The Wto Trade Effect,
2010
Singapore Management University
The Wto Trade Effect, Pao Li Chang, Myoung-Jae Lee
Research Collection School Of Economics
This paper reexamines the GATT/WTO membership effect on bilateral trade flows, using nonparametric methods including pair-matching, permutation tests, and a Rosenbaum (2002) sensitivity analysis. Together, these methods provide an estimation framework that is robust to misspecification biases, allows general forms of heterogeneous treatment effects, and addresses potential hidden selection biases. This is in contrast to most conventional parametric studies on this issue. Our results suggest large GATT/WTO trade-promoting effects, robust to various restricted matching criteria, alternative indicators for GATT/WTO involvement, different matching methodologies, non-random incidence of positive trade flows, and inclusion of multilateral resistance terms.
Need Singapore Fear Floating? A Dsge-Var Approach,
2010
Singapore Management University
Need Singapore Fear Floating? A Dsge-Var Approach, Hwee Kwan Chow, Paul D. Mcnelis
Research Collection School Of Economics
This paper uses a DSGE-VAR model to examine the managed exchange-rate system at work in Singapore and asks if the country has any reason to fear floating the exchange rate with a Taylor rule inflation-targeting mechanism that uses the short term interest rate instead of the exchange rate as the benchmark monetary policy instrument. Our simulation results show that the use of a more flexible exchange rate system will reduce volatility in inflation and investment but consumption volatility will increase. Overall, there are neither signi cant welfare gains or losses in the regime shift. Given the highly open and trade …
On The Robustness Of The Positive Relation Between Expected Idiosyncratic Volatility And Expected Return,
2010
Singapore Management University
On The Robustness Of The Positive Relation Between Expected Idiosyncratic Volatility And Expected Return, Fangjian Fu
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
My 2009 JFE paper ["Idiosyncratic Risk and the Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns', Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 91, pp. 24-37] documents a positive and statistically significant cross-sectional relation between expected idiosyncratic volatility (E(IVOL)) and expected stock return. A recent working paper titled "On the Relation between EGARCH Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Stock Returns" by Guo, Ferguson, and Kassa of University of Cincinnati suggests that the positive relation is driven by an in-sample approach to estimate E(IVOL). They fail to find a significant relation between return and their E(IVOL) estimated out of sample. I find that two estimation settings in …
Sequential Investment, Hold-Up And Strategic Delay,
2010
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Sequential Investment, Hold-Up And Strategic Delay, Juyuan Zhang, Yi Zhang
Research Collection School Of Economics
We investigate hold-up with simultaneous and sequential investment. We show that if the encouragement effect of sequential complementary investments dominates the delay effect, sequential investment alleviates the underinvestment caused by the hold-up problem. Further, if it is allowed to choose when to invest, strategic delay occurs when the encouragement effect of sequential complementary investments dominates the delay effect.
Micro-Level Estimation Of Child Undernutrition Indicators In Cambodia,
2010
Singapore Management University
Micro-Level Estimation Of Child Undernutrition Indicators In Cambodia, Tomoki Fujii
Research Collection School Of Economics
One major limitation to addressing child undernutrition is a lack of the information required to target resources. This article extends the small-area estimation technique of Elbers, Lanjouw, and Lanjouw (2002, 2003) to jointly estimate multiple equations while allowing for individual-specific random errors across equations (in addition to cluster- and household-specific random errors). Estimates of the prevalence of stunting and underweight for children under age 5 in Cambodia from 17 Demographic and Health Survey strata are disaggregated into 1,594 communes by combining the Demographic and Health Survey data. The estimates are consistent with the surveyonly estimates at the aggregate and primary …
Economic And Risk Factors Associated With Sexual And Reproductive Health,
2010
Western Michigan University
Economic And Risk Factors Associated With Sexual And Reproductive Health, Julio Cesar Hernandez-Correa
Dissertations
This dissertation is intended to evaluate the effects of economic and risk factors on three aspects of sexual and reproductive health: maternal mortality, prenatal care demand, and contraceptive use. The first study of this dissertation discusses the effects of risk factors and socioeconomic determinants on maternal mortality. This research uses a unique, nationwide panel of counties to analyze maternal mortality in Madagascar. Factors like health environment and access to health services were controlled for. The results indicate that female literacy and wages decrease maternal mortality. Other factors related to health infrastructure, and diseases can represent a burden to women's health. …
East And Central Europe: The Impact Of The 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis,
2010
Institute of Business Administration
East And Central Europe: The Impact Of The 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis, Ishrat Husain Dr.
Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse
My remarks this morning will be focused on the question whether the European Union (EU) membership has helped or hindered the East and Central European (ECE) countries in coping with the recent global financial crisis. Before I delve into this question, let me suggest that the economic structure and institutions that the ECE countries had inherited from the Soviet dominated political relationship in the 1990s were quite different from the well established economics of the Western European Countries (WECs). The decade of 1990s was spent by the ECE countries in privatizing state-owned enterprises and banks, establishing autonomous central banks and …
Managing Government Business-Relations In Pakistan,
2010
Institute of Business Administration
Managing Government Business-Relations In Pakistan, Ishrat Husain Dr.
Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse
I wish to thank the Management Association of Pakistan for inviting me this afternoon to attend this ceremony. As I am privileged to address a highly distinguished audience I would like to share my thoughts on a subject about which there is very little open debate and discourse. The topic I have chosen this afternoon “Managing Government Business – Relations in Pakistan” is quite critical to all the stakeholders in the economy of Pakistan. In almost all nation-states of the world, private businesses have to co-exist with governments. The balance between the two in economic space varies a lot. On …
Private Sector And Economic Growth,
2010
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Private Sector And Economic Growth, Ishrat Hussain Dr.
Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse
Despite spectacular achievements on the economic front: achieving growth rate of 6 percent annually for over four decades, tripling its per capita income and drastically declining the incidence of poverty from almost 50 percent of the population to less than 20 percent by the late eighties although it has resurged to 34 percent by the late nineties. However, we are still a poor and underdeveloped country and the benefits of this progress have not been shared universally.
Accounting For Disability Insurance In The Dynamic Relationship Between Disability Onset And Earnings,
2010
Syracuse University
Accounting For Disability Insurance In The Dynamic Relationship Between Disability Onset And Earnings, Perry Singleton
Economics - All Scholarship
The onset of a work-limiting disability coincides with an immediate decline in earnings with little recovery. This study examines whether this relationship is attributable to the labor disincentives of disability insurance. The data come from the Survey of Income and Program Participation linked to administrative data from the Social Security Administration. The analysis suggests that disability insurance accounts for little of the initial drop in earnings at the time of disability onset, but its effect may increase as time since disability onset elapses. The results highlight the advantages of immediate, though temporary disability benefits.
Regression Approach To Adjust Wia Performance Standards,
2010
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Regression Approach To Adjust Wia Performance Standards, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Kenneth J. Kline
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Lean Manufacturing As A Source Of Competitive Advantage,
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
Lean Manufacturing As A Source Of Competitive Advantage, Ryan Scott Williams
Theses and Dissertations
The productivity advances generated from lean manufacturing are self-evident. Plants that adopt lean are more capable of achieving high levels of quality, shorter lead times, and less waste in the system. While it seems logical that higher levels of productivity and quality, as is common in lean companies, should result in positive financial performance, the research community has failed to establish the financial profitability of lean. Those researchers who have studied the financial returns issue report varying results. The goal of this research was to determine if a connection exists between lean and financial success and to discover why so …
Fayette County, Wv Case Study: A Look At The Movement Towards Energy And Water Efficiency,
2010
West Virginia University
Fayette County, Wv Case Study: A Look At The Movement Towards Energy And Water Efficiency, Davina Bird, Hodjat Ghadimi, Randall Jackson
Regional Research Institute Working Papers
The focal area for this study is Fayette County, West Virginia. Using a qualitative semi-structured interview process, information was gathered so as to present a clear overview of what both the private and public sector are doing with regard to energy and/or water efficiency within the county. Given the pervasive nature of the issue of efficiency, interviewees were encouraged to describe their agency or organizational efforts as it relates to what they thought “energy and/or water efficiency” entailed. On the basis of the twenty-one interviews conducted, the progress being undertaken by different entities was noted and divided under five themes …
The Economic Impact Of Oaklawn Hospital On The Marshall Area,
2010
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
The Economic Impact Of Oaklawn Hospital On The Marshall Area, George A. Erickcek
Reports
No abstract provided.
Graduation Requirements, Skills, Postsecondary Education, And The Michigan Economy,
2010
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Graduation Requirements, Skills, Postsecondary Education, And The Michigan Economy, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck
Testimonies
No abstract provided.
Real Economic Development Comes From Entrepreneurship,
2010
South Dakota State University
Real Economic Development Comes From Entrepreneurship, Larry B. Swain
Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)
No abstract provided.
Setting And Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets,
2010
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Setting And Adjusting Workforce Performance Targets, Randall W. Eberts
Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Design And Economic Growth In West Michigan: Survey Findings,
2010
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Design And Economic Growth In West Michigan: Survey Findings, Brad R. Watts, George A. Erickcek
Reports
No abstract provided.
New Mexico Labor Market Review 11-04-2010,
2010
University of New Mexico
New Mexico Labor Market Review 11-04-2010, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions
Historic Publications
The New Mexico Labor Market Review is a monthly publication presenting statistical data and analysis on labor market conditions throughout New Mexico. Issues examine statewide and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labor force estimates, industry activity, wages, occupational demand, and related economic conditions, often accompanied by feature articles on topics affecting the state’s economy. This issue covers September 2010.
Coaching Leaders: Co-Creating Purpose Based Innovation,
2010
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Coaching Leaders: Co-Creating Purpose Based Innovation, Connie I. Reimers-Hild
Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers
The purpose of the presentation was to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of coaching leaders in today's global economy. Leadership coaching has the potential to co-create innovation in organizations of all sizes. Three case studies were shared. In each example, Dr. Connie presented the effectiveness of her coaching program. Each case study demonstrated the power of leadership and innovation on the economy, society and individual.
