THE OTTOMANS AND WESTERN EUROPEANS DURING THE MERCANTILIST TIMES: NEUTRALITY, TRADE, COMPETITION AND CONFLICT

Abstrak. Desa Trusmi merupakan sentra batik sekaligus kuliner di Kabupaten Cirebon. Banyaknya pemegang usaha di bidang produksi batik mengakibatkan persaingan dagang diwilayah tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) Â di salah satu usaha batik milik H. Edi Baredi atau sering dikenal dengan EB Batik Tradisional melalui inkuri terbimbing. Analisis meliputi profil usaha, aspek produksi, aspek tenaga kerja, aspek pemasaran dan aspek keuangan. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskripstif analisis. Berdasarkan analisis internal dan eksternal analisis SWOT, strategi yangÂ dilakukan oleh EB Batik Tradisional yaitu menghindari kehilangan penjualan dan profit yang disebabkan banyaknya persaingan dagang di kawasan sentra batik Trusmi dengan munculnya inovasi baru. Penguatan karakter pada produksi batiknya dapat mengatasi pesaingan dagang dan menambah daya tarik pembeli.Â Kata Kunci: SWOT, Inkuiri Terbimbing, dan Kegiatan EkonomiÂ Abstract. Trusmi village is a center of batik as well as culinary in Cirebon Regency. A large number of business holders in the field of batik production has resulted in trade competition in the region. This study aims to analyze SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) in one of the batik business owned by H. Edi Baredi or often known as EB Traditional Batik through guided injury. The analysis includes the business profile, production aspects, labor aspects, marketing aspects, and financial aspects. This type of research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method. Based on internal and external analysis of the SWOT analysis, the strategy carried out by EB Traditional Batik is to avoid losing sales and profits due to the high level of trade competition in the Trusmi batik center area with the emergence of innovations. Strengthening the character of batik production can overcome trade competition and increase the attractiveness of buyers.Â Keywords: SWOT, Guided Inquiry, and Economic Activities

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Product Mix and Firm Productivity Responses to Trade Competition

Review of Economics and Statistics ◽

10.1162/rest_a_00952 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-59

Author(s):

Thierry Mayer ◽

Marc J. Melitz ◽

Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Model ◽

Firm Productivity ◽

Product Mix ◽

Export Markets ◽

Demand Shocks ◽

Price Elasticities ◽

Trade Competition

We document how demand shocks in export markets lead French multi-product exporters to re-allocate the mix of products sold in those destinations. In response to positive demand shocks, French firms skew their export sales towards their bestperforming products. We develop a theoretical model of multi-product firms and derive the specific demand conditions (with endogenous price elasticities) needed to generate these product-mix reallocations. Under those demand conditions, the increased competition from demand shocks in export markets also induce productivity changes within the firm. We empirically test for this connection between demand shocks and the productivity of multi-product firms. We find that this connection is economically substantial.

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Competing with the Dragon: Employment and Wage Effects of Chinese Trade Competition in 17 Sectors Across 18 OECD Countries

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2727735 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stefan Thewissen ◽

Olaf van Vliet

Keyword(s):

Oecd Countries ◽

Wage Effects ◽

Chinese Trade ◽

Trade Competition

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Exchange rate appreciation, trade competition and technology transaction: evidence from China

International Journal of Emerging Markets ◽

10.1108/ijoem-07-2020-0806 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Dingping Cheng ◽

Sumei Gan

Keyword(s):

Exchange Rate ◽

Content Type ◽

Independent Innovation ◽

Domestic Technology ◽

Rmb Appreciation ◽

Technology Market ◽

Export Competition ◽

The Impact ◽

Foreign Enterprises ◽

Trade Competition

PurposeThe purpose of this study is mainly to investigate the stimulating effect on technology transactions of trade competition resultant from RMB appreciation.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses Chinese provincial panel data from 1998 to 2015 and utilizes GMM method to estimate the stimulating effect of RMB appreciation on technical transactions through trade competition.FindingsThe results demonstrate that RMB appreciation can encourage enterprises to make use of domestic technology market resources for innovation. Specifically, the increase in imports due to the appreciation of RMB can generate technology spill-over and significantly promote technology trade. The export competition resultant from RMB appreciation can also encourage domestic and foreign enterprises to enhance export competitiveness through increased technology transactions.Originality/valueThe current research investigates the impact of exchange rate on independent innovation, but this study demonstrates the influence of exchange rate on technology transactions. In addition, the data in this study cover 1998–2015 in China and thus contributes to determining the effects of exchange rate appreciation in emerging countries.

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