changed the geography of trade within France, with a particular focus on the trends experienced by border regions. We support … border regions trade on average 72% more with nearby countries than predicted by the gravity norm. They perform even better … partly due to a decreasing propensity of foreign affliates to trade with their home country. This trade reorientation is less …

industrial relations are peculiar and different from those found in some Western counties. Particularly, in China, trade unions …This study aims to examine the impact of Confucian values on industrial relations in China. The existing literature … suggests that these values have a significant influence on industrial relations in China. Authors commonly report that Chinese …

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 …

emphasis on R&D and technology improvements. Meanwhile, more forest plantation projects are planned to ensure a sufficient and …

Since the inception of economic reforms, China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have become successful … between China and Vietnam?" through a comparative study of the FDI determinants. In other words, this paper revisits the … determinants of FDI into China and Vietnam by employing an augmented gravity model and using a panel dataset containing information …

while state-owned firms and foreign-owned firms in China are not; Secondly, the geographical and sectoral presence of …

In this paper, we assess the success of the ongoing financial system reforms in China by investigating the extent to … Chinese corporate sector, and analyze whether incoming foreign investment in China plays an important role in alleviating …