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Four Essays in International Trade and Economic Development
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This dissertation comprises four essays investigating the impact of trade agreements on trade outcomes and the relationship between export diversification and economic growth. Chapter 1 investigates the effect of the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries’ exports to the U.S. We used synthetic control method and U.S.-AGOA data. The study reveals that AGOA member nations experienced a significant $818.11 million annual increase (42%) in exports compared to levels expected without AGOA. The impact varied across countries and product types, with agricultural, mineral, and textile/apparel exports surging annually by 42%, 15%, and 52%, respectively. This was validated using difference-in-differences and event study approaches, confirming the robustness of the findings. Chapter 2 focuses on the impact of Brexit on trade flows between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) and the rest of the world (ROW). I used trade data from BACI and CEPII Gravity Database. The study employed a difference-in-difference approach integrated into the gravity model framework and estimated using the Heckman selection model. Brexit led to reduced UK imports and exports values with both the EU and ROW, affecting durable and non-durable goods. In the UK, the import value from the EU decreased by 0.41%, whereas imports from the rest of the world (ROW) dropped by 0.20%. Specifically, imports of durable goods from the EU and ROW declined by 0.39% and 0.24%, respectively. Non-durable goods also saw decreases in imports, with a 0.41% fall from the EU and a 0.18% drop from the ROW. Conversely, UK exports faced declines as well, with a 0.86% decrease in total export value to the EU and a 0.47% decrease in export value to the ROW. Durable goods exports from the UK experienced a 0.64% decrease to the EU and a 0.61% decrease to the ROW. Non-durable goods exports followed a similar trend, declining by 0.91% to the EU and 0.43% to the ROW. These results are supported by robustness checks using various methods. Chapter 3 explores how the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) unrestricted sugar trade agreement impacted sugar consumption and diabetes prevalence in the United States. We applied methods including synthetic control method, difference-in-difference, and panel event-study to estimate the impact of the policy using sugar consumption and health data for seven countries. Post-agreement, US sugar consumption increased annually by 16% (5240g per capita), corresponding to a 1% annual rise in diabetes prevalence, incurring an estimated $324.37 million yearly. State-level impacts varied, notably affecting areas with specific demographic characteristics such as higher poverty level, greater Black population, lower percentage of the population with a high school degree, and higher percent female population. Chapter 4 investigates the relationship between export diversification and economic growth in thirty-nine Sub-Saharan African countries. We used macroeconomic data from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Arellano-Bond difference generalized method-of-moment estimator, the study finds positive economic growth effects with better corruption control and governance quality, showcasing export diversification beyond the growth-optimized level. This was confirmed through robustness checks using country-fixed effect regression, ensuring the stability of the findings.
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| (2007) PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science. In this thesis, I theoretically investigate three related aspects of international trade and economic development. First, I present a model of social learning about the suitability of local conditions for new business ventures and explore its implications for the microeconomic patterns of economic development. I show that: i) firms tend to 'rush' into business ventures with which other firms have had surprising success thus causing development to be 'lumpy'; ii) sufficient business confidence is crucial for fostering economic growth; iii) development may involve wavelike patterns of growth where successive business ventures are first pursued and then given up; iv) there is, nevertheless, no guarantee that firms pursue the best venture even in the long-run. Second, I offer a new explanation for the empirical finding that trade liberalization increases firm productivity. In particular, I develop a simple general equilibrium model of trade in which trade liberalization leads to outsourcing as firms focus on their core competencies in response to tougher competition. Since firms are better at performing tasks the closer they are to their core competencies, this outsourcing increases firm productivity. Third, I propose a novel theory of GATT/WTO negotiations which solves two important problems of the standard terms-of-trade theory. First, it is consistent with the fact that GATT/WTO regulations do not constrain export taxes. Second, it does not rely on the terms-of-trade argument but instead emphasizes market access considerations. To achieve this, I consider trade policy in a 'new trade' environment. I first argue that tariffs are inefficiently high in the non-cooperative equilibrium because countries attempt to improve their relative market access at the expense of other countries. I then show how GATT/WTO negotiations can help countries overcome this inefficiency by providing new rationales for the GATT/WTO principles of reciprocity and nondiscrimination.
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Lectures : TBA Office hours : TBA PrerequisitesWe strongly recommend that students take or audit EC532 “International Economics for Research Students” during Term 1 at the LSE. This module covers baseline models in international trade that provide useful foundations for the topics course at UCL. UCL students can easily register for EC532, and Daniella Harper can assist with the logistics. No formal assessment is required for this skills development PhD module. In order to fully benefit from the module, students are strongly encouraged to complete all assigned reading and participate actively in class. Interested students are welcome to develop a 5-page project proposal that they could pursue as part of their dissertation and receive constructive feedback from the lecturers. Reading List
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For a time horizon of around 10 years, this study tried to correlate the relationship between GDP, unemployment, Industrial Production, inequality and Volume of Trade using the simple econometric technique called Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). This study finds that the international trade provides positive impact on all the economies. But the degree of benefits differs to different countries due to their economic status. During the study period, the impact of international trade on the economic growth and development of developed countries was good even though they have been majorly hit at the times of global financial crisis and oscillations in the global economy. Regression results prove that the Developed countries are receiving high benefits than the developing and underdeveloped ones. So this study suggested th... 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The data obtained were subjected to the following diagnostic tests; Unit root test, Co-integration test and Granger causality test as well as Error Correction Mechanism before the model was estimated. The estimated model was also subjected to statistical and econometric tests like t-test, goodness of fit, and f-test to determine its policy implications. E-views 10.0 and STATA Econometric Software Version 14.2 were used to estimate the model. Ordinary Least Square Multiple Regression Analysis was conducted with the aim of establishing if there is differential impact of international trade among ECOWAS and Non-ECOWAS countries using the variables in the study or otherwise. The study selected six ECOWAS and six Non-ECOWAS countries based on the availability of data. The study reveals that international trade drives economic growth in both ECOWAS and Non-ECOWAS countries. 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The main goal of this Dissertation is to provide an extensive study of international trade and also ascertain the impact that it exerts on the global economy by narrowing down to regional ...
Metadata. This dissertation comprises four essays investigating the impact of trade agreements on trade outcomes and the relationship between export diversification and economic growth. Chapter 1 investigates the effect of the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries' exports to the U.S.
WTO uses this broad definition of trade agreements, since free trade can be realized on a variety of levels, with the free trade area being the first stage of economic integration where there effectively is free trade. Members of the free trade area agree to reduce or eliminate tariffs and other trade restrictions on goods.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND LABOR MARKETS: EMPIRICAL AND THEORETICAL EVIDENCE Yezid HERNANDEZ-LUNA A dissertation submitted to the Aix-Marseille School of Economics AMSE in partial ful llment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics One sunny fall day, 2019
In this thesis, I theoretically investigate three related aspects of international trade and economic development. First, I present a model of social learning about the suitability of local conditions for new business ventures and explore its implications for the microeconomic patterns of economic development. I show that: i) firms tend to 'rush' into business ventures with which other firms ...
The theoretical part considers trade embargoes and shows the effects of trade obstacles in the international markets. Moreover, the chapter surveys previous studies on economic sanctions. Chapter 3 presents an empirical analysis based on previous research, but with a new set . 8 of data containing more contemporary cases and forms of economic ...
This dissertation consists of three chapters.The first chapter studies the heterogeneous impact of the US-China trade war in the presence of global value chains. By building a two-stage, multi-country, multi-sector general equilibrium model, this chapter discusses how tariffs on imports affect domestic producers through linkages within and across industries.
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PhD Skills Development Module, Term 2. Outline. This module offers an overview of several active areas of research in international trade. It introduces frontier topics, insights, and tools, with the goal of preparing PhD students to conduct independent cutting-edge research in the field, as well as in adjacent fields where ideas and techniques from international trade may be useful, such as ...
Search for dissertations about: "International Trade". Showing result 1 - 5 of 225 swedish dissertations containing the words International Trade. 1. Essays on International Trade : Theory and Evidence on the Determinants and Implications of Firms' Import Behaviour. Abstract : This thesis aspires to further contribute to our understanding of ...
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Essays on International Trade, Growth and Finance by Marc-Andreas Muendler GRAD (University of Munich, Germany) 1998 M.A. (Boston University) 1997 A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in the GRADUATE DIVISION of the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Committee ...
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DOI 10.3386/w4230. Issue Date December 1992. This paper surveys key developments in the theory of international migration and international trade, and provides a few stylized facts. International migration, in many important cases, such as cross-country differences in productivity, can be a complement to international flows of commodities.
Cilliers starts by exploring the modern history of international trade and the importance of trade to economic growth and global cooperation. The chapter then provides an overview of Africa's trading partners, the need for greater regional integration in the continent and the challenges to achieving intra-regional cooperation.
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Abstract. PhD thesis, May 17 2013. The research focuses on the influence of international trade on the Early Modern development of the Austrian Netherlands. It centres on key commodities such as ...