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Digitalization And Global Value Chain Participation. Evidence From A Small Island Economy.
The present study investigates the impact of digitalization on global value chain participation in Mauritius. The study is done over the period 1990 to 2019. While most of the literature has focused on developed and industrialized economies, less is…
Modelo OMC: Manual del Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo
El Reglamento del Modelo OMC Ecuador 2024 – Comité de Comercio y Desarrollo establece las normas y procedimientos para la simulación académica del funcionamiento de este órgano de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). Organizado por la Cátedra…
How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks
Why do images and reports of starving and malnourished Africans appear so often in the media? What are the actual dimensions of the problem? What has trade and climate got to do with it? In How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks,…
Climate’s Currency: How ENSO Events Shape Maize Pricing Structures Between the United States and South Africa
Climate change manifests itself in rising temperatures across the continent and affects the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) by changing sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation. This affects precipitation and temperature patterns,…
Weather derivatives and maize yield risk in the South African agricultural market
Climate variability significantly impacts agricultural productivity, rendering risk management tools essential for stabilisation of yields and financial returns. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of weather derivatives as a risk…
Trade openness and economic prosperity in South Africa: Pre and post 1994 analysis
This study empirically examines the causal relationship between trade openness and economic prosperity in South Africa with quarterly data from 1970 to 2017. The analysis is disaggregated into pre-1994 and post-1994 to capture the economic situation…
Africa's digital future: From theory to action
Africa’s digital future makes an important and timely contribution to the literature on Africa, exploring the many opportunities and challenges that the continent faces in a world characterised by accelerating technological change. Edited by Prof…
CALL FOR PAPERS WCP Virtual International Conference MSMEs and COVID-19: Impacts, Challenges and Opportunities.
Special Theme: COVID-19 and the Sustainability of Blue Entrepreneurship 8-9 December 2021 Organized by the WTO Chairs Programmes (WCP) at the University of Mauritius (UoM) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on the…
State neutrality, business elite and the lack of export services development in Chile: an exploratory qualitative analysis
Economic development process implies, among other things, export expansion beyond natural resources and towards more knowledge intensive sectors. However, a common problem within developing countries is the lack of economic and political elite's…
Rethinking, Repackaging, and Rescuing World Trade Law in the Post-Pandemic Era
This book explores the ways to 'rethink', 'repackage' and 'rescue' world trade law in the post-COVID-19 era. Using the COVID-19 pandemic as an important context, the book makes original and critical contributions to the growing debate over a range…