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Foreign Direct Investment in China: A Spatial Econometric Study by Coughlin, Cletus C., Segev, Eran

“…The relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Chinese provinces and selected provincial characteristics. Two ordinary least squares…”
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Agglomeration in the Global Economy: A Survey of the 'New Economic Geography' by Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P., Puga, Diego

“…Economic activities are unevenly distributed across space. The determinants of spatial differences in endowments in the patterns of production have…”
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Proper Econometric Specification of the Gravity Model by Matyas, Laszlo

“…Modeling and predicting foreign trade flows has long been an important task in international economics. One of the most fruitful ways to formalize this has…”
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The Causes of Regionalism by Baldwin, Richard E.

“…The rapid spread of regionalism is surely the most important recent development in the global trade system. Almost all empirical studies of European and North…”
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Implementation of Uruguay Round Commitments: The Development Challenge by Finger, J Michael, Schuler, Philip

“…At the Uruguay round, developing countries took on unprecedented obligations not only to reduce trade barriers, but to implement significant reforms both on…”
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Globalisation of the Economy and the Nation State by Schulze, Günther G., Ursprung, Heinrich W.

“…The international economic organization and most economists hold the view that global economic integration represents a vehicle for significant welfare…”
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The Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in China by Broadman, Harry G., Sun, Xiaolun

“…Foreign direct investment (FDI) has played a major role in China's push towards a market-oriented economy. From the advent of reform in 1978 to 1995, China has…”
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The Regionalism Debate: An Overview by Panagariya, Arvind

“…An overview of the debate on the merits of regional arrangements as an instrument of trade liberalization is offered. While the advocates of these arrangements…”
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Discriminatory Public Procurement and International Trade by Trionfetti, Federico

“…It is usually recognized that discriminatory procurement favoring domestic suppliers may constitute a barrier to trade and to international competition. In…”
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Parallel Imports by Maskus, Keith E.

“…wThe issue of whether there should be a global standard for the treatment of parallel imports (PI) could be a prominent controversy in the next round of trade…”
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The Gravity Model: Some Econometric Considerations by Matyas, Laszlo

“…Gravity type models are very popular in analyzing economic phenomena related to the flow of goods and services. As many of these models are frequently used for…”
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Agri-environmental Relationships and the Choice of Policy Mechanism by Hodge, Ian

“…A critical appraisal will be made as to which types of policy may be accepted as legitimately falling into the "green box" by meeting a number of criteria…”
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Pharmaceutical Patents, Prices and Welfare Losses: Policy Options for India Under the WTO TRIPS Agreement by Watal, Jayashree

“…Concerns on the effect of product patents on the prices of medicines have been acute in many developing countries which, up to the entry into force of the…”
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Civil Society and the WTO by Robertson, David

“…An attempt is made to evaluate how the activities of non-government organizations (NGO) affect the World Trade Organization and its operation, and to establish…”
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Trade Liberalisation and Wage Inequality: Lessons from the Mexican Experience by Robertson, Raymond

“…Empirical research has generated a strong consensus that trade liberalization in Mexico increased the demand for skilled workers, and, as a result, increased…”
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WTO Dispute Settlement, Transparency and Surveillance by Hoekman, Bernard M., Mavroidis, Petros C.

“…The incentive for governments to negotiate and abide by international trade agreements depends in part on the effectiveness of enforcement provisions…”
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Can Regional Policies Affect Growth and Geography in Europe? by Martin, Philippe

“…The risk that regional trade integration in Europe may be associated with increased inequality between regions has long been a key concern of policy makers in…”
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Economic Geography, Industry Location and Trade: The Evidence by Brulhart, Marius

“…The 1990s have seen a spectacular resurgence of academic interest in the spatial dimension of economics. This interest was fostered primarily by the…”
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E-Commerce, WTO and Developing Countries by Panagariya, Arvind

“…An analytic discussion of the issues relating to multilateral rules applicable to Internet commerce is offered. The implications of e-commerce for developing…”
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Trade and Growth in Small States: The Impact of Global Trade Liberalisation by Armstrong, Harvey W., Read, Robert

“…The impact of global trade liberalization upon the growth prospects of small states is addressed. The intention is to summarize the principal economic…”
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