Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 1997-09-24)
This paper explores the links between international trade theory and the practice of trade and industrial policy in open economies, with special attention to three areas where theoretical lessons have been misunderstood ...
We show that the effects of tariff changes on welfare and import volume can be fully
characterised by their effects on the generalised mean and variance of the tariff distribution. Using these tools, we derive new results ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2001-10)
Following a brief historical introduction and a discussion of different types of
commercial policy, this paper reviews the arguments for and against trade protection. In the bench-mark case of a competitive, small, open ...
In this paper we investigate the profitability of evolved technical trading rules when controlling for data-mining bias. For the first time in the evolutionary computation literature, a comprehensive test for a rule’s ...
Trading-rule representation is an important factor to consider when designing a quantitative trading system. This study implements a trading strategy as a rule-based policy. The result is an intuitive human-readable format ...
Kelleher, Sinéad(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2012-09)
Rules of Origin (RoO) are essential components of any preferential trade agreement
(PTA) short of a full customs union. The recent proliferation of PTAs has led to increased
interest in the effects of RoO with empirical ...
Standards and engineering codes rule design, construction and operation of chemical plant equipments to ensure reliability and safety. In this paper, we exploit knowledge-based methodologies and technologies to guarantee ...
Tackling the problem of eutrophication in fresh waters is at the top of the agenda for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Europe. The problem is caused primarily by an increase in phosphorus loading ...
The theory of strategic trade policy yields ambiguous recommendations for assistance
to exporting firms in oligopolistic industries. However, some writers have suggested that investment subsidies are a more robust ...