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My Research Interests MSc International Business, 2007/08 Dr Robert Read
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My Research Interests 1. International Political Economy 2. Determinants of Economic Growth 2. Determinants of Economic Growth 3. IB & FDI
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International Political Economy This covers a whole range of inter-connected issues relating to International Trade Policy and the WTO. The Economics of Regional Trade Arrangements.The Economics of Regional Trade Arrangements. Dispute Settlement in the WTO.Dispute Settlement in the WTO. PPMs – WTO Environmental & Health Issues.PPMs – WTO Environmental & Health Issues.
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The Economics of RTAs I have published work on various aspects of this topic: Factor mobility in the European Union (EU).Factor mobility in the European Union (EU). Enlargement of the EU, including Eastern Europe.Enlargement of the EU, including Eastern Europe. Monetary integration in the EU.Monetary integration in the EU. The impact of RTA membership on small countries.The impact of RTA membership on small countries.
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The Regulation of International Trade I am interested in the functions and implications of the WTO rules. I have written on the following topics: WTO Dispute Settlement: the operation of the DSU and the analysis of legal cases – bananas and steel.WTO Dispute Settlement: the operation of the DSU and the analysis of legal cases – bananas and steel. PPMs; the environmental and health issues embodied in trade in goods (e.g. dolphin-friendly- tuna).PPMs; the environmental and health issues embodied in trade in goods (e.g. dolphin-friendly- tuna). Sustainable tuna fishing policies in the Pacific.Sustainable tuna fishing policies in the Pacific. Preferential trade treatment of developing countries.Preferential trade treatment of developing countries.
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Determinants of Economic Growth This covers several issues: The growth of the Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs) in East Asia (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico).The growth of the Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs) in East Asia (Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico). The determinants of growth in small economies.The determinants of growth in small economies. Information technology and developing countries.Information technology and developing countries.
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IB & FDI This covers a range of issues: The linkage effects of FDI in developing countries.The linkage effects of FDI in developing countries. FDI and growth.FDI and growth. MNEs and commodity trade.MNEs and commodity trade.
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Host-Country Linkage Effects of FDI This is includes work undertaken for the World Bank on FDI linkage effects in industries in Pacific islands: Determinants of FDI inflows.Determinants of FDI inflows. Local backward and forward linkages.Local backward and forward linkages. Employment and technological spillover effects.Employment and technological spillover effects.
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