Independent Studies – Article Analysis Corporate Lobbying and Immigration Policies in Canada – Ludovic Rheault – University of Montreal The article examines the issue of whether special interest groups affect the behaviour of politicians and the debate is especially relevant to understand immigration policies. It is stated that the usual suspects behind expansive immigration policies are private firms, who would benefit from depressive impact of foreign labour on wages. The article’s objective
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EXTERNAL ANALYSIS – PESTLE ANALYSIS THE PESTEL ANALYSIS OF INDIA Political: (Stable) After researching the taxation and government policies, it can be said that India is politically stable and it will not upset doing business or growth of the company. India has an open system for the foreign entry. But sometimes the country faces ups & downs in the political sector. Tax rate in India is 30% for Indian companies and 40% for foreign companies. The foreign investments are highly
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Sensitivity analysis for foreign exchange risk Foreign currency risk Foreign exchange risk arises from the movements in exchange rates that adversely affect the revaluation of the Group and the foreign currency positions. Considering that other risk variables remain constant, the foreign currency revaluation sensitivity for the Group and the Bank on their unhedged position. 1% appreciation (-) n 1% depreciation (+) Interpretation of Impact The Group and the Bank measure the foreign exchange
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Basic Analysis of a Tariff Introductory Notes and Caveats These notes focuses mainly on mechanics, and getting comfortable with a model that we can use to picture the effects of different kinds of import restrictions on particular markets. We will concentrate on the policies of tariffs and quotas. In this discussion, the question you should always be able to answer is “who benefits and who suffers from this policy?” You may notice that when we analyze tariffs and quotas we are applying microeconomic
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INTRODUCTION: FOREX — the foreign exchange market or currency market or Forex is the market where one currency is traded for another. It is one of the largest markets in the world. Some of the participants in this market are simply seeking to exchange a foreign currency for their own, like multinational corporations which must pay wages and other expenses in different nations than they sell products in. However, a large part of the market is made up of currency traders, who speculate on movements
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there is a ‘cumulative causation’between foreign direct investment and exports and economic growth. Heclaimed that foreign direct investment (FDI) had a huge influence on the export performance of the developing countries, the degree of exports stimulates economy growth thus attract more FDI. There are some evidences exist to prove his claim. China isone of the good examplesto indicate that. Song and Zhang (2001) stated that there was a strong link between foreign direct investment and exports in China
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Jr. PAD 510 Introduction to Public Policy Analysis July 21, 2013 Running Head: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 2 Historical Perspective Discuss the historical perspective of the time when each policy was discussed or implemented. What was the context of the problem of the day and the urgency for the policy? The Policies Recent American health care and foreign policies were discussed over a span of two different
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Neorealism – or structural realism – is a theory of international politics which is usually associated with Kenneth Waltz and his book, Theory of International Politics. The main objective of the book is to construct a very general framework for explaining recurring patterns of state behavior and state interaction in the international system. Neorealism is the bedrock theory of International Relations. Starting from a simple set of assumptions, it seeks to explain how states, in particular the most
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flows in order to meet various obligations, for instance shareholders’ required rate of return and debt repayment. This report looks into Air New Zealand in particular to study two of the risks that are significant for an airline company, namely foreign currency risk and fuel price risk. Section 2 of this report gives an overview of the relationships between the operation of Air New Zealand with both the risks. Besides, discussions and suggestions on Air New Zealand risk management approaches are
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Formulation of national trade policies Present the major arguments in favor of and against governmental intervention in international trade Free trade: implies that national government exerts minimal influence on the exporting and importing decisions of private firms and individuals. Fair trade: suggests that the national government should actively intervene to ensure that domestic firms’ exports receive an equitable share of foreign markets and that imports are controlled to minimize losses of
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