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The Developing Economist - 2015 VOL. 2 NO. 1

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International Trade
2015, Vol. 2 No. 1
Value-Added Real Effective Exchange Rates: Testing for Countries with High and Low Vertical Specialization in Trade
By Peter A. Kallis
Published by The Developing Economist
I test a modified value-added real effective exchange rate based on the construction by Bems and Johnson (2012) for suitability as a replacement for conventionallyconstructed real effective exchange rates for countries with high vertical specialization... Read Article »
Exchange Rates Monetary Policy International Trade Trade Policy
Finance
2015, Vol. 2 No. 1
Bayesian Portfolio Analysis: Analyzing the Global Investment Market
By Daniel Roeder
Published by The Developing Economist
The goal of portfolio optimization is to determine the ideal allocation of assets to a given set of possible investments. Many optimization models use classical statistical methods, which do not fully account for estimation risk in historical returns... Read Article »
Finance Investment Portfolio Analysis Asset Allocation
Economic Theory
2015, Vol. 2 No. 1
Multiproduct Pricing and Product Line Decisions with Status Externalities
By Frederick B. Zupanc
Published by The Developing Economist
In the present paper, reputation is approached as an idea involving status. We consider a multiproduct monopolist's product line and pricing decisions under the explicit assumption of two status externalities. The firm sells a low-end product and... Read Article »
Product Pricing Consumption Differential Pricing Comparative Statics Externalities Economic Theory
International Development
2015, Vol. 2 No. 1
China and India in Africa: Implications of New Private Sector Actors on Bribe Paying Incidence
By Sankalp Gowda
Published by The Developing Economist
This paper seeks to address one of the most common critiques of Asian firms doing business in Africa: that low levels of corporate governance and poor managerial practices have undermined anti-corruption efforts throughout the continent. The paper... Read Article »
China India Africa China-Africa Relations Foreign Direct Investment Corruption Bribe Paying International Development

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