Since the revision of the Japanese immigration law in 1990, there has been a dramatic influx of Latin Americans, mostly Brazilians, of Japanese origin (Nikkeijin) working in Japan. This is because the...
The author analyzes the economic impact of regional integration on agricultural trade. Using a simple Krugman-type model with product differentiation, he derives two propositions about regionalism's impact...
This paper establishes a simple general equilibrium trade model to estimate the effects of the Multifibre Arrangement (MFA) on world trade in clothing, especially on exports from developing countries...
The debt crisis: where do we stand after seven years? Commodity export booms in developing countries. Changes in poverty and inequality in developing countries. Female labor force participation: an international...
The multifibre arrangement (MFA) provides for bilateral quotas against textile and clothing exports from developing countries. Thus, although it is administered under the auspices of the General Agreement...
The purpose of this paper is to review the major findings of existing studies on the Multifibre Arrangement's (MFA) effect, with emphasis on the effects to LDCs, and to suggest the directions for further...
This paper develops a formal general equilibrium trade model for imperfect competition, a model easily applied to actual situations. The model shows that in the long run, international trade brings about...
This paper presents a formal general equilibrium model based upon: (i) imperfect competition in both product and labor markets; (ii) increasing returns to scale; and (iii) product differentiation. Based...