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Ramya M. Vijaya 《Forum for Social Economics》2007,36(2):73-85
This paper presents a gender perspective of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The TAA is the primary US policy
to assist the transition of workers displaced due to trade related economic restructuring. In comparison to the relatively
substantial research on gendering trade policies in developing economies there is very limited focus on gendering policy responses
to trade in the US. We argue that there is a specific gender trend in the trade-displacement patterns in the US which calls
for a gender sensitive policy response. We examine the TAA in light of this trend and offer some suggestions for a gendered
approach to providing assistance to workers negotiating an increasingly flexible global labor market.
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Ramya M. VijayaEmail: |
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Economic integration and similarity in trade structures 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
In this paper, we look at the similarity of the trade structures toward the EU market between four CEECs and the EU15. We
evaluate the appropriateness of different indices to compare export flows—correlation indices and distance metrics—opting
for the use of the Bray-Curtis semi-metric. We examine both how the export composition of a country has changed over time
and how the export composition has changed with respect to the EU15 export composition. Finally, we test if the dynamics of
sectoral distribution of the CEECs’ exports is related to the role acquired by processed trade in the 1990s. We give evidence
that processed trade is crucial in explaining changes in the overall structure of exports of transition countries, and that
greater economic integration in terms of trade flows and processing trade does not always lead to greater export similarity.
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Lucia TajoliEmail: |
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We analyze the role of vertical innovation in trade patterns for developing economies trading with technologically advanced
countries. A model is presented where the international diffusion of knowledge, promoted by economic integration, is the source
of a technological catching up and leads to a convergence in the quality of traded goods, with a positive effect on exports.
We then turn our attention on the evolution of trade between the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs-5) and their
European Union partner countries, assessing whether economic integration has increase the quality of the goods produced. For
the period 1995–2005, we find evidence of the increasing role of intra-industry trade and vertical differentiation and a process
of specialization in higher quality products, especially in the medium- and high-skill sectors.
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Marcella Mulino (Corresponding author)Email: |
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In an evolutionary approach to macroeconomics, the market disequilibrium dynamics resulting from structural change need to
be properly represented at the aggregate level. As suggested by the late F.A. Hayek, a suitable equilibrium concept required
to this end as a frame of reference, is that of a flow equilibrium. The paper explores the corresponding flow dynamics that
draw attention to variables not usually considered in macroeconomic theorizing. Using statistical estimates for these new
variables for the West German manufacturing sector during the German unification process allows some important new insights
on the relationships between structural change and macroeconomic performance.
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Ulrich WittEmail: |
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Export variety and the economic performance of countries 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
We explore the relationship between export variety and economic development, using data on OECD countries between 1964 and
2003. We show that structural change in the world economy has a particular arrow of time leading to a growing variety of exports.
Distinguishing between related variety (within sectors) and unrelated variety (variety between sectors), we also show that
related variety stimulates growth instantaneously, while unrelated variety only promotes growth with a considerable time lag.
This finding is in line with the evolutionary notions that economic development and international trade patterns are path
dependent.
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Koen FrenkenEmail: |
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Carsten Herrmann-Pillath 《Journal of Evolutionary Economics》2006,16(4):383-417
Standard trade theory is a theory about the structure of international production which emerges from an international arbitrage equilibrium. It is not a theory about the activity of trading which is simply taken for granted or which is treated implicitly in the concept of exogenous trade costs. This paper proposes an alternative evolutionary framework based on networks as structures of non-price interactions into which price/quantity-interactions are embedded. These networks manifest different levels with specific problems of coordination and communication, i.e. levels of market transactions, of transaction-enabling transactions, of markets for market access rights, and of the respective transaction-enabling transactions. Furthermore, the theory is based on the analysis of capabilities to trade, resting upon competitive advantage, which cannot be imitated. The exploitation of competitive advantage presupposes the capability to control network interactions, identified as social capital. Finally, the security of market access reflects power balances among countries.
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Carsten Herrmann-PillathEmail: |
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Saving government failure theory from itself: recasting political economy from an Austrian perspective 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Peter J. Boettke Christopher J. Coyne Peter T. Leeson 《Constitutional Political Economy》2007,18(2):127-143
The economic approach to politics revolutionized the way scholars in economics and political science approached the study
of political decision-making by introducing the possibility of government failure. However, the persistent and consistent
application of neoclassical models of economics also seemed to suggest that once the full costs were accounted for, this failure
was an illusion. This paper counters these arguments, typically associated with George Stigler, Gary Becker and Donald Wittman,
by focusing on the underlying economic theory. We develop an alternative model of political economy grounded in the Austrian
conception of the dynamic market process.
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Christopher J. CoyneEmail: |
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Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska 《Constitutional Political Economy》2009,20(1):1-41
Experiences of countries undergoing post-socialist transition in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Central and Southwestern
Asia, during the last 17 years, reveal great variety in economic reform paths and their successful implementation. At different
moments of transition varying constitutional rules have also emerged in these countries. In our empirical study we find a
significant relationship between constitutional rules and the economic reform process in post-socialist countries of Europe
and Asia after 1989. In principle, the results confirm the arguments of the so-called negative constitutionalists, according
to which the main function of the constitution for economic reforms in transition is its functioning as a commitment mechanism.
The conclusions constitute an important step towards verification of different and often conflicting theories proposed by
constitutional economists and allow to formulate practical recommendations for constitutional legislators and other actors
capable of influencing constitutional change in countries encompassed by the study.
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Katarzyna Metelska-SzaniawskaEmail: |
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This study examines the impact of a stamp tax rate increase on market behavior, using data from two stock exchanges in China. We find that when the tax rate increases from 0.3 to 0.5% (which implies that the transaction cost increases by about 1/3) trading volume decreases by 1/3. This implies an elasticity of turnover with respect to a stamp tax of −50% and an elasticity of turnover with respect to transaction cost of −100%. The markets’ volatility significantly increases after the increase in the tax rate. Furthermore, the change in the volatility structure indicates that the markets become less efficient in the sense that shocks are less quickly assimilated in the markets.
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Badi H. Baltagi (Corresponding author)Email: |
Dong LiEmail: |
Qi LiEmail: |
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Localized innovation, localized diffusion and the environment: an analysis of reductions of CO2 emissions by passenger cars 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
We investigate technological change with regard to CO2 emissions by passenger cars, using a Free Disposal Hull methodology to estimate technological frontiers. We have a sample
of cars available in the UK market in the period 2000–2007. Our results show that the rates of technological change (frontier
movement) and diffusion (distance to frontier at the car brand level) differ substantially between segments of the car market.
We conclude that successful policies should be aimed at the diffusion of best-practice technology, and take account of the
different potential for further progress between different segments of the market (e.g. diesel vs. gasoline engines and small
vs. large engines).
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Bart VerspagenEmail: |
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Randall G. Holcombe 《The Review of Austrian Economics》2009,22(2):151-157
In a democracy, public policies require majority support to be enacted, so politicians must enlist the support of others to
further their political agendas. Successful politicians are those who can negotiate in the political marketplace to steer
outcomes their way, and to succeed, politicians must be willing to set their principles aside and trade their votes away to
get something better. In contrast with the principled politician whose support cannot be bought, the unprincipled politician’s
support must be bought, so unprincipled politicians accumulate political IOUs that they cash in to advance their agendas.
Democratic politics by design reinforces unprincipled behavior and punishes principled behavior.
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Randall G. HolcombeEmail: |
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The paper investigates the social exclusion process in the European Union (EU), particularly in Luxemburg, addressing both
conceptual and empirical issues. It examines aspects such as: the most appropriate definition of social exclusion for the
case of Luxemburg, the way economic and social disadvantages cumulate within the social exclusion process, and the main determinants
of social exclusion, income poverty and deprivation. To analyze the topics mentioned above, different econometric models have
been applied.
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Ileana TacheEmail: |
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How large is liquidity risk in an automated auction market? 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We introduce a new empirical methodology that models liquidity risk over short time periods for impatient traders who submit market orders. Using Value-at-Risk type measures, we quantify the liquidity risk premia for portfolios and individual stocks traded on the automated auction market Xetra. The specificity of our approach relies on the adequate econometric modelling of the potential price impact incurred by the liquidation of a portfolio. We study the sensitivity of liquidity risk towards portfolio size and traders' time horizon, and interpret its diurnal variation in the light of market microstructure theory.
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Pierre GiotEmail: Phone: +32-81-724887 |
Joachim Grammig (Corresponding author)Email: Phone: +49-7071-2976009Fax: +49-29-5546 |
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This article studies the question whether labour market institutions can explain the large differences in unemployment rates
in the new member states. It investigates several labour market institutions and concludes that they are on average no more
rigid in the new member states than in the old ones. However, there is a lot of heterogeneity both in terms of institutions
and unemployment rates. The impact of labour market institutions on performance is empirically examined for a panel of European
countries. These results are used to assess to what extent labour market institutions are responsible for the diverse unemployment
experiences in the new member states. Labour market institutions can explain only a small part of these differences. Other
causes of unemployment seem to be more important.
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Laura ThissenEmail: |
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In constitutional political economy, the citizens’ constitutional interests determine the social contract that is binding
for the post-constitutional market game. However, following traditional preference subjectivism, it is left open what the
constitutional interests are. Using the example of risk attitudes, we argue that this approach is too parsimonious with regard
to the behavioral foundations to support a calculus of consent. In face of innovative activities with pecuniary and technological
externalities in the post-constitutional phase, the citizens’ constitutional interests vary with their risk preferences. To
determine what kind of social contract is generally agreeable, specific assumptions about risk preferences are needed.
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Ulrich WittEmail: |
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Thierry Aimar 《The Review of Austrian Economics》2009,22(3):199-207
The Austrian School has had a curious destiny: while contributing many concepts to contemporary economic theory, it is either
ignored or criticised by much of modern economic literature. This article discusses possible reasons for this institutional
sidelining and the main futures of a renewal of Austrian thought.
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Thierry AimarEmail: |
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The paper examines the processes underlying economic fluctuations by investigating the volatility moderation of U.S. economy
in the early 1980s. We decompose the volatility decline using a dynamic factor framework into a common stochastic trend, common
transitory component and idiosyncratic components. We find that the moderation of business cycle was a result of the moderation
in transitory and idiosyncratic components. Our results suggest that important part of stochastic process that drives economy
is transitory. The paper investigates the role of oil prices, monetary and financial market factors. Proposed economic factors
do not have a significant relationship to either transitory or permanent components. In addition, we find that transitory
shocks are as common during the 1980s and 1990s as they were during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Stanislav Radchenko (Corresponding author)Email: |
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This paper explores the implications of trade liberalization by extending the intra-industry trade framework à la Fung and
Maechler (J Int Trade Econ Dev 16(1):53–69, 2007) to the case of sequential move and taking the mode of firms’ competition
into consideration as well. It is shown that the existing results obtained for the case of simultaneous price competition
are robust in quantity competition and sequential move cases. Moreover, it studies the likelihood that the environmental effects
of trade liberalization occur.
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Lihong ZhaoEmail: |
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Trade and productivity: an industry perspective 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
We use a sample of 14 OECD countries and 15 manufacturing industries to test for the effect of trade on productivity. Endogeneity
concerns are accounted for using the geographical component of trade as instrument as suggested by Frankel and Romer (Am Econ
Rev 89(3):279–399, 1999). We find that trade, measured in terms of the export ratio, increases productivity, even if country-fixed
effects such as the quality of institutions are controlled for, though results are less robust for imports. Estimates at the
aggregate manufacturing level turn out much larger, emphasizing the role of inter-industry spillovers.
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Fritz BreussEmail: |
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Persefoni V. Tsaliki 《International Review of Economics》2008,55(4):363-371
A systemic element of prevailing economic growth and development is the massive introduction of machinery into the production
process. The introduction of new technologies became decidedly a debated issue in economic analysis because of the dual character
of technology, which simultaneously creates and destroys employment, advances and deteriorates labor skills. This paper attempts
to introduce the relative issues and to assess the extent to which the introduction of machinery into the labor process improves
human capital or simplifies labor skills and forms a stream of unskillful laborers.
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Persefoni V. TsalikiEmail: |