We estimate the impact of international standards certification on the export performance of firms in a developing economy using a unique panel data from Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector. To address endogeneity, we implement a novel…
This chapter provides an overview of the growing influence of both labour standards and gender equality concerns in contemporary trade debates, and in particular how existing FTAs have increasingly accommodated both types of issues. In the following…
O objetivo desta Nota é apresentar estimativas da taxa de câmbio real de equilíbrio para a economia brasileira frente a uma cesta de moedas. Para realizar esta tarefa, utilizamos variáveis sugeridas pela literatura econômica como sendo determinantes…
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Mauritius had its first three COVID-19 cases on 18 March 2020 and the island was under "sanitary" lockdown for two weeks. From 24 to 31 March, the country went under complete lockdown with only essential services being…