The debate on free trade and protectionism is ravaging in recent years. The industrialized
countries are losing more and more market to the benefit of emerging countries. Liberals …

There is growing concern about the shift of trade in more polluting products to countries with
less restrictive environmental standards, popularly known as pollution havens. This paper …

The main objective of this study is to investigate potential political barriers to fostering an
egalitarian redistribution of income within an economy. It empirically establishes that …

Several countries have implemented “family-centered” abstinence-only policies for
teenagers, as opposed to encouraging utilization and expansion of reproductive health …

ABSTRACT I study how political competition affects the feasibility of free trade agreements
(FTAs). I show that the possibility of political turnover creates strategic motivations for the …

This paper investigates the impact of regional political instability on the political instability of
a country. Our identification strategy relies on the spatial nature of international relations. We …

This study aims to examine the impact of political instability on economic performance in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It covers the period from 2006 to 2018 and …

The main purpose of this study is to conduct the traditional economic, political, and
geopolitical factors to uncover the relationship between different factors and the volume of …

The nature of interdependence between states encourages them to establish cooperation in
different fields, leading to multiple relations. The policy alignments of states on trade and …

Redenomination discourse has been prominent in Indonesia recently. However, it takes"
guts" of the Indonesian government to implement. Redenomination potentially strengthens …