Feenstra and Hanson (1997) have argued in the context of the North American Free Trade Agreement that US outsourcing to …, relative wages for human capital declined by 2 percent during 1995-2002 and increased by 41 percent during 1994-2002 in Poland …. In both countries outsourcing contributes roughly 35 percent to these changes in the relative wages for skilled worker …

, mainstream development economics has not dealt in any systematic way with such concerns and the implications for development … assistance. This paper puts forward a framework for analyzing fragile states and applies it to a variety of development policies …

the United States through either trade linkages or asset exposure. We obtain weaker results for differences in asset …. Theory consistent with dollar appreciation in the crisis suggests that their impact should be greater for countries that have … greater exposure to the United States through trade and financial channels, less transparent holdings of dollar assets, and …

new mantra of "aid-for-trade" rather than on hard evidence on what works and what doesn’t. On the one hand, rigorous … systematically building impact evaluation into trade projects could lead to better policy design and a more credible case for "aid-for-trade." …The focus of trade policy has shifted in recent years from economy-wide reductions in tariffs and trade restrictions …

sequential and simultaneous versions of the game is for players to always fight, independent of their own strength. In our …

achievements in education as well as its internationalization of education. Since 1978, the landmark for the foundation of the …