This paper analyses the dynamic linkages between firms' imports of intermediate inputs and exports, for Colombia, an emerging economy. We use data for manufacturing firms from the Colombian Annual Manufacturing Survey, for the period 2007-2016. We specially focus on the identification of direct...

This paper investigates the impacts of export manufacturing on local labor markets and vital demographic outcomes in Mexico. Analysis of data from a large-scale export manufacturing program indicates that exogenous expansions in U.S. demand for Mexican imports increase employment rates in the...

The steady decline of China’s comparative advantage in cheap labor manufacturing raises the question of which country(s) will replace China to be the next manufacturing export powerhouse. We provide empirical support that China might end up replacing itself through manufacturing reallocation...

This paper analyses the relationship between Brazil´s regressive specialization and China´s increased international competitiveness. The Brazilian economy’s lack of dynamism and competitiveness in global markets, particularly when it comes to the production and exportation of manufactured...

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of exporting on labor demand in Turkish manufacturing industry. By using Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) with the firm-level production and trade data of Turkish manufacturing industry, this paper is exploring the employment impact of...