... effects during 2003‐2007. Singapore shows negative effects during the two sub‐periods, with −$2.26 billion and−$4.20 billion. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Indonesia Malaysia The Philippines Singapore Thailand Exports Competitive strategy Shift‐share analysis ASEAN Dynamic...

... of the commodity in total world trade over the same period. This would indicate by a ratio greater than one. An index of less than one indicates that the commodity in a particular country has lost its comparative advantage [4] . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Comparative tests Competitive...

... constant‐return sector (often described as an agricultural sector or an outside industry); and 2. differentiated industrial products provided by a manufacturing sector. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Research and development Monopolies Competitive strategy Product design...

..., however, very few studies are conducted for Saudi Arabia's banking industry. Saeed Al‐Muharrami can be contacted at: muharami@squ.edu.om © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Saudi Arabia Banking Market system Monopolies Competitive strategy A sound and efficient financial...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Competitive strategy Oil industry Monetary policy Oil prices have risen sharply in recent years, and oil exporting countries have accumulated massive oil windfall revenues. Many developing countries view discovery of fossil fuel deposits as a cheap...

... transform, RSCA=(RCA−1)/(RCA+1), such as proposed by Dalum et al. (1998) . Technology led strategy Innovation Competitive strategy Manufacturing systems Task specialization During the past two decades a Schumpeterian inspired theoretical literature has emerged on the issue...

...@usa.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Production management Resource efficiency Competitive strategy Egypt The competitiveness of a country derives from the efficiency of its enterprises. While competitiveness at the national level is reflected in the performance...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Services Developing countries Comparative tests Competitive strategy Services encompass a heterogeneous group of economic activities often having little in common other than that their principal outputs are largely intangible products (Shelp, 1981...

... system Profit Competitive strategy Caribbean Sub Saharan Africa The 1990s saw the escalation in the number of countries establishing competition policies. In particular Sub‐Saharan African economies embraced the opportunity to implement policies that reflected their changed economic structure...

... is to increase real domestic net international debt and either reduce competitiveness in Case I (or increase competitiveness in Case II). © MCB UP Limited 2003 Remuneration Productivity rate Foreign debts Competitive strategy Competitiveness In general, trade theorist, in pursuit...

... precisely from the contributions put forward in those few years, it has been possible to produce the basis of the models that now are standard in the chapters on market forms in today’s micro textbooks. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Economics History Italy Competitive strategy Pricing...

...), Monopolistic Competition and General Equilibrium Theory, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. Chamberlin and Industrial Organisation 31 Anti‐trust Competitive strategy Economic theory Economics Industry Monopolies © MCB UP Limited 1990 ...