Masters disertation entitled Brazil's Trade Policies offers a complex economic characteristics of the country, with a special accent on the external trade. The paper shows Brazil's external trade commodity and territorial structure, evaluates its external trade policies and also its position towards trade liberalization.

By using critical discourse analysis, the purpose of this thesis has been to reveal the hidden power relation behind the discourse on foreign trade policies in the context of the trade war and to examine if grand strategies can be identified in the discourses. The thesis has thus focused on what discourses the national leaders of the United States and China have created and how different words and concepts have been used to form a national strategy on foreign trade policies in the context of the trade war. This thesis has also examined if theories of primacy and neo-neo-isolationism can be found in the discourses produced by the national leaders of China and the United States. The conducted discourse analysis suggests national leaders of China and the United States create discourses to gain an advantage. Where words and concepts were used to strengthen their own position while weakening the other, theories of primacy and neo-neo-isolationism could not be found in the discourses. However, it can be suggested that some parts of the strategies where found.

The transfer of technology to developing countries constitutes one of the major debates in the literature on development economics. The present empirical investigation is intended to " contribute to the large existing literature on technological transfer. Its major contribution lies in demonstrating rigorously that the integration of foreign technologies is greatly affected by the socio-economic conditions of the recipient countries. The present study attempts to identify the main socioeconomic characteristics involved in assimilating transferred technlogy. It first provides a quantifiable measure of the rate of technological absorption. Then, in presenting the selection of indicators, the general procedures followed in choosing the sample of countries are summarized and the principles guiding the choice of variables are examined. The model is based on multiple regression analysis, which is discussed in some detail. Another statistical method is used to explore the interdependence of the economic and social indicators, which provides more exact knowledge about their various interactions and lays the groundwork for the problem at hand. Three main indicators are identified that explain a significant-. sixty one percent of the total variance of the dependent variable. These main indicators are the rate of education, trade policies and the availability of certain consumer products. It is found that these variables express different and important dimensions of the third world economy. In general, the results reveal that the rate of technology integration varies greatly with the level of socio economic development. The findings of the investigation are analysed using new and efficient methods of diagnostic techniques, and are also seen within their theoretical perspectives'. The analysis of results is concluded with a discussion of intangible factors that cannot as yet be quantified; factors such as political and managerial quality and yet can be expected to have significant effects on the rate of technological integration. / Ministry of Hydraulics in Algeria

University College London - School of Slavonic and East European Studies Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Charles University in Prague - Faculty of Social Sciences International Masters in Economy, State & Society - Economics and Business Andrés Morales Interiano UCL Student Number: 14082525 The Czech Republic's Participation in the Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America and its Policy Implications Master's Thesis Supervisors: Dr Filipa Figueira (UCL) and Dr Pavel Vacek (Charles University) 20 May 2016 - Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Preferential Trade Agreements have become evermore popular in the worldwide market economy and have raised much interest in academics and policy-makers alike. This paper studies the participation that the Czech Republic had in the Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America during the pre- negotiation and negotiation rounds, and the effects that it brought to the Czech Republic's trade policies and trade flow with the mentioned region. It focuses on a qualitative approach of the Political Economy of Regionalism and liberal perspective to explain how the Czech Republic participated in this agreement previous to its signature in 2012 and views some of the consequences it has caused after its provisional application. It finds...

<p>The objective of this study is to empirically examine the export-led growth hypothesis in Mozambique using quarterly time series data over the period of 1987-2004, applying a co-integration analysis, Engle and Granger&rsquo / s (1987) Error Correction Model (ECM) and the Granger causality test. The paper explores the causal relationship between economic growth and othe explanatory variables, such as real exports, imports, labour force, gross capital formation, terms of trade, civil war and natural disasters (the last two as dummy variables).</p>

<p>The objective of this study is to empirically examine the export-led growth hypothesis in Mozambique using quarterly time series data over the period of 1987-2004, applying a co-integration analysis, Engle and Granger&rsquo / s (1987) Error Correction Model (ECM) and the Granger causality test. The paper explores the causal relationship between economic growth and othe explanatory variables, such as real exports, imports, labour force, gross capital formation, terms of trade, civil war and natural disasters (the last two as dummy variables).</p>

Magister Economicae - MEcon / The objective of this study is to empirically examine the export-led growth hypothesis in Mozambique using quarterly time series data over the period of 1987-2004, applying a co-integration analysis, Engle and Granger(1987) Error Correction Model (ECM) and the Granger causality test. The paper explores the causal relationship between economic growth and othe explanatory variables, such as real exports, imports, labour force, gross capital formation, terms of trade, civil war and natural disasters (the last two as dummy variables). / South Africa

Agrarbasierte Volkswirtschaften in Afrika streben danach, die Produktivität und Produktion gemäß den Empfehlungen der Afrikanischen Union zu steigern. Allerdings kann eine bloße Produktionssteigerung den Landwirten schaden, wenn die Ab-Hof-Preise fallen als die Produktionskosten. Diese Dissertation analysiert die Implikationen der Verbesserung landwirtschaftlicher Wertschöpfungsketten am Beispiel Benin. Eine detaillierte Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) für Benin aus dem Jahr 2019 wird erstellt, die offizielle Statistiken und Stakeholder-Umfragedaten integriert. Diese SAM dient als Grundlage für die Kalibrierung von Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modellen, um die gesamtwirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der Entwicklung landwirtschaftlicher Wertschöpfungsketten zu analysieren. Die Forschung zeigt, dass die Entwicklung des Lebensmittelverarbeitungssektors, beispielhaft durch die Verarbeitung von Cashewkernen und Ananas, positive, armutsreduzierende Wohlfahrtseffekte hat und zum Wirtschaftswachstum beiträgt. Präferenzverschiebungen hin zu heimischem Geflügelfleisch stellen eine Alternative zu Handelspolitiken dar, um den heimischen Sektor zu stärken. Die Verarbeitung von Cashew-Nebenprodukten birgt Potenzial für die wirtschaftliche, soziale und ökologische Nachhaltigkeit der Agrar- und Ernährungssysteme. Investitionen in eine stabile Strominfrastruktur zur Unterstützung des industriellen Wachstums können die Produktionskosten senken und die Nachfrage nach landwirtschaftlichen Produkten erhöhen, was insbesondere einkommensschwachen Haushalten zugutekommt. Insgesamt kommt die Studie zu dem Schluss, dass die Entwicklung landwirtschaftlicher Wertschöpfungsketten in agrarwirtschaftlich geprägten Volkswirtschaften das Haushaltseinkommen erhöht, die Armut verringert, die makroökonomischen Indikatoren verbessert und die allgemeine wirtschaftliche Entwicklung fördert. / Agriculture-based economies in Africa are striving to boost productivity and production following the African Union's recommendations. However, merely increasing production can harm farmers if farm-gate prices drop more than production costs. Research on the broader economic effects of agricultural value-chain development is limited. This thesis addresses this gap by examining the economy-wide implications of enhancing agricultural value-chains, using Benin as a case study. A detailed 2019 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Benin is constructed, incorporating official statistics and stakeholder survey data. This SAM is used as the basis for calibrating Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models. These models were adapted to analyze the impact of developing the food-processing sector, preference shifts, and stable electricity supply on the economy. The research reveals that developing the food-processing sector, exemplified by cashew nut and pineapple processing, has positive, pro-poor welfare effects and contributes to economic growth. Preference shifts towards domestic poultry meat is an alternative to trade policies in boosting the domestic sector. Processing of cashew byproducts has potential for economic, social and environmental sustainability of the agri-food systems. Investing in stable electricity infrastructure to support industrial growth can reduce production costs and increase demand for agricultural products, benefiting low-income households disproportionately. Overall, the study concludes that developing agricultural value-chains in agriculture-based economies enhances household income, reduces poverty, improves macroeconomic indicators, and fosters overall economic development.