Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics‚ 42‚3(August 2010):477–485 Ó 2010 Southern Agricultural Economics Association The Impact of the Oil Sector on Commodity Prices: Correlation or Causation? Sayed H. Saghaian The interconnections of agriculture and energy markets have increased through the rise in the new biofuel agribusinesses and the oil–ethanol–corn linkages. The question is whether these linkages have a causal structure by which oil prices affect commodity prices and through
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The Negative Impact of Illegal Aliens on the American Economy Kristi Van Eaton Kaplan University CM107 The Negative Effects of Hiring Illegal Aliens on the American Economy I. Introduction A. It is established that entering the United States illegally is a crime. B. Illegal aliens negatively affect the United States in many ways; one being‚ weakening the American economy. a. Illegal aliens steal jobs away from American citizens‚ receive free education for their children
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Q4 2011 www.businessmonitor.com VietnaM agribusiness report INCLUDES BMI’S FORECASTS issn 1759-1740 published by business Monitor international Ltd. VIETNAM AGRIBUSINESS REPORT Q4 2011 INCLUDES 5-YEAR FORECASTS TO 2015 Part of BMI’s Industry Report & Forecasts Series Published by: Business Monitor International Copy deadline: September 2011 Business Monitor International 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7248 0468 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7248 0467 email: subs@businessmonitor
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1.0 Introduction The garment industry of Bangladesh has been the key export division and a main source of foreign exchange for the last 30 years. At present‚ the country generates about $10 billion worth of products each year by exporting garment. The industry provides employment to about 3 million workers of whom 90% are women. It has been a major source of employment for rural migrant women in a country that has increasingly limited rural livelihood options‚ and where women migrants have been
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www.euacademic.org IMPACT FACTOR: 0.485 (GIF) Bangladesh’s Balance of Payments: an Econometric Analysis M. S. RAHMAN CHOWDHURY Department of Economics Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Trishal‚ Bangladesh Abstract: The study was conducted at the Department of Economics‚ University of Chittagong‚ Bangladesh between December 2010 and April 2011. Balance of payments plays the most important role in a country’s economy. As a developing country‚ Bangladesh cannot claim that its
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Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India’s retail sector. ABSTRACT: Retailing in India is one of the pillars of its economy and accounts for about 15 percent of its GDP. Organized retailing is absent in most rural and small towns of India. Supermarkets and similar organized retail stores account for just 4 percent of the market. The main fear of FDI in retail trade is that it will certainly disrupt the livelihood of the poor people engaged in this trade. The opening of big
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Industry info: Square Pharmaceuticals has retained the top position with its local sales figure reaching Tk 10.70 billion in 2012 in the country’s Tk 55.0 billion pharmaceutical market followed by Incepta Pharma‚Square Pharmaceuticals‚ established in 1958.Incepta Pharma‚ established in 1999‚ stood at Tk 4.52 billion in 2009.Beximco Pharma’s position in the country’s top 10 pharmaceutical companies was the third in terms of sales. Its total sales were Tk 4.2 billion in 2009.Fourth position took
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Impact of Demographic Trends to Indian Economy: An Excerpt INTRODUCTION India has made incredible progress with its economy ever since its independence‚ whereby after the economic tsunami in 2009‚ it has been frequently quoted as a likely contender of economic superpower even to the extent of overtaking China. This paper serves to understand the importance of demographic trends of India in shaping Indian economy‚ as well as the part that the unique caste system and religion have to play in the
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Which is best for the economy: employment stability or employment flexibility? A recent article in the ILO’s International Labour Review analyzes the relationship between employment stability and productivity in six major sectors in 13 European countries. According to the authors‚ both‚ extensive and short job tenure can produce adverse affects on productivity. They propose a policy of ’protected mobility’ on the labour market‚ together with active labour market policies seeking to combine both
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