Multi-Product Exporters and Product Turnover Behaviour of New Zealand Exporters

Using a unique dataset that covers all exporting firms in New Zealand from 1996 to 2007, this paper analyses the patterns of their product mix, how it changes over time and how this relates to firm characteristics. We suggest that looking at the relative importance of added and dropped products is as important as firm entry/exit in reallocation of resources. We find that in the cross section, multi-product firms are more productive than single product ones. Changes to product mix by New Zealand exporters occur frequently, suggesting that New Zealand exporters are dynamic and there is “creative destruction” at the product level. It is also shown that dropping products is more likely to happen than adding products, suggesting the difficulty of entering new markets and products. We also show that products with a smaller share of total exports and products that have been exported for a short period of time are more likely to be dropped by a firm. The results make a good case for product-firm characteristics being an important part of export decisions and suggest that more work should be done on this link.Product churning; product market entry and exit; volatility of earnings; multi product firms; creative destruction

The examination of gathering points' capacity regarding mobility and accessibility: Case of Bayrakli district

The concept of accessibility that bases on continuing the flow of people, goods and services uninterruptedly is discussed as "maximum contact by minimum facility". This concept which is related with the distance has been evaluated various criteria such as physical, economic, perceptual, temporal, etc. Several assignations (optimum location, minimum distance, best distribution method, etc.) have revealed the importance of gathering points in terms of proceeding the disaster management properly. The origin point of linking "accessibility" and "transportation network" is the mobility which reveals as accessing people to adequate gathering points and services in the shortest time. These gathering points which are determined due to the specific criteria and also referred to the social infrastructure areas have a vital importance when any disaster or emergencies occur; so the site selection, availability and accessibility of these areas become extremely significant. The aim of this study is to examine the accessibility of gathering points in Bayrakli district located in Izmir city by taking minimum standards and also some recommendations into consideration. The spatial analyses based on current and potential gathering points are carried out via ArcMap software. The current and potential gathering points in Bayrakli district are examined in terms of accessibility their capacity for each neighbourhood due to their spatial distribution. According to the results, each gathering points in neighbourhoods cannot be accessible in the shortest duration by walking and also the current urban pattern affects the capacity parameter regarding the accessibility and mobility significantly. © Authors 2018. CC BY 4.0 License

Current Account Reversals: Always a Problem?

Using panel data and case studies, we analyze the pre-1970 history of international capital flows and current account reversals. Considering a sample of emerging markets and advanced economies with per capita GDPs at least 60 per cent those of the lead country, we show that the incidence of reversals has been unusually great in recent years. The only prior period that matched the last three decades in terms of the frequency and magnitude of reversals was the 1920s and 1930s, decades notorious for the instability of capital flows. In contrast, reversals were both less common and smaller in the Bretton Woods and pre-World War I gold standard eras.

Business Cycle Dynamics in the CEE Countries: A Political Economy Approach

This paper uses a simple VAR analysis to examine 5 CEE countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia) in order to understand whether their business cycles are synchronized with each other and/or with the major economies that they are supposed to be linked with, namely the US, Germany and Russia. We find that there are differences across the CEE countries themselves and that there is no common CEE business cycle. Comparing the individual CEE business cycles with those of the dominant economies, we find that Hungary and Poland are related to the US business cycle, reflecting the fact that they are more integrated with the global economy, whereas Slovakia is closer to the Russian cycle. Finally, splitting the sample into the late 1990s and 2000s due to the transition nature of these economies in the former period shows that the influence of Russia on the CEE economies has declined over time. However, in contrast to the expectations that CEE countries are likely to be affected by Germany in the second half of the sample due to EU negotiations followed by full membership, among the CEE countries only the business cycle of Slovakia is synchronized with that of Germany. On the other hand the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland are synchronized with the US business cycle, showing that globalization has decreased the importance of distance.Business cycle synchronization, CEE countries, EMU

Patterns of current account adjustment: insights from past experience

The paper examines over seventy episodes of current account adjustment in industrial and major emerging market economies. It argues that these episodes were characterised by strongly divergent economic developments. To reduce this divergence, the paper classifies episodes with similar characteristics in three groups, using cluster analysis. A majority of cases was characterised by internal adjustment through a slowdown of domestic demand and did not involve significant exchange rate movements. In some cases, the adjustment was mainly external, facilitated by a relatively modest exchange rate depreciation and without economic slowdown. Finally, some cases involved a crisis-like combination of a severe slowdown and a significant currency depreciation. Using a multinomial logit, we find that this classification of episodes helps improve the predictability of current account adjustment. JEL Classification: F32, C14, C25cluster analysis, current account adjustment, external imbalances, multinomial logit

A comparative study on organizational justice perception of public and private sector workers

Bu araştırmanın amacı kamu ve özel sektör çalışanlarının örgütsel adalet algılamalarında bir farklılaşma olup olmadığını belirlemektir. Kamu ve özel sektör çalışanlarının örgütsel adalet algılarını tespit etmek için karşılaştırma yaklaşımı tercih edilmiştir. Ankara’daki kamu ve özel sektörde çalışanlar araştırmanın evrenini oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda kamu ve özel sektör çalışanlarının örgütsel adalet algılamalarında farklılaşma olduğu belirlenmiştir. Özel sektör çalışanlarının örgütsel adalet algılamalarının, kamu çalışanlarının örgütsel adalet algılamalarına göre yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a differentiation in the perception of organizational justice between public and private sector’ workers. A comparative approach is preferred to examine the organizational justice perceptions of public and private sector workers. Public and private sector workers in Ankara are the scope of the study. As a result of the study, significant differentiations have been found between public and private sector workers’ organizational justice perceptions. Accordingly, the organizational justice perceptions of private sector workers are found to be higher than public workers

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