Is trade liberalization contributing to cleaner production amongst manufacturing firms? Theoretical predictions and empirical evidences are mixed. This study utilizes China's dual trade regime and China's WTO entry in 2001 to construct a unique micro dataset on manufacturing firms for China for...

The study specifically investigated the causality between the openness variable and economic growth, using data from the Nigerian economy. Previous studies in Nigeria have interpreted the regression results of output variables on the export trade variable as providing support for trade...

The paper examined the effects of capital inflow on economic growth and also investigated the role of trade openness in foreign capital inflow/growth nexus in Nigeria. This is with a view to testing the modernization hypothesis in Nigeria. The paper adopted the Principal Component Analysis (PCA)...

Trade facilitation could be defined in many ways but most prominent definition of the trade facilitation is adopted by the WTO i.e. the simplification and harmonization of international trade procedures, with trade procedures being the activities, practices and formalities involved in...

Using an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique, and the Granger causality test, this paper examines the dynamic relationship between economic growth, the size of the informal economy, and trade openness in Ghana. Our results provide evidence of a positive and bidirectional causality...

One of the major factors that motivated a majority of Britons to vote in favour of leaving the EU was their disenchantment with Europe's current approach to trade. There is solid evidence of a link between the vote for Brexit and the feelings of dissatisfied voters who see themselves being left...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) promises to liberalize trade between the European Union and the United States. Although the negotiations have so far excluded defense, this essay considers what would happen if a TTIP removed overt restrictions. What barriers would...

Globalization is increasing the integration of national markets and the interdependence of countries worldwide. This essay argues for and against trade liberalisation and globalisation from an African country perspective. The essay is divided into four sections. The first section attempts to...