Transportation corridors and reduced trade costs are essential to develop Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation … (CAREC) countries' foreign trade. However, to intensify intra-CAREC trade as well as the region's global exports, the product … as trade policy, coordination of sectoral policies, diversification, and business reforms. In particular, the countries …

In this paper, the literature on trade and development is surveyed, especially that regarding the role of … complementarities associated with trade infrastructure. The empirical literature shows that, on average, trade causes growth, but the … investment in soft and hard infrastructure has an unambiguously positive impact on trade flows, the theoretical literature argues …

This paper assesses the interaction of international trade with climate policies, and the influence of trade on the … implementation of SDG 13 (climate change). Although international trade contributes directly to GHG emissions, increased trade can …. Given that emissions are not universally priced, the paper examines where policies related to trade may be misaligned with …

participated actively in the process of globalization. However, possible interlinks between population urbanization and trade … explaining the cereals trade-population urbanization nexus, showing how cereals supply constrains population urbanization and how … international trade can change this constraint. Then, it presents historical evidence, empirical tests, and case studies from the …

Market-oriented reforms, such as liberalizing trade and encouraging foreign direct investment, can generate large … exposure to international trade, and access to technology across the country. We assess the extent to which exposure to foreign …. In our work, we also extend much of the literature to consider the interplay between trade and technology on labor demand …