Whelan, Karl(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2010-04)
Did global imbalances cause the financial crisis? A number
of influential figures have argued that inflows of foreign capital into
the US due to the current account deficit helped to trigger the crisis.
This paper argues ...
The key result of the so-called “New Trade Theory” is that countries gain from
falling trade costs by an increase in the number of varieties available to consumers.
Though the number of varieties in a given country rises, ...
Erne, Roland(UCD Dublin European Institute, 2011-05)
The economic and financial crisis has discredited the idea of a self-regulating market.Yet, it remains to be seen what measures society will be taking to protect itself against future fallouts of global markets. There is ...
Erne, Roland(UCD Dublin European Institute, 2011-05)
The economic and financial crisis has discredited the idea of a self-regulating market.
Yet, it remains to be seen what measures society will be taking to protect itself against future fallouts of global markets. There ...
Hardiman, Niamh(University College Dublin. Institute for the Study of Social Change (Geary Institute), 2004)
The growing integration of international markets raises the question of how, and to what extent, domestic political processes within states continue to matter. The thesis that markets force a 'race to the bottom' and the ...