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 …

decrease) in response to reciprocal trade liberalization between the source and host nations (of illegal immigration). Next we … of this tariff liberalization on the Nash equilibrium tariffs can modify the traditional (trade creating/diverting) gains …

exchange (forex) technical rules in major and emerging markets, the carry trade, and U.S. equities. The results show that forex … does not select carry trade strategies until well into the 1990s, which helps to explain the relatively recent surge in …

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 …

This paper examines the relationship between trade and investment in technology adoption when firms face demand …