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2015

International Trade

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A Value-Added Trade Perspective On Recent Patterns In World Trade (Cepr), Paul Veenendaal, Hugo Rojas-Romagosa, Arjan Lejour, Henk Lm Kox May 2015

A Value-Added Trade Perspective On Recent Patterns In World Trade (Cepr), Paul Veenendaal, Hugo Rojas-Romagosa, Arjan Lejour, Henk Lm Kox

Henk LM Kox

The discussion about structural changes in world trade since the Great Trade Collapse is mainly based on the development of gross trade per unit of GDP. Gross trade concepts involve double-counting of trade flows, because imported intermediates used in the production of exports are counted again when the the exporter sends his exports across a border. Trade in value added avoids these double-counting issues and accounts only for the value added embedded in intermediate input, which allows a better understanding of how global value chains (GVCs) operate. Focusing on trade in value added may thus reveal the undercurrents of specialisation …

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Boosting The Private Space Industry: Extending Nasa’S Duty-Free Import Exemption To Commercial Space Companies, Katherine Gustafson Feb 2015

Boosting The Private Space Industry: Extending Nasa’S Duty-Free Import Exemption To Commercial Space Companies, Katherine Gustafson

William & Mary Business Law Review

The United States has a strong reputation for being at the forefront of space exploration. The commercial space industry in the United States is flourishing, yet the United States government is not effectively using its resources to help the industry. Currently, the United States government has some policies in place that promote the private space sector. Nonetheless, the government favors its own failing agency, NASA, by giving it extra benefits in the form of exemptions from import duties. Extending an exemption from import duties to the commercial space industry, however, would have several beneficial effects on the United States that …

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Foreign Investor Protection And Climate Action: A New Price Tag For Urgent Policies, Gus Van Harten Jan 2015

Foreign Investor Protection And Climate Action: A New Price Tag For Urgent Policies, Gus Van Harten

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper Series

From a climate perspective, not all investment is equal. Desirable investment in clean energy needs encouragement and protection, while undesirable investment in fossil fuels needs clear policy signals to avoid further investment in destructive activities and stranding more assets. In this paper, evidence is presented on how foreign investor protection provisions in trade and investment agreements tilt the playing field in favor of entrenched incumbents and against urgent action on climate; on the potential for a massive expansion of investor-state litigation and risks to climate policy in proposed trade deals; and on key flaws in recent European Commission proposals to …

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Comercio E Integración: Alianza Del Pacífico, Oscar Daniel Flores Poveda Jan 2015

Comercio E Integración: Alianza Del Pacífico, Oscar Daniel Flores Poveda

Administración de Empresas

Este artículo tiene el objetivo de demostrar el papel del comercio internacional, sus variables y el impacto que genera en los procesos de Integración. Analiza el desarrollo que permite la creación de bloques regionales, con la intención de aumentar el flujo de comercio y el bienestar de los países integrados, así como la evolución del comercio internacional y la transformación del mismo, en proteccionismo y apertura comercial. Se enfoca en la descripción del proceso de Integración Económica, sus características y consecuencias en el desarrollo de una Nación. Por último, permite obtener una visión acerca de lo que es y representa …

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