Capturing Regional Integration Effects in the Presence of Other Trade Shocks: The Impact of the Europe Agreement on Poland's Imports

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Milner ◽  
Katarzyna Sledziewska
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
Trade Shocks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Europe Agreement

Organizational Form and Trade Liberalization: Plant-Level Evidence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John (Jianqiu) Bai
Keyword(s):  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Core Competency ◽  
Extensive Margin ◽  
Trade Policies ◽  
Trade Shocks ◽  
Internal Organization ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Plant Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Aggregate Industry

This paper studies how firms’ internal organization shapes the impact of international trade. Using establishment-level data from the U.S. Census and a difference-in-difference specification, I find that, relative to standalone firms, conglomerates are more likely to restructure after trade liberalization episodes, focusing on their core competency and improving firm productivity and product market performance. Adjustments through the extensive margin account for the majority of the productivity growth differential between conglomerates and standalones experiencing trade shocks. Aggregate industry productivity remains relatively unchanged in industries dominated by conglomerates’ core business but decreases significantly in others. My findings suggest that firms’ internal organization has important consequences on the effects of trade policies. This paper was accepted by Gustavo Manso, finance.

scholarly journals Regional Integration: Do Intra-African Trade and Migration Improve Income in Africa?

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaise Gnimassoun
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
Capita Income ◽  
Per Capita Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Impact

Regional integration in Africa is a subject of great interest, but its impact on income has not been studied sufficiently. Using cross-sectional and panel estimations, this article examines the impact of African integration on real per capita income in Africa. Accordingly, we consider intra-African trade and migration flows as quantitative measures reflecting the intensity of regional integration. To address the endogeneity concerns, we use a gravity-based, two-stage least-squares strategy. Our results show that, from a long-term perspective, African integration has not been strong enough to generate a positive, significant, and robust impact on real per capita income in Africa. However, it does appear to be significantly income-enhancing in the short and medium terms but only through intercountry migration. These results are robust to a wide range of specifications.

The Impact of Ecowas on Intraregional Trade Flows: An Empirical Investigation

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamit Deme
Keyword(s):  
Economic Integration ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
West African ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
General View ◽  
Economic Community ◽  
Integration Schemes ◽  
The Impact

There is a scarcity of published statistical analysis that examines the impact of economic integration schemes in Africa. This study fills the gap in the literature. The impact of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on trade flows of its member countries is examined applying an econometric analysis. The parameters of a multivariate trade-flows model are estimated using a panel data of the 1975 to 1991 period. The results suggest that the regional integration scheme has succeeded in increasing trade flows between member countries. The general view in the literature is that African integration schemes have failed to increase trade flows.

The Impact of Regional Integration on Insider and Outsider FDI

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothee J. Feils ◽  
Manzur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
The Impact

Public Corporations in Single–Country and Regional Settings: Kenya and the East African Community

1973 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis L. Dresang ◽  
Ira Sharkansky
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
Public Enterprises ◽  
East African ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
East African Community ◽  
Public Corporations ◽  
Public Corporation ◽  
African Community ◽  
Regional Community ◽  
The Impact

This essay draws from the experience of Kenya and the East African Community to ascertain the impact of single–country or regional ownership on the commercial performance of public enterprises. The advantages of the larger resource base of a regional community are mooted by the problems of mobilizing those resources. A fledgling public corporation can secure assistance most readily when owned by one state. It is also clear that traits of a corporation independent of its regional or single–country status affect commercial success. The essay concludes with a discussion of the limited contribution public corporations make to further levels of regional integration.

The Impact of Domestic Politics and International Changes on the Brazilian Perception of Regional Integration

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (01) ◽  
pp. 125-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tullo Vigevani ◽  
Haroldo Ramanzini Júnior
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
International System ◽  
Common Market ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
The World ◽  
International Setting ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This article aims to analyze the impact of domestic politics and international changes that influence Brazilian positions regarding regional integration processes in South America, particularly the Southern Common Market, Mercosur. The dynamics of the international system and their impact on the evolution of the elite's perception of the role the country should play in the world are important variables for understanding these positions. The state's postures in relation to integration were and are based on a real interest, but this interest is also linked with the objective of ensuring better conditions for participation in other international arenas. Starting with the hypothesis that transformations in the international setting have strongly influenced Brazil's positioning, the elements of continuity and change in the country's behavior toward Mercosur are identified, with domestic politics as the main explanation.

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