THE IMPACT OF RISING MARITIME TRANSPORT COSTS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE: ESTIMATION USING A MULTI-REGION GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL

The impact of rising maritime transport costs on international trade: Estimation using a multi-region general equilibrium model

This paper evaluates the impact of the 2021–22 surge in rates for containerized and bulk shipping costs.Employing a detailed transport database and applying a set of detailed shocks by transportation mode, regions and commodities in a multi-region general equilibrium model, the paper analyses the sectorial (agri-food sectors, manufacturing) and m

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The buzz about honey-based biosurveys

Abstract Approximately 1.8 million metric tonnes of honey are produced globally every year.The key source behind this output, the honey bee (Apis mellifera), works tirelessly to create the delicious condiment that is consumed worldwide.The honey that finds its way into jars on store shelves contains a myriad of information about its biogeographical

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Matis and Korubo, Contact, and Isolated Indigenous Peoples: Native Narratives and Ethnography in the Brazilian Amazon

This article is about isolation, contact, and relations between two Amazonian indigenous peoples: the Matis and the Korubo.Both groups, of the Panoan linguistic family, live in the Vale do Javari Indigenous Land, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.The Matis were contacted by the Funai (the Brazilian agency for indigenous affairs) in 1976, and they wo

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