dependence on food imports and deterioration in self-reliance in agriculture in the post-WTO period because of a much higher … growth in food import as compared to exports. Decline in international prices and trade distortions are the underlying causes …

counter-intuitive. Many still argue that imports are ‘bad’, that import substitution is ‘good’, and that we should reduce our … the light of three current controversies: the potential opening up of UK markets to cheaper agricultural imports, the … barriers to trade with the EU might prompt some UK consumers to switch from EU imports to local products, but this should not …

countries with higher levels of financial development, manufactured exports represent a higher share of GDP and of merchandise … exports - and those countries have a higher trade balance in manufactured goods.Beck explores a possible link between … causality, he shows that financial development exerts a large causal impact on the level of both exports and the trade balance …

Are U.S. exports different from China's exports? If so, how? This paper attempts to answer this question, focusing on … the exports of China and the United States are similar in terms of variety. More than 85 percent of U.S. export products … to Japan are commonly exported from China. However, U.S. exports are different from China's exports in terms of quality …

trade with the rest of the world. Moreover, US imports that avail of preferential tariff treatment are also contracting more … sharply than imports from non-preferential partners. Developing Asian non-preferential suppliers appear to be performing … global trade deal may be the way forward. The outcome is crucial as the US will need to expand net exports to restore growth …