Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) might induce costs of certification, inspection and compliance at the border that encourage MNEs to undertake foreign direct investment (FDI) in the host market instead of exporting to that market. However, overregulation and stringency of standards that are ...
How does export and imports impact GDP and unemployment within a local economy? What Is GDP: The GDP metric stands for the Gross Domestic Product and is often the most scrutinized national economic metric by economists around the world. The GDP reflects the value of all goods and ...
How Does NFP Affect Gold? Although the NFP has no direct impact on gold prices, the way in which markets react to the announcement can indirectly affect gold prices. For example, a lower than expected NFP is generally perceived as a negative for the US economy. Given gold’s status as a...
Global Trade: How Might Uncertain Trade Policies Affect Macro-Credit Conditions In 2025? View Analyst Contact Information Table of Contents (Editor's Note: In this series of articles, we answer the pressing Questions That Matter on the uncertainties that w...
which was unable to price itself competitively against foreign competition. This led to the Plaza Accord: an orderly devaluation of the Dollar undertaken by the central banks of France, Germany, Japan, the US, and the UK. Central bank factors that affect exchange rates are not always as orderl...
Gleeson D, O'Brien P. Alcohol labelling rules in free trade agreements: advancing the industry's interests at the expense of the public's health. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2020 (in press). https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13054. Dreher A. Does globalization affect growth? Evidence from a new index...
Since consumption is a component of GDP, how is it possible that GDP can be a major determinant of consumption? Explain. How does introducing new products affect the calculation of the GDP deflator and real GDP? How does a stock market boom affect ...
苏伊士运河是中欧之间货物运输的重要通道。高峰在当天的商务部例行新闻发布会上表示，商务部密切关注事件进展，并第一时间联系相关商会和企业获取信息。据各方反馈，苏伊士运河堵塞确实影响了部分中国企业的货物运输和收货，相关航线的运费也有一定波动。但总体而言，该事件对中国外贸的影响是短暂且部分的。目前...
On the other hand, Canada has long sold the U.S. 99% or more of its total oil exports: It did so even before the two countries struck a free-trade agreement in 1988. In other words, NAFTA does not appear to have done much to open the U.S. market to Canadian crude. It was alr...
GDP growth has mostly a positive impact on bank cost efficiency and so does inflation. The influence of banking crises on cost efficiency is consistently negative, as to be expected. The high– and low–income dummies present ambiguous, inconsistent results, possibly as a result of model over–...