Category Archives: Service sector

The Real Exchange Rate and Export Growth: Are Services Different?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Gopakumar

by Barry Eichengreen and Poonam Gupta NIPFP Working Paper no.112, November 2012 We consider the determinants of exports of services, distinguishing between modern and traditional services. We consider both the growth of export volumes and so-called export surges – periods … Continue reading →

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Developing the Services Sector as Engine of Growth for Asia: An Overview

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gopakumar

by Marcus Noland Peterson Institute Working Paper 12-18, October 2012 The maturing of the manufacturing sector in many Asian countries, combined with the relative backwardness of its services sector, has made services sector development a top priority for developing Asia. … Continue reading →

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Prospects for Services Trade Negotiations

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gopakumar

by Jeffrey J Schott Peterson Institute Working Paper 12-17, October 2012 Trade and investment in services are difficult to measure, and the regulatory barriers that inhibit the free flow of services are hard to quantify. As a result, very little … Continue reading →

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Transactions: A New Look at Services Sector ForeignDirect Investment in Asia

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Gopakumar

by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard Peterson Institute working Paper 12-16, October 2012 n this paper Kirkegaard presents new micro-level data consisting of individual greenfield investment projects and mergers and acquisitions as a source for detailed analysis of services sector cross-border investment … Continue reading →

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Liquidity changes around bonus and rights issue announcements: Evidencefrom manufacturing and service sectors in India

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Gopakumar

by Madhury Makhotra; M. Thenmozhi and Arun Kumar Gopalaswamy MPRA Paper no.41216, September 2012 This paper examines the stock price liquidity changes before and after the bonus and rights issue announcements. Liquidity measured using raw trading volume ratio, relative trading … Continue reading →

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