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| Ciaian, Pavel; Kancs, d'Artis; Pokrivcak, Jan. |
| The present study examines factor content in the CEE transition country agricultural trade. However, deviating from the traditional approach, we do not test the HOV prediction. Instead, we examine the theoretical predictions that relate the factor content of international trade to cross-country differences in technology and endowments. Our empirical findings suggest that factor content between agricultural exports and imports is rather similar in CEE. In order to explain the general lack of the CEE agricultural specialisation and the observed paradox, we attempt to identify the role of transaction costs and market imperfections in determining factor content in agricultural production and trade. We find that technological differences and factor endowment... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Comparative Advantage; Transaction Cost; Factor Content; Trade; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44135 |
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| Busse, Matthias; Spielmann, Christian. |
| The paper empirically explores the international economic effects of gender discrimination, namely the linkages of gender inequality with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses different forms and the extent of gender discrimination across countries and presents the results of empirical tests of those linkages. The results indicate that gender inequality is positively associated with comparative advantage in unskilled-labour-intensive goods, that is, commodities where the impact of gender bias is likely to be felt most strongly. In contrast, foreign direct investment is negatively linked with gender inequality. These results even hold for relatively poor developing countries. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Gender Discrimination; Trade; Comparative Advantage; FDI; Labor and Human Capital; F23; J71; J82; F11. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26151 |
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| Bojnec, Stefan; Ferto, Imre. |
| The paper investigates comparative advantages and competitiveness of Hungarian and Slovenian agro- food trade in the EU markets. Applying a highly disaggregated trade dataset, we describe the pattern of agro- food trade in Hungary and Slovenia using the Balassa index. The extent of trade specialization exhibits a declining trend. Both countries have lost comparative advantage for a number of product groups over time. The indices of specialization have tended to converge. For particular product groups, the indices display greater variation. They are stable for product groups with comparative disadvantage, but product groups with weak to strong comparative advantage show significant variation. The price competition, quality competition and the one- way trade... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Comparative Advantage; Price Competition; Agro- Food Trade.; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10069 |
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