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- Capital Account Liberalization And Economic Performance: Survey And Synthesis
- This paper reviews and discusses issues involved in assessing the relationship between capital account liberalization and economic performance. First, it discusses the different measures of restrictions used in the literature. Second, it reviews the literature on the relationship between growth and capital account liberalization. Finally, it identifies and explains some...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Employment and Taxes
- This paper considers the impact of taxation policy on market work. On the basis of the evidence, it finds that a 10 percentage point rise in the tax wedge will reduce overall labor input provided via the market by around 2 per cent of the population of working age. The...
- White papers 2004-05-01
- The Power Of Negative Thinking: Government Regulation And Economic Performance
- The author start off with a proposition duly overstated - which should fit comfortably with the remarks of other contributors to this conference on supply-side economics: it is futile to focus so heavily on tax incentives to encourage economic activity at a time when the governmental regulatory apparatus is imposing...
- White papers 2003-08-19
Additional Resources
- What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?
- What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?Economic FreedomI think you picked the wrong economist to be approving of maximum economic freedom. Keynes approved of high levels of government intervention; Adam Smith or Hayek may have served better.RE: What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?Interesting, but I would hardly consider Keynes...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Greenspan Expresses Trade Fears.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Nov. 15--MEXICO CITY--Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Tuesday that a notable economic slowdown could put free trade policies at risk and endanger future prosperity. "Any notable shortfall in economic performance from the exemplary standard of recent years runs the risk of reviving mistrust...
- Research articles 2000-11-15
- Pernod to Boost Investment Behind Strategic Brands
- Dear Client: While some companies are cutting back in Advertising and Promotional (A&P) spend, Pernod Ricard is investing more in its strategic brands, the company said today in its fiscal year (ended June 30) earnings call. And although 2009 was a â??difficultâ?? year for everyone marred by consumers shifting...
- News items 2009-09-03
- Jagdish Bhagwati: The Perils of Protectionism
- The respected global economist on America's growing and alarming me-first attitude, and how well the Obama administration is acquitting itself on global trade issues. Do you see a resurgence of economic nationalism in the U.S., or elsewhere? Protectionist...
- Articles 2009-04-15
- Capital Xenophobia | BTalk Australia
- (15min 10) Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Stephen Kirchner from the Centre for Independent Studies about his paper Capital Xenophobia 2. He says that restrictive investment regimes are holding Australia back. Although the situation has improved since the eighties, we still fall a long way behind the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Need to know: UBS account closures ... BMW decline ... BP peace deal
- View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics UK manufacturing: British industry suffered a bleak November, with output from factories plummeting by 2.9 per cent in the month to stand 7.4 per cent down on a year earlier, its sharpest annual fall since 1981. Output is back to levels...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Harvard Faculty Grade Obama's First 100 Days
- Asked to assess President Obama's first 100 days in office and look at challenges ahead, eleven Harvard University faculty interviewed by the Harvard Gazette generally supported the president's actions so far but pointed to daunting obstacles ahead. These subject experts were asked to look at the Obama...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Lessons from the field - Effective Sales Management: Short and Long-term Planning, Forecasting, and Expense Budgeting - Part 2 of 2 - By John Hogan
- Lessons from the field - Effective Sales Management: Short and Long-term Planning, Forecasting, and Expense Budgeting - Part 2 of 2 - By John Hogan 'The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.' Frank C. CarlucciCarlucci has had a very diverse career, having served as US...
- News items 2009-08-10
- General Dynamics Corporation Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from the line of George Shapiro from Citigroup. Please proceed. George Shapiro - Citigroup Good morning Nick. Nicholas D. Chabraja - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning George. George Shapiro - Citigroup ...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- China asks Thailand to help clear hurdles with Asian trading partners.
- By Woranuj Maneerungsee, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 23--China has urged Thailand, a leading country in Asean in terms of economic performance, to persuade other members to resolve the deadlock hindering the establishment of the world's largest free ...
- Research articles 2004-07-23
- Mexico - includes related article - Developments in Individual OECD Countries
- Economic activity weakened during 1993 and inflation fell below 10 per cent for the first time in 20 years. Good export performance resulted in a narrowing of the current external deficit, while strong net capital inflows were recorded (amounting to more than 8 per cent of GDP). Signs of a...
- Research articles 1994-06-01
- Mexico takes 92nd place in environmental issues.
- MEXICO CITY, May 15, 2002 In a study done by Yale, Columbia and the World Economic Forum, Mexico was ranked 92nd out of 142 nations evaluated for environmental performance. Mexico lost out to countries such as Uruguay, Costa Rica and Argentina. Daniel Esty of...
- Research articles 2002-05-23
- AutoNation Q1 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We have a question from the line of John Murphy of Merrill Lynch. Please go ahead. John Murphy - Merrill Lynch Good morning guys. Mike Maroone Good morning. Mike Jackson Good morning John Murphy - Merrill Lynch I was just wondering, if you could comment...
- Earnings calls 2007-04-26
- Monster Worldwide, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator: [Operator Instructions]. Your first question will come from the line of Mark Mahaney with Citigroup Investments. Mark S. Mahaney - Citigroup Smith Barney Great, thank you. I hope you can hear me, two questions please. The first is any comments on where you think long-term...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Signet Group plc Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question and answer session will be conducted electronically. [Operator Instructions]. We'll take our first question now from Dahab Shahri [ph] from Dasco [ph]. Please go ahead. Unidentified Analyst Hi. A question on the like for like drop since early November. Do you have any...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-27
- What's really happening to the VC industry
- Editors' note: This guest column was originally published on Bill Gurley's blog. See his bio below.Many are speculating that the year 2009 represents a fundamental turning point for the venture capital industry. Some are arguing that the industry is in dire straits after years of poor performance. Others have argued...
- News items 2009-08-26
- American Capital Strategies Ltd. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from the line of Sanjay Sakhrani of KBW. Please go ahead. Sanjay Sakhrani – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Hi. Thanks for taking my question. Just a quick question on the ’08 dividend guidance, how much of the...
- Earnings calls 2007-11-02
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