The majority of independent nations today were part of empires in 1945. Using bilateral trade data from 1948 to 2006 …, we examine the effect of independence on post-colonial trade. On average, there is little short run effect of trade with … the colonizer (metropole). However, after three decades trade declines more than 60%. We also find that trade between …

We improve the study of the effects of a Currency Union on trade. Using data on French exports at the firm level, we …

-Section). This comprehensive dataset on non-tariff measures is intended for descriptive, trade policy or econometric analysis. …

Since the global crisis, China's foreign trade is no longer driven by its involvement in the global supply chains (i ….e. by processing trade) but its dynamics stems from China’s own domestic demand and supply. For foreign funded enterprises …, China is less and less a production base for export and more and more a domestic market to be captured, as shown by their …

Since 2007 China has considerably reduced its external global imbalances. Its bilateral trade surpluses with the EU and … the US have persisted because the rise of China’s import demand has mainly benefited its Asian neighbors and the resource … rich countries. The rapid growth of China’s imports of consumption goods from advanced economies, especially from Europe …

This paper evaluates the role of economic geography in explaining regional wages in China. It investigates the extent … indicator of market access at the provincial level from data on domestic and international trade flows; this is introduced in a … dynamics in China. We investigate three channels through which market access might influence wages beside direct transport …

The global crisis is forcing China’s economy to become less dependent on foreign markets. Manufacturing industry has to … demand, while Chinese exporting firms are better placed to switch to dynamic emerging markets. China’s ordinary imports have … lost ground. China has become the engine of the regional economic growth. Foreign-capital firms have played an increasing …