This study surveys a century of commercial opium production in Iran, from 1850 to 1955. From an insignificant contributor to the global opium market, Iran became within a few decades an important exporter, turning to the market between 5-10% of the entire global production of op…
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Purpose - The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the prominence and framing of economic news in Africa using three distinct theoretical approaches - imperialism, structural theory of international news flow and framing. Through an analysis of news content in two of Afric…
Indirect economic ties of trade and investment, long overlooked by literature on the relationship between economics and conflict, reduce hostility between states. In a globalized world, states are tied not only by their direct connections, but also by dense and interlocking conn…
The dissertation investigates the relationship between a polity ruled by the sharifs of Mecca, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, and the expansionist Mamluk Sultanate, which ruled Egypt and Syria from 1260-1517. The dissertation argues that, during the first half of the fifte…
Why do child labor norms often fail to be transferred or enforced in developing countries even if the implementation of such norms already proved to have substantially reduced child labor practices in developed regions? In the field of international political economy, a number o…
Global trade system is witnessing an unprecedented increase in food safety and quality standards. Changes in the structure of the world trade affect the welfare of farmers and consumers, destinations of exports, and the dynamics behind the exporters’ compliance decisions with th…
Data from Turkish manufacturing firms shows a positive relationship between a firms revenues from a market, the number of markets penetrated by that firm, and previous presence in that market. I conduct a quantitative partial equilibrium analysis to explain an entry-cost-reducin…
In March 1990, the Government of Egypt (GOE) launched a comprehensive economic and social reform program (ERSAP) to strengthen Egypt's ongoing adjustment program. The reform program constituted a major break from the policies pursued in the past, and had the underlying objective…
During the past decades, international migration has assumed much prominence. Manifested in flows of permanent settlers, asylum seekers, refugees, contract workers and undocumented migrants, the global stock of international migrants has increased steadily. The current stock of …
Scope and method of study. The purposes of this study are: (1) Determination of Colombian total wheat import demand and effect of seasonality especially from the major exporters such as the United States and Canada. (2) Forecasting the United States total wheat exports to Colomb…
This dissertation describes and analyzes the efficiency of the Ethiopian grain marketing system both before and after market liberalization in 1990. Drawing upon primary and secondary data collected in the field during 1993-1995, Chapter 1 assesses how efficiently spatial trade …
This study assesses the impact of various instruments of trade and fiscal policy reform on the Moroccan economy with a particular emphasis on agriculture. Estimates of the total efficiency gains and resulting distribution of income from the implementation of a set of five best i…
Between 1895 and 1945 the Japanese Empire developed from an isolated developing monarchy to a major regional power. This turned the traditional regional power relationships on end. During this time European colonialism also matured in Asia, with Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Po…
This study attempted to redress the neglect of economic theory in evaluating ancient Israel's monarchical development, accomplishing three objectives. First, it provided an analysis of current literature dealing with economic factors involved in the rise of the Israelite monarch…
There is an inherent tradeoff among the economic benefits, political effects, and national security risks in trade relations between potential and actual adversaries. This dilemma, originally proposed by Robert Klitgaard (1974), is applied herein to U.S.-USSR relations during th…
In May 1981, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, concluded that forming a regional bloc would help each of them reach various collective goals in promoting security, growth, diversification, and over…
The impact of the turnover tax and the value-added tax systems on resource allocation and international trade is examined when intermediate goods are introduced into a general equilibrium model. The value-added tax allows tax credit on sales tax paid on intermediate good while t…
Mediterranean Resins in New Kingdom Egypt: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Trade and Usage Margaret Teresa Serpico Resins were widely used in ancient Egypt for a variety of purposes, including as incense, as varnish, in cosmetic and ritual preparations and in mummification. Howe…
Does governance affect international trade? In other words, does the existence/lack of voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption within two countries enhance/restrict their bilateral trade?…