upcoming ministerial meeting in Singapore this December. It makes a number of points. Progress within the GATT/WTO on this … paper also argues that despite (and beyond) Singapore, one has to go further than the GATT/WTO to see the potential …

successful export promotion between non-partners …

decision by both state controlled and private entities to export in a model with labor adjustment costs. In this complex … environment, a simple decision rule whereby export status depends only on current productivity does not hold. Nor does this rule … match data patterns. The estimated model is used to understand the factors that influence export status. The analysis …

their mode of export - either directly or indirectly through an intermediary. The model predicts that intermediaries will be …

domestic welfare through two channels. First, by reducing export income volatility and allowing for a smoother consumption path … to borrow against future export income). Under plausibly calibrated parameters, the second channel may lead to much …

and joint ventures trade more and import more products from more source countries, but export fewer products to fewer … international trade and the importance of foreign ownership for firms' export and import decisions …