Export Restrictions and COVID-19

As a result of COVID-19, the export of medical goods has been subject to various global restrictions. Consequently, several countries have increased the supply of medical goods to alleviate the effects of this health crisis. This study entails a theoretical and empirical analysis of the effects of such remedial measures. To this end, we have utilized a consistent conjectural variation in a three-country model entailing firms competing in two reciprocal markets in Cournot. When the restrictions are unilateral, the number of medical goods available in the exporting country tends to increase, culminating in better management of the pandemic. In contrast, bilateral restrictions typically reduce the total output of medical goods; therefore, they are inappropriate in a pandemic situation.

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Empirical Analysis on Promoting Industrial Transformation and Upgrading in Zhejiang Province by Enhancing Intellectual Property Protection

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society ◽

10.1155/2021/4547603 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Junjun Ye ◽

Jijian Wang ◽

Zhiwei Zhu

Keyword(s):

Intellectual Property ◽

Real Estate ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Intellectual Property Protection ◽

Zhejiang Province ◽

Total Output ◽

Industrial Transformation ◽

Pearson's Correlation ◽

The Relationship

This paper aims to reveal the relationship between intellectual property protection (IPP) and industrial transformation and upgrading (T&U) in southeastern China’s Zhejiang Province. Taking five representative industries as objects, the shift-share analysis was adopted to measure the T&U level of each industry, with the total output in 2004–2019 as the basis. The results show that wholesale and retail, lodging and catering, finance, and real estate are the four advantageous industries. Further, the authors calculated Pearson’s correlation coefficients between IPP intensity and the T&U levels of the four industries. By the coefficients, the four industries can be ranked in descending order as lodging and catering (0.8743), real estate (0.6908), wholesale and retail (0.5891), and finance (0.5468). In addition, the IPP was found to be positively correlated with total manufacturing output (0.8027). Hence, the IPP can significantly promote the development of these five industries.

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The effectiveness of exchange rate channel in Azerbaijan: an empirical analysis

Banks and Bank Systems ◽

10.21511/bbs.14(1).2019.10 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 111-121 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shahriyar Mukhtarov ◽

Serhat Yüksel ◽

Elvsevar Ibadov ◽

Hamid Hamidov

Keyword(s):

Exchange Rate ◽

Central Bank ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Industrial Production ◽

Total Output ◽

Quarterly Data ◽

Analysis Process ◽

The Exchange Rate

The main purpose of this study is to make an analysis to understand whether the exchange rate channel is effective in Azerbaijan. In this framework, quarterly data between 2001:01 and 2017:02 is examined in this study. Furthermore, VAR method is taken into the consideration in the analysis process. The findings show that exchange rate channel is very important for Azerbaijani economy. In other words, the exchange rate channel is working on the total output and price axis. Hence, it is recommended that necessary actions should be taken by a central bank regarding the effective usage of exchange rate channel to contribute to industrial production and employment.

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An empirical analysis of risk perception, remedial measures and behaviour of people in Saudi Arabia towards insurance

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ◽

10.5897/ajbm11.022 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Zaid Ahmad Ansari

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Remedial Measures

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Evidence of Stock Market Contagion during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Wavelet-Copula-GARCH Approach

Journal of Risk and Financial Management ◽

10.3390/jrfm14070329 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (7) ◽

pp. 329

Author(s):

Huthaifa Alqaralleh ◽

Alessandra Canepa

Keyword(s):

Stock Market ◽

Empirical Analysis ◽

Strong Evidence ◽

Stock Markets ◽

Market Returns ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Stock Market Returns ◽

Market Linkages ◽

Long Run ◽

Market Contagion

In this study, we propose a wavelet-copula-GARCH procedure to investigate the occurrence of cross-market linkages during the COVID-19 pandemic. To explore cross-market linkages, we distinguish between regular interdependence and pure contagion, and associate changes in the correlation between stock market returns at higher frequencies with contagion, whereas changes at lower frequencies are associated with interdependence that relates to spillovers of shocks resulting from the normal interdependence between markets. An empirical analysis undertaken on six major stock markets reveals evidence of long-run interdependence between the markets under consideration before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019. However, after the health crisis began, strong evidence of pure contagion among stock markets was detected.

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An Empirical Analysis of the Obtrusiveness of and Participants' Compliance with the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759.23.4.248 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 248-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 58

Author(s):

Matthias R. Mehl ◽

Shannon E. Holleran

Keyword(s):

Empirical Analysis ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Daily Life ◽

Assessment Method ◽

Data Confidentiality ◽

Short Term ◽

Naturally Occurring ◽

Two Samples ◽

Audio Recorder ◽

Term Monitoring

Abstract. In this article, the authors provide an empirical analysis of the obtrusiveness of and participants' compliance with a relatively new psychological ambulatory assessment method, called the electronically activated recorder or EAR. The EAR is a modified portable audio-recorder that periodically records snippets of ambient sounds from participants' daily environments. In tracking moment-to-moment ambient sounds, the EAR yields an acoustic log of a person's day as it unfolds. As a naturalistic observation sampling method, it provides an observer's account of daily life and is optimized for the assessment of audible aspects of participants' naturally-occurring social behaviors and interactions. Measures of self-reported and behaviorally-assessed EAR obtrusiveness and compliance were analyzed in two samples. After an initial 2-h period of relative obtrusiveness, participants habituated to wearing the EAR and perceived it as fairly unobtrusive both in a short-term (2 days, N = 96) and a longer-term (10-11 days, N = 11) monitoring. Compliance with the method was high both during the short-term and longer-term monitoring. Somewhat reduced compliance was identified over the weekend; this effect appears to be specific to student populations. Important privacy and data confidentiality considerations around the EAR method are discussed.

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