While theoretical models suggest that trade is likely to increase productivity and income levels, the empirical … evidence is rather mixed. For some countries, trade has a strong impact on growth, whereas for other countries there is no or … even a negative linkage. We examine one likely prerequisite for a welfare increasing impact of trade, that is, the role of …

unfair comparative advantage in trade by using child labour. The results indicate that multinationals are highly sensitive …

The paper empirically explores the international linkages between gender inequality and trade flows of a sample of 92 …

gender inequality with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses different forms and …

the dynamics of the U.S. trade balance. Using sign restrictions based on robust predictions by standard theory, we … rest of the world, and deteriorate net exports; both the U.S. real exchange rate and the U.S. terms of trade appreciate in … response to these shocks. Demand shocks also appreciate the dollar, but have negligible effects on absorption and the trade …

Open regionalism and trade cooperation between the world’s two largest developing countries, the People’s Republic … of China (PRC) and India, can foster outward-oriented development and intra-regional trade based on comparative advantage … and available factor endowments. In view of the recent wave of worldwide subregional and bilateral trade cooperation, and …

substantial macroeconomic effects, raising US consumption, investment and the terms of trade, relative to the rest of the world … trade flows. This evidence suggests a fundamental role of cross-country endogenous demand and wealth movements in shaping …