco-innovation perspectives assuming constant levels of trade-off… read more here.
Keywords: environmental sustainability; innovation; corporate innovation; sustainability ... See more keywords