Food products account for a significant amount of the Iranian imports. Despite the rising prices of food products over the last two decades, their imports have been increasing too. In this study import demand of the main imported food products is empirically analyzed using Quadratic AIDS. Welfare impacts are measured using compensated variation. The results indicate that all products, except te...

Energy is a key issue for Portugal, it is responsible for the higher part of its imports and since almost 30% of Portuguese energy is generated in power stations it is also responsible for high CO2 emissions. Between 1995 and 2005 Portuguese GNP rise 28%, however the imported energy in the same period increased 400%, from 1500 million to 5500 million dollars. As to the period between 2005 and 2...

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the impact of shale gas revolution manufacturing output and trade in United States. The boom has led to significant persistent regional price differences natural between States rest world. results show that lower prices compared Europe have industrial activity investment increasing by nearly 3% 2%, respectively. We also provide structural breaks rel...

In this paper technology policy of India which has evolved over the years have been introduced as following: Firstly, it is selective and seeks to protect local technology. Secondly, it seeks to reduce to direct costs and individual costs of technology imports by regulating the royalty rates, other payments, the duration and restrictive clauses. Thirdly, it discourages technology imports throug...

Using firm- and industry-level panel data, this study investigates the impact of Ghana–China trade on labour productivity Ghanaian manufacturing firms compares it to induced by Ghana with OECD. The main findings suggest that effect in triggered engaging international activities is contingent upon industrial competitive advantage trading partners. empirical results show China creates greater pot...

This article uses the case of Oppel Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.—the most important Chinese manufacturer light bulbs before 1937—to explore early development electrical lamp industry. The first explores market for lamps 1920s and shows how was dominated by imports locally manufactured foreign firms. It then traces established in subsequently grew into a successful manufacturing business able...