Do Global Trade Distortions Still Harm Developing Country Farmers?

Developing Country Agriculture and the New Trade Agenda*

DEVELOPING COUNTRY AGRICULTURE AND THE NEW TRADE AGENDA Bernard Hoekman and Kym Anderson A new round of WTO negotiations on agriculture, services and perhaps some other issues is expected to be launched in late 1999. To what extent should those negotiations include socalled “new trade agenda” items aimed at ensuring that domestic regulatory policies do not discriminate against foreign suppliers...

Country-specific Determinants of Intra Industry Trade Types of Agricultural Sector in Selected Developing Countries

Smoke-free laws do not harm profits: new global report.

Smoke-free laws do not harm profits: new global report As increasing numbers of governments ban smoking in workplaces, including hospitality venues such as bars and restaurants, the protestations of the tobacco industry are heard louder and ever more desperate, trying to convince employers that it is bad for business. We should not be surprised that economic arguments are being used as if emplo...

Effect of Global Financial Crisis on International Trade in Developed and Developing Countries

The recent global crisis, as a big crash ( Baldwin and Simon , 2009), has reduced foreign demand growth affecting total countries’ exports. Given the importance of foreign trade to nations and the reality that recent crisis has affected international trade we study the effects of the global financial crisis on trade relations between countries by using Ma and Cheng (2003) approach and by appl...

How Do Mncs Vote in Developing Country Elections?

Research on multinational corporations (MNCs) and host government political risk in developing countries has largely ignored local electoral politics, economic policies, and the MNC investment incentives they may generate. In response, I develop and test a framework for understanding MNC risk and investment behavior based on political business cycle considerations. Analyses of 408 MNC investmen...