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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 61 Num. 2, Mars 2006

Free Trade Between Switzerland and the United States

Between July 2005 and January 2006. Swiss and US trade officials conducted exploratory talks to determine whether a free trade agreement (FTA) would be economically desirable and politically feasible. In January 2006, the talks were recessed when the Swiss Federal Council decided that - while an FTA would be economically desirable, free trade in agriculture was not politically feasible. The FTA talks may be resumed after the conclusion of the WTO Doha Development Round. Switzerland and the Un...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 63 Num. 4, Décembre 2008

Prospects for Skills-Based Export Growth in a Labor-Abundant, Resource-Rich Developing Economy

In an integrated global economy, specialisation in trade is an increasingly prominent strategy. A labor-abundant, resource-rich economy like Indonesia faces stiff competition in labor-intensive manufactures; meanwhile, rapid growth in demand for resources from China and India exposes it to the 'curse' of resource wealth. This diminishes prospects for more diversified growth based on renewable resources like human capital. Using an international panel data set we explore the influence of resou...