Since the failure of the Doha round of negotiations, the number of trade agreements between countries has increased exponentially worldwide. The premise being that trade agreements tie nations closer together lessening the ...

This paper evaluates whether politician identity, and in particular, the party affiliation of legislators affects employment and welfare outcomes for minorities in India. I combine data on the outcome of close elections ...

This thesis investigates the influence of business on the public policymaking process in the United States. A framework is proposed for categorizing policymaking contexts and mechanisms of influence, synthesized from ...

Different governments have different motives to shape a bilateral trade policy, either to gain political benefits or to avoid political costs. In digital era, public opinion on social media platforms play perhaps increasingly ...

Based on the existing literature within the realm of Shadow Banking and the Financial Services Industry, this thesis addresses how domestic policy and international regulation/intervention in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, ...

The COVID-19 Pandemic and trade conflict between China and the U.S. have significantly affected the international trade relations and foreign affairs environment, as well as putting substantial direct stress on the supply ...

Economists get the opportunity and the responsibility of helping to design public policies. This implies that not only the big picture is necessary but also the details that will make those policies to actually work. This ...