negatively by trade, while the Gini statistic is fueled by the falling labour share and increasing financial payments. Using …

Although trade liberalization is being actively promoted as a key component in development strategies, theoretically …, the impact of trade openness on poverty reduction is ambiguous. On the one hand, a more liberalized trade regime is argued … abundance of labor, greater trade openness should lead to higher labor prices and a decrease in poverty. However, should the re …

The paper empirically examines the differential effects of trade on economic growth and investment based on cross …-country data. In general, the results are largely consistent with the positive impact of trade on economic growth as found in the … literature. However, the empirical results based on different categories of countries show that whereas trade has positively …

examine the linkages between trade facilitation and infrastructure on the one hand, and value chain participation on the other … infrastructure development and trade facilitation performance. Moreover, it is not only a country's own performance that matters, but … also that of its neighbors. The regional dimension of infrastructure and trade facilitation policies is an important …

The optimism surrounding aid for trade (AfT) led scholars and practitioners to probe its link with trade performance of … group. The results for the components of AfT from OECD countries are mixed, with AfT for "trade education and training" the … to Africa have played little role in Africa's trade with China, with infrastructure and economic size of African …

SSA countries. This latter finding clearly poses a challenge to efforts to increase intra-Africa trade. These findings … and diversification of trade partners. …