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 …

on the volume of intermediate goods trade and the number of varieties produced are mutually reinforcing, resulting in a …

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 note explores the value of search capital in interfirm matches in the outsourcing trade, by extending Rauch and … search imposes a similar order of magnitude trade barrier to most tariffs, and would be expected to affect both the intensive … and extensive margins of trade. …

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