combine trade, aid and investment, which may create 'lock-in' effects. China's trade and investment focus on the commodities …The paper analyses the economic relationships between China and Sub-Saharan African countries, including original … contractual relationships that link exports from Sub-Saharan Africa to China and investment by Chinese firms in Sub-Saharan Africa …

far, might be "the tip of the iceberg": the latter two results carry over when China's trade data are excluded from the … the beggar-thy-neighbor view: (i) undervaluation of the domestic currency improves the domestic trade balance; and most … importantly, (ii) undervaluation of the domestic currency negatively impacts the other countries' trade balances. Starting from …

In this exploraly study, we try to find solutions and reply at the difficulties of expatriate in China, in India and in …

the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) in this indeterminacy. Mobilising the analytical tools of …

In the economic literature it is generally found that trade openness affects environment through various channels …. While the mechanisms through which trade is associated with pollution are largely investigated theoretically and empirically …, the role played by each trade component has not yet received enough attention. This paper attempts to bridge this gap by …

This paper investigates the determinants of the shape of regional trade agreements (RTAs). Because the world is … constituted by independent political entities, international trade flows take place in a system where property rights are … unsecured and RTAs should be understood as regulation mechanisms. In this theoretical framework, trade and security issues …

study generalises Davis' (1998) idea according to which the institutions of the trade partners matter also for a country … evidence that the interactions between bilateral trade and relative labour market regulations affect the equilibrium …