This survey of the recent literature asks: how important is trade policy for poverty reduction? We consider the effects …-level research, and case studies) supports the view that trade openness contributes greatly to growth. Moreover, trade openness does … not have systematic effects on the poor beyond its effect on overall growth. Trade policy is only one of many determinants …

China's sectoral trade composition, product quality mix, and import content of processing exports have all changed … substantially during the past decade. This has rendered trade elasticities estimated using aggregate data highly unstable, with more …

The paper focuses on systemically important jurisdictions in the global trade network, complementing recent IMF work on … systemically important financial sectors. Using the IMF's Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) database and network analysis, the … paper develops a framework for ranking jurisdictions based on trade size and trade interconnectedness indicators using data …

good practice and it is necessary to speed up implementation if revenue, trade facilitation, and trade chain security …

? Data from South Asia suggest that member states have minor trade linkages and face asymmetrical patterns of shocks. This …

if China's relative presence continues to rise in the regional trade. …