A pesquisa que dá origem a este artigo teve por objetivo analisar o impacto dos procedimentos de avaliação da conformidade do Brasil e da Argentina e examinar como poderia ser usada como estímulo à integração econômica. Procura verificar também o…
No dia 29 maio de 2017, o Brasil formalizou pedido de abertura de processo de acessão à Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico – OCDE (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD). Quando o pedido de acessão for…
Em maio de 2017, o governo brasileiro apresentou sua candidatura formal para aceder à Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE). A entidade foi fundada em 1961, sucedendo a Organização para a Cooperação Econômica Europeia (…
This chapter analyses the impact of the internet on global value chains (GVCs) in Africa. We investigate the effect of internet adoption on forward participation and backward participation of African countries in GVCs. We conduct the estimations…
This paper explores the Tunisian experience of exports diversification and the role played by industrial policies. It describes the general trends and the dynamics of diversification using a very disaggregated data set on exports for the period 1995…
This paper examines the performance of offshore firms in Tunisia for the period 2002~2014. Using firm-level data, we analyze the impact of offshoring on turnover, productivity, wages and firm survival. Overall, offshore firms perform better with…
Prof. Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga delivered a presentation on 41st regional course on key issues on the international economic agenda. The presentation covered:
Kenya’s experience in economic development
Attempts at diversifying its economic…
The study aims at exploring the phenomenon of regional production network in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) automotive sector/industry by employing a firm as well as macro-level analysis of data gathered through combining techniques…
Trade facilitation is one of the key trends in the international trading system development. Respective World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement – Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is one of really few tangible achievements during Doha round of…
African countries offer many investment opportunities and also urgently need global investment finance. Along the value chains of the agro-industrial sector there are many global challenges for African countries to attract foreign direct investment…